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DOD Support to the Southern Border

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A small inflatable boat approaches the side of a larger ship at sea with sailors on the deck holding ropes.

Hands on Deck

Sailors prepare to recover an inflatable boat during operations aboard the USS Sampson in the 3rd Fleet area of responsibility, June 4, 2025. The Sampson is employed under U.S. Northern Command's maritime homeland defense authorities with a Coast Guard detachment to help prevent the flow of illegal drugs and other illegal activity at the southern border.

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