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DOD Support to the Southern Border

Spotlight
A sailor in firefighting gear holds an extinguisher as another points a thermal device toward the side of a helicopter on the deck of a ship.

Hot Spot

Sailors use a naval firefighting thermal imager to check for hot spots on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter as part of a flight deck casualty drill aboard the USS Sampson, which is operating in the 3rd Fleet area of responsibility, June 5, 2025. The Sampson is working 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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