DOD Support to the Southern Border

A sailor assigned to the Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo Harbor Patrol Unit participates in blank-fire training aboard harbor patrol boats near Yokose Fuel Terminal in Saikai, Japan, July 16, 2025.

U.S. Navy aircraft fly over the U.S. Navy George Washington Carrier Strike Group as it participates in dual carrier operations alongside the British Royal Navy's HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group during Talisman Sabre in the Timor Sea, July 18, 2025. The U.S.-Australia exercise advances a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners.

Sailors aboard the USS Sampson prepare for a mission in the Pacific Ocean, July 10, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to provide additional military forces and capabilities at the southern border. Faces of personnel have been blurred for security reasons.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border set up a tent to establish an operations center in Yuma, Ariz., July 7, 2025.

Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, set up a tent to establish an operations center in Yuma, Ariz., July 7, 2025.

Navy Officer Candidate School students participate in their graduation ceremony at Naval Station Newport, R.I., July 11, 2025.

Sailors handle a mooring line aboard the USS Cole at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 11, 2025.

Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Jeremiah Fish, left, and Lance Cpl. Lucio Gonzalez practice welding techniques during training at the southern border barrier near Campo, Calif., July 4, 2025.

Marine Corps Cpl. Fernando Sanchez, right, trains Lance Cpl. Carmel Gonzales on the operation of a mobile elevated work platform at the southern border barrier near Campo, Calif., July 4, 2025.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Avery English fires an M9 pistol during training on the flight deck of the USS Iwo Jima in the Atlantic Ocean, July 11, 2025. The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit are participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise, which tests the amphibious ready group's ability to deliver combat power wherever required.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brett Taylor, a Seabee diver, enters the water to perform an assessment in Port Brizine, Croatia, July 10, 2025.

Soldiers monitor the southern border from a Stryker armored vehicle, followed by a Border Patrol truck, near Nogales, Ariz., July 8, 2025.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border unload cargo using a rough-terrain forklift at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., July 9, 2025.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border use boom lifts to install concertina wire along the barrier near El Paso, Texas, July 3, 2025.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Odie Jeremiah fires an M32 grenade launcher during training at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 10, 2025.

A Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk transfers cargo from the USNS Supply, bound for the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, during a replenishment in the Atlantic Ocean, July 9, 2025.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Alyssa Hayles fires a shot line from the deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford to the USNS Supply during a replenishment in the Atlantic Ocean, July 9, 2025.

Navy Petty Officers 2nd Class Jacob Mitchell, left, and Janine Hunt read to children during a community relations event led by Commander, Fleet Activities Okinawa, Japan, at a school in Kadena Town, July 10, 2025. The event gave sailors an opportunity to interact with local kindergarteners, strengthening U.S.-Japan ties through cultural exchange.

Soldiers assigned to the California National Guard are briefed prior to a mission to help protect federal personnel and property in the greater Los Angeles area, July 10, 2025.

Soldiers discuss movement orders after staging a mine-resistant vehicle in the greater Los Angeles area, July 10, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is providing military forces to help protect federal workers and property.