DOD Support to the Southern Border

Equipment awaits deployment from an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during an airdrop training mission over Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, May 28, 2025. The mission was designed to ensure continued proficiency in multiple load configurations, maintaining mission readiness for airdrop operations throughout the Indo-Pacific region.

Coast Guardsmen board the USS Gravely's ridged hull inflatable boat for interdiction operations in the Caribbean Sea, May 25, 2025. Navy assets deployed under U.S. Northern Command are working to prevent illegal activity at the southern border.

An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter lifts off from the flight deck of the USS Gravely for a patrol mission in the Caribbean Sea, May 25, 2025. Navy assets deployed under U.S. Northern Command are working to prevent illegal activity at the southern border.

A soldier guides a tactical truck being deployed to the southern border onto a trailer at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 27, 2025.

A soldier guides a tactical all-terrain vehicle being deployed to the southern border onto a truck trailer at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., May 27, 2025.

Army Sgt. Logan Thurber, right, and members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection discuss the progress of a barrier being built near Laredo, Texas, May 23, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the border and prevent illegal activity.

Airmen retrieve a rope after rappelling from an Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter, not pictured, during a training mission near Aviano Air Base, Italy, May 27, 2025.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Samuel Monahan lowers a basket from an MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter to a 45-foot response boat during training outside Los Angeles Harbor, May 26, 2025.

Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Kurt Eason, left, and Jesus Rodriguez prepare to attach barbed wire along the southern border barrier near Imperial Beach, Calif., May 29, 2025. Marines supporting U.S. Northern Command are fortifying barriers to curtail illegal crossings.

Army 2nd Lt. Kjell Pedersen, center, is awarded the Army Commendation Medal certificate by Col. Robert Harless, commander of 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, left, during a ceremony at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, May 27, 2025. The ceremony recognized soldiers for their support of Joint Task Force Southern Border.

Soldiers conduct 9-line medical evacuation training at Camp Santiago Joint Training Center, Salinas, Puerto Rico, May 29, 2025. The 9-line medevac protocol is used to communicate crucial information to the evacuation team.

An Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, not shown, hoists a soldier from a life raft during water rescue training in Arroyo, Puerto Rico, May 27, 2025.

A Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk conducts flight operations during the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group Marine Expeditionary Unit Exercise over the Atlantic Ocean, May 23, 2025. The exercise is designed to enhance operational readiness and lethality.

Soldiers carry signs and posts to mark the New Mexico National Defense Area along the southern border near Cloverdale, N.M., May 24, 2025.

Texas Air National Guard airmen tear down equipment used during Exercise Formidable Shield 25 at Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, May 22, 2025. The 147th Attack Wing flew an MQ-9 Reaper during the exercise to demonstrate its capabilities with joint and allied partners.

Soldiers prepare to hook a container of supplies to a CH-47 Chinook as part of a training exercise at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, May 22, 2025. The sling load training is preparation for missions along the southern border to prevent illegal activity.

New Hampshire National Guard soldiers fire a high mobility artillery rocket system during the 2025 iteration of Exercise African Lion at Cap Draa, Morocco, May 23, 2025. The annual exercise brings over 50 nations together to enhance the ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations.

Soldiers race canoes as part of physical training in Haleiwa, Hawaii, May 22, 2025.

Coast Guardsmen conduct operations in the North Atlantic Ocean, May 19, 2025. Navy assets deployed under Northern Command's maritime homeland defense authorities are performing interdiction missions to prevent illegal activity along the southern border.

A Texas National Guardsman installs concertina wire on Defense Department land in Harlingen, Texas, May 19, 2025. The barrier is meant to deter people from illegally crossing the border with Mexico.