DOD Support to the Southern Border

Army Spc. Antonio Lewis, left, and Staff Sgt. Erik Buentello, both assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, assemble a drone using 3D printing equipment at Fort Bliss, Texas, May 7, 2025. The 3D printer manufactures drone components, facilitating the rapid deployment or repair of drones in support of the southern border mission.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Air Force Gen. Dan Caine visits Joint Task Force Southern Border in Sierra Vista, Ariz., April 19, 2025.

Coast Guardsmen conduct dry-fire drills aboard the USS Gravely to maintain readiness while underway in the Gulf of America, April 29, 2025.

Soldiers conduct screening operations along the border near Yuma, Ariz., April 25, 2025.

Coast Guardsmen conduct a close quarters combat drill aboard the USS Gravely to maintain readiness while underway in the Gulf of America, April 24, 2025.

Army Spcs. Israel Arreguin and So Doe assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border and U.S. Border Patrol agents conduct detection and monitoring operations from an observation post near Wellton, Ariz., April 23, 2025.

Army Spc. Israel Arreguin assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border and a U.S. Border Patrol agent conduct detection and monitoring operations from an observation post near Wellton, Ariz., April 23, 2025.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border conduct screening and reconnaissance operations near Yuma, Ariz., April 22, 2025.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border conduct screening and reconnaissance operations near Yuma, Ariz., April 22, 2025.

Soldiers arrive at Biggs Army Airfield at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 25, 2025.

Army Spc. Israel Arreguin assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border and a U.S. Border Patrol agent conduct detection and monitoring operations from an observation post near Wellton, Ariz., April 23, 2025.

Army Sgt. Lane Couliette assigned to Joint Task Force - Southern Border and a U.S. Border Patrol agent conduct screening operations in Wellton, Ariz., April 23, 2025.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border and a U.S. Border Patrol agent conduct screening operations in Wellton, Ariz., April 23, 2025.

Soldiers set up headquarters at Camp Grip to conduct enhanced detection and monitoring operations near Wellton, Ariz., April 23, 2025.

Navy Seaman Brett Riemenschneider stands watch in the command information center aboard the USS Gravely in the Gulf of America, April 24, 2025.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awards coins to troops and U.S. Border Patrol agents while visiting the New Mexico National Defense Area in Santa Teresa, N.M., April 25, 2025, to assess its role in the operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth walks with Commander of U.S. Northern Command Army Gen. Gregory Guillot and Commander of Joint Task Force Southern Border Army Maj. Gen. Scott Naumann upon arriving at Fort Bliss, Texas, to meet with troops and U.S. Border Patrol agents to assess the operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border, April 25, 2025.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awards coins to troops and U.S. Border Patrol agents while visiting the New Mexico National Defense Area to assess its role in the operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border, Santa Teresa, N.M., April 25, 2025.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with troops while visiting the New Mexico National Defense Area to assess its role in the operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border in Santa Teresa, N.M., April 25, 2025.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Rein Farensbach, right, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Fregoso, participate in communications training aboard the USS Gravely in the Gulf of America, April 23, 2025, in support of operations at the southern border.