DOD Support to the Southern Border

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.

Army Staff Sgt. Eric Flippen directs the upload of a tank rack module at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 18, 2025. The equipment is bound for Gila Bend, Ariz., to provide more logistics assets along the border.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border brief the 90th Sustainment Brigade command team on dismounted foot patrol operations along the southern border near Del Rio, Texas, April 18, 2025.

A soldier assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border adjusts a night observation device at sunset during readiness training in Wellton, Ariz., April 18, 2025.

Army Staff Sgt. Kalil Scott and Pfc. Hector Reyes perform forward arming and refueling operations at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 10, 2025.

Soldiers practice aerial medical evacuation techniques and procedures in support of Joint Task Force Southern Border in Wellton, Ariz., April 17, 2025.

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

A soldier assigned to Joint task Force Southern conducts training to maintain readiness during sunset in Wellton, Ariz., April 18, 2025.

Soldiers train on aerial medical evacuation techniques and procedures in support of Joint Task Force Southern Border in Wellton, Ariz., April 17, 2025.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border maintain readiness by conducting a 5-mile run and carrying sandbags near Fort Huachuca, Ariz., April 14, 2025.

Soldiers train on aerial medical evacuation techniques and procedures in support of Joint Task Force Southern Border in Wellton, Ariz., April 17, 2025.

Army Spc. Andre Hardy, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, participates in a joint patrol with agents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border near Del Rio, Texas, April 9, 2025.

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