DOD Support to the Southern Border

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.

An Army Stryker armored vehicle assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border is parked near Santa Teresa, N.M., July 5, 2025. Strategic positioning of such vehicles enhances situational awareness and strengthens operations to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S.

A Navy harbor security boat conducts high-speed maneuvers during a Citadel Protect weapons training exercise near White Beach Naval Facility, Japan, July 9, 2025. The exercise allows Naval Security Forces personnel to simulate and train for threats to Navy installations and units.

Sailors assigned to the USS Cole oversee a calibration test fire in the Caribbean Sea, July 9, 2025.

Army Capt. Matthew Antonio, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, uses a ground-based operational surveillance system near Yuma, Ariz., July 7, 2025, to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S.

Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Albert Hernandez conducts maintenance on an MK 38 25 mm machine gun prior to a calibration test fire aboard the USS Cole in the Caribbean Sea, July 10, 2025.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brianni Saucedo paints a mural in Manta, Ecuador, during Continuing Promise 2025, a mission that aims to foster goodwill, strengthen existing partnerships and form new partnerships, July 8, 2025.

A Marine assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Guard stands on the flight line as a plane carrying passengers who entered the U.S. illegally prepares to depart Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, July 10, 2025.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border use a ground-based surveillance system to detect and monitor for illegal activity in Yuma, Ariz., July 7, 2025.

Army Pfc. Janelle Owens, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, uses a ground-based surveillance system near Yuma, Ariz., July 7, 2025. The mobile, self-contained surveillance system allows for persistent observation and threat detection.

The USS Mount Whitney cruises in the Baltic Sea, part of the 6th Fleet area of operations, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests in the region, July 6, 2025.

Sailors simulate firefighting during an aircraft crash and salvage drill on the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., July 10, 2025.

The USS Winston S. Churchill sails in the Atlantic Ocean, July 4, 2025.

Army Sgts. Carlo Giron Alvarez and Logan Armstrong repair concertina wire along the southern border in El Paso, Texas, July 3, 2025. Soldiers routinely repair breaches in the barrier to ensure gaps or damages are reinforced.

Army Spc. Fernando Ben provides security as fellow soldiers repair concertina wire along the southern border in El Paso, Texas, July 3, 2025.