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DOW Support to the Southern Border

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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.
Coast Guardsmen and sailors assigned to the USS Stockdale conduct small boat operations in the Pacific Ocean, April 15, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to provide additional military forces and capabilities at the southern border.
Army Spc. Tyler Gottsponer, left, receives assistance from Sgt. Drew Scheffer, right, up a hill during a patrol near Santa Teresa, N.M., April 13, 2025.
Army Sgt. Drew Scheffer assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border provides surveillance over the southern border near Santa Teresa, N.M., April 12, 2025.
Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border patrol the southern border near Santa Teresa, N.M., April 12, 2025.
Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border patrol the southern border near Santa Teresa, N.M., April 12, 2025.
Army Sgt. 1st Class Jose Maciasquintero, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, patrols the southern border near Santa Teresa, N.M., April 12, 2025.
Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border conduct a joint mounted patrol alongside U.S. Customs and Border Protection near Nogales, Ariz., April 9, 2025.
Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border conduct a joint mounted patrol alongside U.S. Customs and Border Protection near Nogales, Ariz., April 9, 2025.
Army Staff Sgt. Kalil Scott and Pfc. Hector Reyes perform forward arming and refueling operations at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 10, 2025.
Army Sgt. Elijah Rigby and Staff Sgt. Marc Oracin train Pfcs. Zaria Henderson and Character Manalo in forward arming and refueling operations at Fort Bliss, Texas, April 10, 2025.
Army Staff Sgt. Jason Sego conducts a patrol along the southern border near Santa Teresa, N.M., April 8, 2025.
Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border conduct a patrol near Santa Teresa, N.M., April 8, 2025.
Soldiers conduct a patrol near Santa Teresa, N.M., April 8, 2025.
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Melody Bright raises the U.S. Coast Guard flag during an exercise in the Gulf of America, April 11, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border with additional military forces.