DOW Support to the Southern Border

Marines assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, disembark an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 164, Marine Aircraft Group 39, in support of a deployment for a training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 12, 2026.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Logan Bonaguidi fires an M500 shotgun during a live-fire evolution aboard the USS Tripoli in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, Feb. 15, 2026.

Soldiers conduct a blood transport exercise during Spartan Focus at Fort Stewart, Ga., Feb. 14, 2026. During the exercise, soldiers tested emerging drone technologies to advance lifesaving capabilities on the battlefield.

A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk conducts a hoist during a search and rescue exercise in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2026. The exercise focused on strengthening collective response to incidents by deepening interoperability with federal, state, local and allied partners.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Tanner Mitchell, a hospital corpsman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and forward-deployed with 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, as part of the unit deployment program, fires an M240B machine gun during Korea Viper 26.2 at Camp Story, South Korea, Feb. 10, 2026.

Sailors operate at mission control workstations aboard a P-8A Poseidon assigned to Patrol Squadron 40 during Cutlass Express 2026, in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility, Feb. 12, 2026. The exercise is one of three sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and enabled by U.S. 6th Fleet, as part of a comprehensive strategy to provide collaborative opportunities among African forces and international partners to address maritime security concerns.

Marine Corps Cpl. Gianni Scavuzzo, a flight line mechanic assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts maintenance on a CH-53E Super Stallion while preparing for a deployment for training exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 9, 2026.

Army Maj. Gen. John P. Cogbill, 11th Airborne Division commanding general, and Army Sgt. Maj. David P. Hanson, 11th Airborne Division senior enlisted advisor, observe soldiers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducting a lowlight airborne insertion during the Army's Arctic-focused training exercise, Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center 26-02, at Yukon Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 11, 2026.

Airmen assigned to the 8th Security Forces Squadron complete a perimeter sweep as part of Exercise Beverly Sentinel 26-2 at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, Feb. 11, 2026.

A soldier assigned to the 5th Engineer Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, uses a saw to remove a car window while extracting a simulated casualty during an urban search and rescue exercise as part of a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response force training evaluation at Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 11, 2026. The soldiers are trained and certified to extract victims from collapsed structures and vehicles during large-scale disaster response operations.

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Shane Byun, left, practices lifesaving skills on a mannequin as Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Damien Tayaba, a hospital corpsman, reviews his performance during tactical combat casualty care Tier 3 training at the Aloha Chapel at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Feb. 9, 2026.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Andrew Moore, a convoy squad leader assigned to the 91st Missile Security Operations Squadron, fires an M4 rifle during a force-on-force exercise in Garrison, N.D., Feb. 6, 2026.

Marine Corps Cpl. Nash Crossley, a mortarman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, forward deployed and 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, as part of the unit deployment program, prepares to fire an M224 60 mm lightweight mortar during Korea Viper 26.2 at Camp Story, South Korea, Feb. 9, 2026.

Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Randy DiChristina, an instructor assigned to the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion, School of Infantry–East, operates a small unmanned aerial system during Exercise Wave Breaker at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., Feb. 6, 2026.

Soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare an M119A3 howitzer during a live-fire exercise as part of Dynamic Front 26 at 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 9, 2026.

Marines and sailors assigned to Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., participate in a tug-of-war match during a competitive battalion event, Feb. 5, 2026. The competition consisted of team-oriented exercises and challenges that focused on unit participation and morale.

A soldier assigned to the 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, conducts a 12-mile ruck during the 130th Best Squad Competition at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Feb. 3, 2026.

Air Force cadets participate in small-unit tactics scenarios as the Cadet Wing conducted training at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 6, 2026. The training reinforced foundational military skills and cadet-led competencies, including simulated weapons handling, land navigation, tactical combat casualty care and mission planning.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border walk along the southern border during a patrol in El Centro, Calif., Feb. 4, 2026.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border operate an M30 bridge erection boat while conducting maritime patrols in the Rio Grande in McAllen, Texas, Jan. 9, 2026.