DOW Support to the Southern Border

Florida Army National Guardsmen and Portuguese Army military police conduct fire phobia training focused on civil disturbance control during a Joint Multinational Readiness Center rotation at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 2, 2026. The training was designed to enhance interoperability and preparedness for multinational operations in complex operational environments.

Naval Support Activity Bahrain Harbor Patrol Unit personnel participate in Citadel Protect in Manama, Bahrain, Feb. 4, 2026. The exercise was designed to enhance security readiness and strengthen interoperability across commands, services and partner nations.

Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Gunnar Weymer observes Marines during a martial arts instructor course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 4, 2026. The course is designed to develop Marines' understanding of combative techniques and enables them to conduct belt advancement within individual units.

Soldiers establish a security perimeter during North Wind in Hokkaido, Japan, Jan. 27, 2026. The exercise was designed to focus on bilateral tactics, techniques and procedures for extreme cold-weather conditions while enhancing interoperability and readiness between U.S. and Japanese forces.

Navy Security Forces conduct drills during Exercise Solid Curtain 2026 at Naval Base San Diego, Feb. 4, 2026. Solid Curtain 2026 is an annual, two-part force protection exercise conducted by the commanders of U.S. Fleet Forces Command and Navy Installations Command on all contiguous U.S. Navy installations.

Army Sgt. Robert Ramirez, a cannon crewmember assigned to 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Artillery, 4th Infantry Division, fuses a round in preparation for a live-fire exercise during Ivy Sting 4 at Fort Carson, Colo., Feb. 3, 2026.

Marines board a target vessel during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 2, 2026.

A soldier participates in fire phobia training during a Kosovo Force mission rehearsal exercise at Joint Multinational Readiness Center's Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 2, 2026, to prepare for an upcoming nine-month peacekeeping deployment.

Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conduct a Table V live-fire exercise in an M1 Abrams tank, during Spartan Focus at Fort Stewart, Ga., Feb. 1, 2026.

Soldiers engage targets while operating an M1A2 SEP V3 Abrams tank during training in Pabrade, Lithuania, Jan. 29, 2026. The live-fire event aimed to increase lethality and proficiency of M1A2 SEP V3 Abrams crews while generating warfighting readiness and combat credible forces along NATO's eastern flank.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Sebastian Mirabal engages targets with an M240B machine gun during a simulated raid at Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, Calif., Jan. 29, 2026.

Marines assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, prepare as an Army CH-47F Chinook, assigned to the California Army National Guard, approaches during helicopter support team operations as part of Mountain Training Exercise 1-26 at Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Calif., Jan. 24, 2026.

A soldier participates in a land navigation during a best medic competition at Joint Base San Antonio, Jan. 28, 2026.

An Air National Guard F-22 Raptor assigned to the 154th Wing takes flight during Sentry Aloha 26-1 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2026. The training demonstrates the wing's capability to lead large-force employment exercises.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dalton Ripley cleans struts on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a readiness and dispersal exercise in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 27, 2026. Throughout the exercise, airmen honed tactics, techniques and procedures, strengthening the service's ability to disperse quickly, establish austere sites and generate combat sorties with a minimal footprint.

Marines assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, land a CH-53E Super Stallion on the flight deck of the USS Makin Island as a part of deck landing qualifications during quarterly underway amphibious readiness training 26.2, off the coast of California, Jan. 27, 2026.

Marine Corps Sgt. Emilio Lopez, a machine gunner assigned to the 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, communicates with his squad during a dry-fire training exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Jan. 24, 2026.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jaheel Allen, assigned to the Light Armored Reconnaissance Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, aims an M240B machine gun on the flight deck of the USS Boxer during a simulated strait transit in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 27, 2026.

Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Cajucom, a radio frequency technician assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Communications Squadron, tests an antenna's connection status during a readiness and dispersal exercise within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Jan. 26, 2026.

Soldiers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire an M777 howitzer during a live-fire exercise as part of Dynamic Front 26 at 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area in Germany, Jan. 27, 2026.