DOW Support to the Southern Border

Army Spc. Victor Gonzalez, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, scans the terrain during an exfiltration mission in Arizona, April 4, 2026. The task force, under U.S. Northern Command, provides aerial support to the Border Patrol to protect U.S. territorial integrity.

An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels an F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility April 5, 2026.

A Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II lands aboard the USS Tripoli during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 6, 2026.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cassandra Ortiz, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, sets up concertina wire during barrier reinforcement operations to prevent unauthorized crossings in Nogales, Ariz., April 6, 2026. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border.

An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker prepares to refuel an Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 5, 2026.

An MV-22 Osprey prepares to take off on the flight deck of the USS Tripoli during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, April 2, 2026.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. Dan Caine conduct a press briefing on Operation Epic Fury at the Pentagon, April 8, 2026.

An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 2, 2026.

A Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk prepares for takeoff during nighttime flight operations as part of Operation Epic Fury aboard the USS Tripoli in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 3, 2026.

Marines fire rifles during a deck shoot as part of Operation Epic Fury aboard the USS Tripoli in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 2, 2026.

An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Epic Fury over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 2, 2026.

An Air Force E-3 Sentry aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Epic Fury over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 31, 2026.

A sailor inspects oil levels on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the USS John Finn during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 1, 2026.

A sailor moves ordnance in the hangar bay aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, April 1, 2026.

An Air Force B-52 Stratofortress aircraft refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft during Operation Epic Fury over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 26, 2026.

Sailors unload an AGM-114 Hellfire missile from an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the USS Delbert D. Black during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 18, 2026.

A Eurocopter AS565 Panther helicopter picks up cargo from the USS Abraham Lincoln during a replenishment as part of Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 18, 2026.

Army Sgt. Rafael Rodriguez, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, performs maintenance checks on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., March 28, 2026.

Army pilots and crew aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border depart Fort Huachuca, Ariz., March 28, 2026.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border attach triple-strand concertina wire to a barrier during reinforcement operations in Yuma, Ariz., March 25, 2026.