DOW Support to the Southern Border

U.S. airmen prepare to transport U.S. Marine Corps personnel and equipment aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III as they depart from Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela, July 16, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, the military is supporting Department of State-led U.S. disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes.

Army Sgt. Mauri Sanchez and Staff Sgt. Chris Wright, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, demonstrate the C-100 capabilities during an unmanned aerial observation in Del Rio, Texas, July 3, 2026. The unmanned aircraft system helps detect illegal crossings and enhance aerial monitoring capabilities.

A C-100 unmanned aircraft system hovers above the ground as a soldier assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border demonstrates its capabilities in Del Rio, Texas, July 3, 2026,

Army Sgt. Mauri Sanchez, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, demonstrates the capabilities of the C-100 unmanned aircraft system in Del Rio, Texas, July 3, 2026. The system helps detect illegal crossings and enhances aerial monitoring capabilities.

An Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew drops water from a bucket onto a wildfire in northern Minnesota, July 15, 2026. Minnesota National Guardsmen were activated to support civil authorities with aerial wildfire suppression operations.

Army Col. Ian Murray, center, a sailor, left, and a Marine pass supplies during a disaster assistance delivery in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 14, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, military forces are supporting Department of State-led disaster assistance to Venezuelans in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes.

Service members assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo receive a sling-loaded water tank in Los Chorritos, Panama, July 13, 2026. The task force delivered high-capacity water tanks to six locations in Panama's Donoso Province, providing clean water access for more than 4,000 residents.

A Marine delivers relief supplies to a member of the nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission at La Guaira, Venezuela, July 11, 2026. At the direction of U.S. Southern Command, military forces are supporting Department of State-led disaster assistance to Venezuelans in the aftermath of the June 24 earthquakes.

Army Sgt. Maj. William Frazer, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, observes recovery operations of the Persistent Surveillance System-Tethered aerostat at Site Noria near Santa Teresa, N.M., July 8, 2026. The PSS-T aerostat is an elevated monitoring platform that enhances situational awareness and supports border security operations.

Marines offload supplies from a truck for a disaster assistance delivery at the port of La Guaira, Venezuela, July 10, 2026. U.S. forces are providing assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes.

A UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo flies away after delivering a sling load in Mayo, Ngabe-Bugle Comarca, Panama, July 7, 2026. The U.S. military is supporting the construction of a bridge across the flood-prone Cricamola River, a vital route for residents.

Airmen assigned to the Air Force's 621st Contingency Response Wing offload humanitarian relief supplies at Simón Bolívar International Airport, Maiquetía, Venezuela, July 6, 2026. U.S. military forces are helping deliver critical supplies to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of June 24, 2026, earthquakes.

An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border hovers over a telecommunication network system during an Operation Muleskinner Trailblazer III sling-load mission in Big Bend, Texas, July 2, 2026. The operation helped the U.S. Border Patrol replace telecommunications equipment to boost joint-agency communications.

Army Spc. Derrick Obeng, a construction equipment repairer assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, prepares the reach tube during a sling-load operation as part of Operation Muleskinner Trailblazer III in Big Bend, Texas, July 2, 2026. The operation helped the U.S. Border Patrol replace telecommunications equipment to boost joint-agency communications.

Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Wood, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, monitors terrain from the cargo ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Operation Muleskinner Trailblazer III in Big Bend, Texas, July 2, 2026. The operation helped the U.S. Border Patrol replace telecommunications equipment to boost joint-agency communications.

Army Spc. Cody Doran, a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew chief assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, assists with the dual-point sling-load hookup during Operation Muleskinner Trailblazer III in Big Bend, Texas, July 2, 2026. The operation helped the U.S. Border Patrol replace telecommunications equipment to boost joint-agency communications.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border await the arrival of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at a pickup zone to prepare for the transport of a telecommunications network system during Operation Trailblazer III in Big Bend, Texas, July 2, 2026. The operation helped the U.S. Border Patrol replace telecommunications equipment to boost joint-agency communications.

A soldier assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border signals a CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to the 1st Armored Division to pick up a telecommunications network system during Operation Muleskinner Trailblazer III in Big Bend, Texas, July 2, 2026. The operation helped the U.S. Border Patrol replace telecommunications equipment to boost joint-agency communications.

Marines offload supplies from the back of a semitruck at the port of La Guaira, Venezuela, July 6, 2026. U.S. military forces are providing disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of June 24, 2026, earthquakes.

A Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter flies near the coast of La Guaira, Venezuela, during an operational site survey, July 6, 2026. U.S. military forces are providing disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes.