DOW Support to the Southern Border

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.

A Navy explosive ordnance disposal technician fast-ropes from an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter during an International Naval Review 250 event at Eisenhower Park, East Meadow, N.Y., July 5, 2026. Such events are part of the U.S. semiquincentennial celebration and honor the crucial role maritime forces played in American history.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Dinger, assigned to Navy Band Northeast, plays a keytar synthesizer during a concert as part of International Naval Review 250 in Times Square, New York, July 5, 2026. International Naval Review 250 honors the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard's enduring role on, under and above the seas.

Marines, sailors and Venezuelan citizens offload supplies from a landing craft utility in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 5, 2026. U.S. forces are providing disaster assistance to the people of Venezuela in the aftermath of the June 24, 2026, earthquakes.

Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians participate in a fast-rope exercise on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Philippine Sea, July 4, 2026.

U.S. Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians and New Zealand navy operators conduct mine countermeasure training during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026 off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii, July 2, 2026. Thirty nations, more than 30 surface ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, 206 aircraft and over 30,000 personnel are participating in the world's largest international maritime exercise in and around the Hawaiian Islands.

Army Col. Scott McKenzie, commander of the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own," conducts the Joint Armed Forces Orchestra and Chorus at "Salute to America" on the National Mall in Washington, shortly after midnight July 5, 2026. The 122-piece ensemble consisted of military musicians for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps bands.

Two Navy C-2A Greyhound planes fly over the Coast Guard's Barque Eagle three-masted sailing ship as it passes the Statue of Liberty during a maritime celebration of the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding held in New York, July 4, 2026. Known as "America's Tall Ship," the 295-foot vessel serves as a seagoing classroom to train future Coast Guard officers.

Marines, sailors and soldiers wave American flags during a naturalization ceremony aboard the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, July 2, 2026. Fifty new American citizens from 23 countries were sworn in during the ceremony.

Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians conduct fast-roping operations from an MH-60S Sea Hawk during International Naval Review 250 in Liberty State Park, N.J., July 3, 2026. International Naval Review 250 honors the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard's enduring role on, under and above the seas.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Sanderson launches an oceanographic profiling float, an underwater robot used to monitor the world's oceans, from the cabin of an MH-60S Sea Hawk above the Indian Ocean, June 27, 2026.

The amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington transits the Hudson River during its arrival in New York for the International Naval Review 250, June 30, 2026. International Naval Review 250 honors the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard's enduring role on, under and above the seas.

A sailor prepares a Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk to take off from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, June 27, 2026.

Sailors shift colors on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz while departing Naval Station Mayport, Fla., June 28, 2026.

Marines and sailors offload disaster-relief supplies at La Guaira port, Venezuela, June 27, 2026. The joint force is delivering humanitarian aid from the amphibious transport dock USS Fort Lauderdale, following devastating June 24 earthquakes.