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.

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.

Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Matias, 2nd Bomb Wing command chief, lights a candle during a chief recognition ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., April 3, 2026. Each candle on the candelabra represents a rank in the enlisted force structure.

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.

Marine Corps Cpl. Diego Balog-Garcia, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, uses a tie-gun to secure triple-strand concertina wire to a barrier during reinforcement operations in Yuma, Ariz., March 25, 2026.

Marines move tactically during a simulated night raid as part of a course at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 23, 2026.

Marines provide security during a simulated night raid as part of Raid Leaders Course 26-1 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 23, 2026. The course provided relevant, realistic training in close-quarters battle and breaching to prepare Marines and sailors for deployment.

Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Maynard prepares for the weapons qualification course during the 2026 Installation Management Command-Europe Best Warrior Competition at U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, Germany, March 23, 2026.

A U.S. airman assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron prepares to extract a simulated injured person in a combat search and rescue scenario during Cold Response 26, a Norwegian-led winter military exercise in Norway, March 19, 2026.

Army maintenance crew members rebuild a rotor head on an AH-64 Apache helicopter during aerial gunnery training at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Feb. 17, 2026. from February 2-25, 2026.

Marines conduct a training hike at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 20, 2026.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joshua Huddeston welds a prefabricated bracket to the southern barrier during reinforcement operations in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 26, 2026.

A soldier conducts a night patrol along the Rio Grande in Laredo, Texas, Feb. 2, 2026.

Soldiers conduct a night patrol along the Rio Grande in Laredo, Texas, Feb. 2, 2026.

Marines place ground concertina wire for barrier reinforcement in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 23, 2026.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jose Torres  attaches barbed wire to prefabricated brackets for southern border barrier reinforcement operations in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 26, 2026.

Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Joshua Huddeston and Jose Torres  weld on prefabricated brackets during southern border barrier reinforcement operations in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 26, 2026.

Marines conduct southern border barrier reinforcement operations in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 26, 2026.