DOW Support to the Southern Border

Army 1st Lt. Efren Garcia, a UH-60M Black Hawk pilot assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, performs preflight checks before a routine aerial monitoring mission to maintain situational awareness along the U.S.-Mexico border in California, June 22, 2026.

Sailors stand watch on the bridge of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross in the Arabian Sea, June 13, 2026. The Ross is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East.

A sailor inspects ordnance on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, June 11, 2026. The Abraham Lincoln is deployed to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Abraham Guillen, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, sets up 360-degree light detection and ranging survey equipment to prepare for a topographical scan near Bob Thompson Peak in Sierra Vista, Ariz., June 9, 2026. Service members conducted a site survey using the equipment to gather terrain data for a road improvement project in support of U.S. Border Patrol.

A sailor stands watch in the combat information center aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, June 2, 2026.

U.S. forces carried out a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the Davina, a sanctioned stateless oil tanker, in the Indian Ocean within the Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, June 4, 2026. The U.S. continues global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate.

Sailors prepare an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, June 1, 2026.

A sailor helps an aircraft land using hand signals with illuminated wands on the flight deck of the guided missile destroyer USS Gonzalez in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 30, 2026.

Marine Corps Cpl. Midley Devariste, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, uses an angle grinder to cut brackets during barrier reinforcement operations in Naco, Ariz., June 1, 2026.

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter conducts sling load operations near El Centro, Calif., March 3, 2026. The sling load operations were required to move materials from the mountainous areas along the southern border after 11,700 miles of concertina wire were built.

A sailor directs a Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter as it prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, May 15, 2026. The ship is supporting maritime security and stability in the Middle East.

A soldier conducts maintenance on an MIM-104 Patriot missile system in the Middle East, June 1, 2026.

A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 105 launches on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 28, 2026. The George H.W. Bush is deployed to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East.

An Army paratrooper operates a pair of tactical radios in the Middle East, May 29, 2026. The equipment enables Army formations to achieve the 'communicate" portion of the "shoot, move, communicate" triad.

Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft maneuver after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 23, 2026.

Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Samuel Sosa, left, and Sebastian Robles, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, operate a boom lift to replace concertina wire during barrier reinforcement operations in Nogales, Ariz., May 15, 2026. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border.

Marine Corps Lance Cpls. Allen Tomb, left, and Dylan Lindsey, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, weld prefabricated brackets onto the southern barrier during reinforcement operations in Naco, Ariz., May 20, 2026. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border extend concertina wire for barrier reinforcement operations in Naco, Ariz., May 20, 2026. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Luke Smith, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, provides security along the southern barrier as part of barrier reinforcement operations in Nogales, Ariz., May 15, 2026. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border stand in a line to board a UH-60 Black Hawk during a simulated casualty evacuation exercise near San Ysidro, Calif., May 20, 2026. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border.