DOW Support to the Southern Border

The USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 21, 2026.

An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon lands during Operation Epic Fury at a base in the Middle East, March 23, 2026.

Sailors conduct final checks on an F/A-18F Super Hornet as it prepares to launch from the USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 23, 2026.

A Eurocopter AS565 Panther helicopter prepares to pick up supplies on the flight deck of the USS Pinckney during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 20, 2026.

An Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft prepares to refuel a B-52H Stratofortress aircraft during Operation Epic Fury over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 20, 2026.

A sailor conducts maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter in the hangar bay aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 22, 2026.

An F-35C Lightning II launches from the USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 21, 2026.

Sailors handle a phone-and-distance line aboard the USS Bainbridge during a replenishment as part of Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 19, 2026.

Sailors conduct maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the USS Bainbridge during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 21, 2026.

A sailor signals the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 15, 2026.

A sailor cleans a valve hydraulic control station aboard the USS Thomas Hudner during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 17, 2026.

Sailors conduct a routine ordnance inspection aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 17, 2026.

A soldier performs maintenance inspections during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 17, 2026.

An E-2D Hawkeye aircraft prepares to land aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 15, 2026.

A sailor removes a cargo net from a pallet aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford during a vertical replenishment as part of Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 14, 2026.

A sailor directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the USS Delbert D. Black during a flight quarter evolution as part Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 17, 2026.

A sailor conducts maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk aboard the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 13, 2026.

A sailor conducts maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet in the hangar bay of the USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 16, 2026.

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter takes off from the USS Spruance during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 16, 2026.

A sailor takes a fuel sample in the main engineering space aboard the USS Bainbridge during Operation Epic Fury in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 17, 2026.