DOW Support to the Southern Border

Marine Corps 1st Lt. Lucas Schatz, a platoon commander assigned to Marine Rotational Force–Darwin 26, looks down the sight of an MO-2 60 mm mortar before a live-fire mortar range during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 26 near Lampung, Indonesia, Sept. 1, 2026. Super Garuda Shield is an annual exercise between the Indonesian and U.S. militaries designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability.

Soldiers and airmen assigned to the Montana National Guard train with U.S. Air Force personnel and members of the Sri Lankan military in disaster response operations during Exercise Atlas Angel II in Sri Lanka, Sept. 3, 2026. The exercise allows participants to share techniques in urban search and rescue, landslide response, casualty evacuation and other emergency response capabilities.

Army Staff Sgt. Devin Nobles handles a snake during jungle survival training as part of Super Garuda Shield at Baturaja Combat Training Center, Indonesia, Sept. 1, 2026. The exercise between U.S. military and Indonesian National Armed Forces was designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities and cooperation.

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Evan Ota, left, the battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, gives a gift to South Korea Marine Corps Maj. Baek Sangmin during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 28, 2026.

U.S. Marines demonstrate a first-person view drone's capabilities to South Korean marines during Service Level Training Exercise 4-26 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 28, 2026.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Juanantonio ArellanoVega holds onto a barrier during a water obstacle course as part of Delayen in Tahiti, French Polynesia, Aug. 27, 2026. The exercise was designed to enhance tactical interoperability among U.S. Marines and the French Armed Forces in the Pacific region.

Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border supporting Operation Ardent Vanguard attach a sling load to the hook below a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 26, 2026. Service members assigned to the task force provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border.

Marine Corps Sgt. Brandon Rivera applies camouflage paint before a full mission profile exercise as part of a platoon exchange near Lampung, Indonesia, Aug. 26, 2026. The platoon exchange between U.S. Marines and the Indonesian Armed Forces was designed to enhance combined combat readiness, strengthen tactical interoperability and reinforce the enduring partnership.

Army Sgt. Benjamin Cordova and Spc. Daniel Gutierrez, both assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border supporting Operation Ardent Vanguard, operate a C100X monitoring drone during low-light conditions near Eagle Pass, Texas, Aug. 20, 2026. The aerial monitoring supports efforts to detect, monitor and deter unlawful crossings into the United States.

An Indonesian soldier drops an 81 mm mortar round down a tube, with assistance from U.S. Army Reserve soldiers assigned to the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, during Exercise Ksatria Warrior 2026 at Baturaja Combat Training Center, Indonesia, Aug. 23, 2026. The bilateral exercise is focused on building long-lasting partnerships between U.S. and Indonesian army units, expanding interoperability and increasing readiness.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Benjamin Gonzales, a motor vehicle operator assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, helps install concertina wire on a secondary expeditionary barrier in Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 19, 2026.

U.S. and Indonesian marines participate in an urban combat tactics class as part of a platoon exchange at the Indonesian Marine Corps 7th Battalion base near Lampung, Indonesia, Aug. 24, 2026. The exchange was designed to enhance combined combat readiness, strengthen tactical interoperability and reinforce the enduring partnership.

Army Sgt. James Stout, a cavalry scout assigned to the 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, fires on a simulated enemy target during the culminating combined platoon live-fire event of Exercise Pahlawan Warrior 2026 at Penanjong Garrison, Brunei, Aug. 20, 2026. The bilateral exercise between U.S. Army Pacific and the Royal Brunei Land Force is designed to strengthen bilateral defense cooperation in the Pacific.

Airmen assigned to the 147th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform postflight checks on an MQ-9 Reaper drone assigned to the 147th Attack Wing, Texas Air National Guard, at Keflavík Air Base, Iceland, during Exercise Northern Viking 26, Aug. 21, 2026. The exercise aims to strengthen interoperability and force readiness between the U.S., Iceland and allied nations.

Army Spc. Kevin Pena finishes crawling through a tunnel during the Orzysz Tiger Run in Poland, Aug. 22, 2026. The multinational event tested endurance and highlighted the NATO partnership.

U.S. Army Sgt. Blake Simeona answers questions from Indonesian soldiers during a 60 mm mortar familiarization event as part of Exercise Ksatria Warrior 2026 at Baturaja Combat Training Center, Indonesia, Aug. 18, 2026. The second iteration of a bilateral military exercise between U.S. and Indonesian forces, Ksatria Warrior is focused on building partnerships and expanding interoperability.

Multinational ships sail in formation during Pacific Dragon in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility, Aug. 15, 2026. The exercise was designed to improve participating forces' ability to detect, track and report on integrated air and missile defense targets.

Army Spc. Domenic Hruby, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, reinforces a barrier by welding "crow's feet" rods to its upper edge at a national defense area near Santa Teresa, N.M., Aug. 12, 2026. U.S. Northern Command is working 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.

Sailors check for foreign objects on the flight deck of the littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown as the ship transits the Gulf of America, July 4, 2026. The ship was supporting efforts to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border.

U.S. Marines and partner nation forces engage simulated waterborne threats during a Panamax 2026 joint maritime security exercise aboard the Esteban Huertas vessel in Panama City, Aug. 12, 2026. The exercise improves interoperability and strengthens the capacity for complex multinational, all-domain operations in the region.