DOW Support to the Southern Border

Army Sgt. 1st Class Richard Scott moves through smoke while observing candidates participating in the U.S. Army Europe and Africa European Best Sniper Team Competition at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Nov. 20, 2025. The annual competition builds readiness through realistic and challenging training scenarios, fosters partnership and esprit de corps, and promotes NATO interoperability.

U.S. soldiers construct a floating bridge during a wet gap-crossing exercise with South Korean engineers near the Namhan River in South Korea, Nov. 20, 2025.

Marine Corps Cpls. Abad Evan and Mena Mathew conduct a radio check during hasty command-and-control center training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2025. The training allows Marines to strengthen their skills and teamwork in establishing communications in degraded environments.

Soldiers assigned to the 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment fire a surface-to-air missile at a fixed-wing drone during a live-fire exercise in Putlos, Germany, Nov. 17, 2025.

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1 paddle a rigid-hulled inflatable boat while conducting surf passage training at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., Nov. 17, 2025.

Marine Corps recruit Nicholas Toliver conducts a land navigation course at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Nov. 18, 2025. Land navigation is part of Basic Warrior Training and is designed to teach recruits how to use a lensatic compass and a topographic map.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents conduct maritime operations with soldiers to share insights about tactics and strategies used to safeguard the nation's southern border in Del Rio, Texas, March 7, 2025.

Army Green Berets assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) infiltrate an objective during a full-mission training event in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nov. 14, 2025. The exercise tested operators in close-quarters combat and decision-making under stress while strengthening interoperability and joint planning.

Air Force firefighters assigned to the 23rd Combat Air Base Squadron practice extinguishing a large-scale fire during Exercise Silver Flag at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 12, 2025. The exercise gave airmen hands-on experience in responding to high-intensity fires in deployed environments.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border prepare concertina wire to reinforce the southern border barrier in Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 12, 2025.

Marine Corps Sgt. Alexander Trelease, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, drags concertina wire to a staging area while reinforcing the southern border barrier in Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 12, 2025.

Marine Corps Cpl. Mark Salazar, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, provides security as Marines reinforce the southern border barrier in Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 12, 2025.

A soldier maintains security during a situational training exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 13, 2025. The exercise sharpens individual and team-level proficiency in operating communications systems, executing convoy operations and conducting base defense tasks.

Soldiers maneuver an Army M1 Abrams tank during a transforming in contact training center rotation at Fort Irwin, Calif., Nov. 11, 2025, testing new concepts and emerging capabilities in realistic, contested scenarios.

Air Force Senior Airman Ayobami Osunkojo qualifies with an M17 pistol at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Nov. 12, 2025.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Cody Lineberry aims an RK-62 M1 rifle during indoor marksmanship training as part of Exercise Freezing Winds 2025 in Dragsvik, Finland, Nov. 10, 2025. Freezing Winds increases interoperability between the U.S. Marine Corps, Finland and other NATO allies by executing combined amphibious operations in and around the Baltic Sea and is part of regularly occurring exercises in northern Europe that demonstrate the capability to deploy and train Marines and sailors in support of NATO.

Marine Corps Cpl. Paul Emmanuel Kouassi, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, attaches concertina to reinforce the southern border barrier in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 15, 2025

Marine Corps Pfc. Ethan Webb works on a bracket at the southern border barrier in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 15, 2025.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border reinforce the southern border barrier in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 15, 2025.

Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border place concertina wire while reinforcing the southern border barrier in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 15, 2025.