DOW Support to the Southern Border

A Navy air-cushioned landing craft participates in Type Commander's Amphibious Training 26.1 at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 27, 2026. The training was designed to enhance mobility and integration between the Marine Corps and the Navy.

Airmen coordinate security operations procedures during Sentry South at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center, Miss., Feb. 25, 2026. The exercise focused on major combat operations and joint maritime opportunities in a contested or degraded operational environment.

Marine Corps Cpl. Gavin McSwain looks out the back of an MV-22B Osprey during a Marine Aircraft Group 29 distributed aviation operations exercise in Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 25, 2026. The exercise was designed to distribute command and control of aviation forces, pushing authorities to the lowest levels while keeping forces moving between airfields and air sites.

Army Sgt. 1st Class John Wall returns fire while demonstrating react-to-contact procedures during training at U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, Germany, Feb. 26, 2026. The instruction reinforces battle drills and prepares soldiers to respond effectively to enemy contact in a tactical environment.

Marines operate rigid-hull inflatable boats during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 28, 2026.

A Marine provides simulated security during Cobra Gold at Hat Yao Beach, Rayong Province, Thailand, Feb. 28, 2026. The exercise brings together participants from multiple nations for military training and humanitarian projects that strengthen regional partnerships and demonstrate U.S. commitment to Indo-Pacific security.

Air Force military working dog Zzakira poses for a portrait after participating in Arctic Edge in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 26, 2026. The exercise was designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities and enhance joint and allied force interoperability in the Arctic.

Instructors at Surface Warfare Engineering School Command Great Lakes train the next generation of Navy quartermasters at the quartermaster schoolhouse at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Feb. 24, 2026.

Marine Corps Cpl. Calvin Frette, left, and Lance Cpl. Russel Tucker, both assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, participate in an embassy reinforcement exercise as part of the 24th MEU's certification exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Feb. 23, 2026.

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Braxton Gruner, an aviation survival technician assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, is hoisted into the air during a ship-to-shore medical evacuation drill during Arctic Edge 2026 in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2026.

A soldier assigned to the Florida Army National Guard maneuvers through an obstacle course during the Best Warrior 2026 competition at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., Feb. 27, 2026.

A UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to the Army's 16th Combat Aviation Brigade prepares to take off from the flight deck of the USS Ashland during deck-landing qualifications for Exercise Cobra Gold 26 in the Gulf of Thailand, Feb. 24, 2026.

Marine Corps recruits assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment, participate in body sparring as part of the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Feb. 26, 2026.

Florida Army National Guard soldiers participate in a water survival assessment at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center, Fla., Feb. 25, 2026.

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares for flight operations during the unit's certification exercise at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., Feb. 23, 2026.

A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter crew hoists a rescue swimmer and simulated casualty from the deck of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship Oscar Dyson during a ship-to-shore medical evacuation exercise as part of Arctic Edge 26 in Kodiak, Alaska, Feb. 24, 2026.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Malachi Hazelett, a rifleman assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, and forward-deployed with the 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as part of the unit deployment program, identifies his targets during live-fire training as part of Exercise Korea Viper 26.2 at Suesong-ri range in Pohang, South Korea, Feb. 20, 2026.

A service member participates in Combined Resolve 26-05 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 22, 2026. During the exercise, U.S. and NATO units emphasized decisive action training and strengthened multinational coordination through force-on-force engagements.

U.S. service members and Panamanian security partners conduct a simulated medical evacuation at the jungle operations training course at Aeronaval Base Cristóbal Colón, Panama, Feb. 19, 2026. By sharing knowledge and working together, U.S. Southern Command and Panamanian security forces ensure regional partners can maintain stability in the event of natural disasters, medical catastrophes or other challenges.

Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, look in their admin pouch during Joint Pacific Multi-National Readiness Center 26-02 at the Yukon Training Area, Alaska, Feb. 22, 2026.