DOD Support to the Southern Border

A soldier spots simulated enemy positions during Saber Junction 25 at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Sept. 4, 2025. The exercise aims to ensure that U.S., allied and partner forces are prepared to respond decisively to emerging threats, crises or opportunities.

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Band, "Pershing's Own," and the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," qualify on the M4A1 carbine and M249 light machine gun to earn the Expert Soldier Badge and Expert Infantryman Badge at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Sept. 2, 2025.

A U.S. Army paratrooper flies the American flag during a Bright Star 25 multinational partnership jump at the Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, Sept. 6, 2025. The exercise fosters readiness, improves coordination and strengthens bonds between the U.S., Egypt and other partner nations.

Soldiers assigned to 809th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 15th Engineer Battalion, 7th Engineer Brigade, work on improved ribbon bridge elements during a training exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Sept. 4, 2025. The brigade provides personnel and equipment to transport, assemble, disassemble, retrieve and maintain all standard and nonstandard U.S. Army bridging systems for wet and dry gap crossings.

Soldiers maneuver an M2A3 Bradley during a joint training event as part of Exercise Bright Star 25 at Mohamed Naguib Military Base, Egypt, Sep. 3, 2025. The multinational exercise fosters readiness, improves coordination and strengthens bonds between U.S., Egypt and other partner nations.

A Marine Corps recruit maneuvers through an obstacle during the Crucible at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C., Sept. 4, 2025. The Crucible is the culminating test of the knowledge and skills recruits learn throughout recruit training.

Army Pfc. Kenneth Klinger rappels down a 60-foot tower during the air assault course at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Sept. 2, 2025. The training is designed to develop technically proficient, combat-ready soldiers who enhance the Army's ability to deploy rapidly and conduct air assault operations in complex, contested environments.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Brett Hisey, left, and Lt.j.g. Michael Hoffman deploy inflatable targets from the USS Bainbridge before a live-fire gunnery exercise in the Barents Sea, Sept. 1, 2025.

Yenky, a military working dog, bites dog handler Air Force Senior Airman Justus Johnson in a community pool during water aggression training in Sedalia, Mo., Sept. 2, 2025. The training was designed to familiarize military working dogs with an atypical environment and enhance the capability to apprehend a target in water.

Marine Corps Maj. Robert Oliver, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, observes Lance Cpl. Georgina Martinez secure a 120M motor grader to a trailer during a road improvement mission near Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 29, 2025.

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marcus Duarte, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, operates a commercial 120 GC motor grader during road maintenance operations near Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 29, 2025.

Army Sgt. Even Boddengalindo, a Georgia National Guardsman assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, prepares to fly a Black Hornet Nano drone during a patrol during operation Jabel Bluff near Del Rio, Texas, Aug. 25, 2025.

Army Sgt. Even Boddengalindo, a Georgia National Guardsman assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, flies a Black Hornet Nano drone during a patrol during operation Jabel Bluff near Del Rio, Texas, Aug. 25, 2025.

Army AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter pilots fire a 30 mm M230 cannon during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 25 in Baturaja, Indonesia, Sept. 3, 2025. The annual U.S.-Indonesia exercise strengthens bilateral interoperability, capabilities and cooperation.

Army Staff Sgt. Mack Thompson fires an M240 machine gun during weapons lane training for the Expert Infantryman Badge at Fort Stewart, Ga., Sept. 3, 2025. The weeklong assessment challenges soldiers to accurately perform complex combat tasks such as weapons handling, land navigation and patrol lanes.

A sailor participates in small arms weapons qualification aboard the USS Nimitz while underway in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, Aug. 29, 2025.

A Marine tests a 3D-printed PVS-31 mount during a simulated field scenario at Camp Hansen in Okinawa, Japan, Aug. 28, 2025.

Soldiers conduct special insertion and extraction system training with a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 29, 2025. The training allowed soldiers to practice the precise maneuvers and actions that enable this insertion technique to be employed in austere, combat environments.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Brett Johnson, Joint Task Force Southern Border command sergeant major, observes as Marines reinforce the southern border barrier with concertina wire in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 28, 2025.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Brett Johnson, Joint Task Force Southern Border command sergeant major, visits a pre-fabrication section manned by Marines during a visit to Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 29, 2025.