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A Day in the Life, Patrolling the Southern Border

  • Department of War Southern Border
  • Dec. 10, 2025 | 2:05

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), patrol along the southern border barrier in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 10, 2025, part of JTF-SB's support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). JTF-SB executes full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations in support of CBP to protect the territorial integrity of the United States and achieve 100% operational control of the southern border. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Matthew Wantroba)