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DOW Support to the Southern Border

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Warner points out an area of interest to 2nd Lt. Christian Eichelberger, both assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, near Nogales, Ariz., Sept. 17, 2025.
Army Col. Hugh Jones, assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border, briefs Ronald Johnson, U.S. ambassador to Mexico, about operations near Nogales, Ariz., Sept. 17, 2025.
Navy Chief Petty Officer Kyle Stevens cleans the windows on the bridge of the USS St. Louis while underway in the Gulf of America, Sept. 13, 2025. Navy assets are deployed under U.S. Northern Command's maritime homeland defense authorities to prevent the flow of illegal drugs or other illegal activity.
An MH-60R Seahawk takes off from the flight deck of the USS St. Louis while underway in the Gulf of America, Sept. 13, 2025. Navy assets are deployed under U.S. Northern Command's maritime homeland defense authorities to prevent the flow of illegal drugs or other illegal activity.
Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border conduct sling-load training at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 12, 2025.
Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border prepare for sling-load training at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 12, 2025.
Navy Seaman Apprentice Emmanual Galvan, left, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Crisela Banks, both assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 50 "Valkyries," remove the fuel hose from an MH-60R Seahawk on the flight deck of the USS St. Louis while underway in the Gulf of America, Sept. 13, 2025. Navy assets are deployed under U.S. Northern Command's maritime homeland defense authorities to prevent the flow of illegal drugs or other illegal activity.
Navy Seaman Brayden Street, assigned to the USS St. Louis, signals an MH-60R Seahawk to take off during flight operations in the Gulf of America, Sept. 12, 2025. U.S. Navy assets are deployed under U.S. Northern Command's maritime homeland defense authorities to prevent the flow of illegal drugs or other illegal activity.
Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border conduct sling-load training at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 12, 2025.
Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border conduct sling-load training at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 12, 2025.
Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border conduct sling-load training at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 12, 2025.
Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border prepare to conduct sling-load training at Fort Bliss, Texas, Sept. 12, 2025.
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 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.
Army Command Sgt. Maj. Brett Johnson, Joint Task Force Southern Border command sergeant major, observes Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jayden Lopez weld two brackets together during a visit to Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 29, 2025.
Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border stretch concertina wire across the southern border barrier in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 29, 2025.