DOD Support to the Southern Border in Photos, May 22, 2025

Touch Down

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An Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lands to take soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border to an area near Tucson, Ariz., May 10, 2025. The air operation over rugged terrain aligns efforts to seal the border and prevent illegal activity.

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Credit: Army Staff Sgt. Remoi Brown
VIRIN: 250510-A-LB911-1173

Extraction Point

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Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border stand by as CH-47 Chinook helicopters arrive near Doña Ana, N.M., May 10, 2025. The air operation allows soldiers access to areas where rugged terrain restricts the effectiveness of standard ground patrols, enhancing the ability to seal the southern border and prevent illegal activity.

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Credit: Army Staff Sgt. Remoi Brown
VIRIN: 250510-A-LB911-1110

Drone Detection

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Army Spcs. Alexander Scheets, left, and Kylie Chislow guide an MQ-1 Gray Eagle onto the Libby Airfield airstrip at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., May 14, 2025. The unmanned aircraft is being used for detection and monitoring along the southern border.

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Credit: Army Sgt. Chase Murray
VIRIN: 250514-A-OX940-1011P

Flying Hornet

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Army Staff Sgt. Ernesto Nevarez prepares to launch a Black Hornet 3 reconnaissance drone near Santa Teresa, N.M., May 15, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the border and prevent illegal activity.

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Credit: Army Sgt. Griffin Payne
VIRIN: 250515-A-WQ640-1008P

Marines on the Move

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Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Guard move into defensive positions from a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during training at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, May 20, 2025.

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Credit: Air Force Staff Sgt. Natalie Rubenak
VIRIN: 250520-F-VM792-1154

Towing the Line

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Sailors assigned to the USS Stockdale handle a line during a replenishment with the USNS Washington Chambers in the Pacific Ocean, May 13, 2025. The Stockdale is working under the U.S. Northern Command to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

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Credit: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jerome D. Johnson
VIRIN: 250513-N-VA915-1143

Gun Assembly

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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel Johnson, left, and Seaman Krighton Dietrich mount a machine gun on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter aboard the USS Gravely in the North Atlantic Ocean, May 13, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border and carry out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

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Credit: Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ryan Williams
VIRIN: 250513-N-YB423-1282P

On Patrol

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Soldiers conduct a joint patrol with U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Nogales, Ariz., April 18, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and prevent illegal activity.

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Credit: Army Spc. Bradley Waldroup
VIRIN: 250418-A-RW336-1272P

Wired Wall

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Marines prepare concertina wire to be placed along the southern border barrier near Imperial Beach, Calif., May 16, 2025. The Marines are providing logistics and engineering support to U.S. Northern Command as part of Joint Task Force Southern Border, which aligns efforts to seal the border and prevent illegal activity.

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Credit: Army Pvt. Adrianna Douglas
VIRIN: 250516-O-LR100-8136P

Engine Work

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Army Spcs. Alexander Scheets, left, and Kylie Chislow work on the engine of an MQ-1 Gray Eagle at Libby Airfield, Fort Huachuca, Ariz., May 13, 2025. The unmanned aircraft will be used for detecting and monitoring the southern border.

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Credit: Army Sgt. Chase Murray
VIRIN: 250513-A-OX940-1266Z

Guantanamo Bay Training

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Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Guard conclude an exercise with soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, May 20, 2025. The service members executed defensive posturing and airlift operations to strengthen integrated force projection.

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Credit: Air Force Staff Sgt. Natalie Rubenak
VIRIN: 250520-F-VM792-1226

Trail Detection

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent Javier Flores trains soldiers on techniques to detect trails and follow physical evidence in McAllen, Texas, May 14, 2025. The soldiers are assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border in support of President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

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Credit: Army Sgt. Crist Joseph
VIRIN: 250514-A-AV192-1005

Restricted Area

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Soldiers attach a sign to a post marking the New Mexico National Defense Area along the southern border near Deming, N.M., May 15, 2025. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the border and prevent illegal activity.

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Credit: Army Spc. Michael Graf
VIRIN: 250515-A-VF492-1025P

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