Additional forces to provide enhanced sustainment, engineering, medical, and operational capabilities as part of the Department of Defense’s continued whole-of-government approach to gain full operational control of the southern border.
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PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – Approximately 1,115 service members were approved to deploy to the Southern Border in support of U.S. Northern Command to provide enhanced sustainment, engineering, medical, and operational capabilities as part of the Department of Defense’s continued whole-of-government approach to gain full operational control of the southern border.
Approved elements include:
Approximately 65 Joint Individual Augmentees from the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force will augment Joint Task Force-Southern Border headquarters.
Approximately 250 Soldiers from an Expeditionary Sustainment Command will coordinate logistics and manage sustainment requirements across the area of operations.
Approximately 140 Soldiers from a Quartermaster Field Feeding Company will provide field feeding support to deployed personnel operating in austere environments.
Approximately 125 Soldiers from an Engineer Brigade Headquarters and 145 Soldiers from an Engineer Battalion will deliver engineering command and control and execute vertical and horizontal construction missions.
Approximately 310 Soldiers from two Engineer Construction Companies will construct mobility routes, force protection infrastructure, and mission-critical facilities.
Approximately 75 Soldiers from a Medical Area Support Company will provide force health protection to deployed personnel.
Approximately five Airmen from an Air Force Logistics Support Element from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, will coordinate rapid logistics and sustainment planning in support of mission requirements.
USNORTHCOM is DoD’s operational lead for the employment of U.S. military forces to carry out President Trump’s Executive Orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.
About Joint Task Force-Southern Border
Joint Task Force-Southern Border operates under U.S. Northern Command to provide Department of Defense support to the Department of Homeland Security. The joint task force conducts integrated, multi-domain operations in coordination with federal, state, and local partners to detect, monitor, and deter unlawful activity throughout the southern border. For more information, visit northcom.mil/BorderSecurity.
U.S. Soldiers, from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Joint Task Force–Southern Border, standby at the extraction point as CH-47 Chinook helicopters arrive for pickup near Dona Ana, N.M., May 10, 2025. The air assault allows Soldiers to access an area where the rugged landscape restricts the effectiveness of standard ground patrols, enhancing their ability to carry out the mission. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient DoD operations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Remoi Brown)U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters land to transport Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Joint Task Force–Southern Border, into the area of operations for an air assault mission in Tucson, Ariz., May 10, 2025. The Soldiers are conducting an air assault into an area where the terrain’s ruggedness limits the ability to effectively conduct ground patrols, providing a tactical advantage. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient DoD operations. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Remoi Brown)U.S. Army Spc. Alexander Scheets, left, and Spc. Kylie Chislow, right, assigned to Foxtrot Company, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, part of Joint Task Force – Southern Border, guides a MQ-1 Gray Eagle onto the airstrip at Libby Airfield Fort Huachuca, Ariz., May 14, 2025. A MQ-1 Gray Eagle is being operated for detection and monitoring along the southern border. Under the direction of the U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient DoD operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Chase Murray)U.S. Army Sgt. Tyler Hayes and Spc. Guillermo Lopez, assigned to the 642nd Engineer Support Company, 41st Engineer Battalion, under Joint Task Force–Southern Border, attaches a sign to a post marking the New Mexico National Defense Area (NMNDA) along the southern border near Deming, N.M., May 15, 2025. U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) service members have been authorized and directed to conduct installation security support operations in the NMNDA. Under the direction of USNORTHCOM, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient DoD operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Graf)U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ernesto Nevarez, with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Joint Task Force–Southern Border, prepares to launch a Black Hornet 3 reconnaissance drone near Santa Teresa, N.M., May 15, 2025. He employs the drone to support nighttime patrols as part of broader border security operations. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient DoD operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Griffin Payne)U.S. Marines assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Guard practice defense positions during a training exercise at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, May 20, 2025. U.S. Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Bravo conducted a training with the Marines, rehearsing on/off drills of a Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Rubenak)
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