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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.
Source: Department of Defense
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(left, top) Jake Myers, a mobile team trainer with the Global Operational Support & Threat Branch, instructs U.S. Soldiers assigned to 720th Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, on effective Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) techniques to detect, track and disable UAS with a C-sUAS Dronebuster in El Centro, Calif., May 18, 2025. This C-sUAS training was conducted to prepare Soldiers to effectively engage and neutralize drone threats all 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. Owen Griffith)
(right, top)U.S. Marines with Task Force Sapper move an aerial work platform along the southern border barrier near Imperial Beach, Calif., May 16, 2025. Task Force Sapper is composed of 500 Marines from I Marine Expeditionary Force who have been tasked with engineering support to U.S. Northern Command with the emplacement of physical barriers on the Southern Border barrier to add additional security that will curtail illegal border crossings. 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. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nataly Espitia)
(right, second from top) Texas National Guardsmen install anti anti-climb barrier and concertina wire on Department of Defense land in Harlingen, Texas, May 19, 2025. The purpose of this barrier is to serve as a physical and visual deterrent to illegal immigrants looking to cross into Texas illegally. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek Gutierrez)
(right, fourth from top) U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, with Joint Task Force – Southern Border, utilize a CH-47, Chinook to transport a container carrying supplies as part of a sling load training exercise on Biggs Army Airfield, Texas on May 22, 2025. Sling load training is being conducted to prepare for aerial delivery missions to austere environments along the southern border. 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 1st Lt. Marcelo Marta)
(right, fifth from top) U.S. Army Spc. James Soules, assigned to the 642nd Engineer Support Company, 41st Engineer Battalion, with Joint Task Force–Southern Border, pets a U.S. Customs and Border Protection horse after a water resupply near Cloverdale, N.M., May 23, 2025. The unit halted briefly before continuing their mission to emplace New Mexico National Defense Area (NMNDA) signs. 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)
(right, third from top) U.S. Soldiers with 76th Engineer Company, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border, navigate the terrain within the New Mexico National Defense Area (NMNDA) near Antelope, New Mexico, May 20, 2025. This mission ensures clearly marked boundaries across the entire NMNDA, including in mountainous terrain. 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 Pfc. Malik Waddy-Fiffee)
(Cover and left, middle)U.S. Soldiers, with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Joint Task Force–Southern Border, pulls security while monitoring the southern border near El Paso, Texas, May 22, 2025. Military patrols enhance situational awareness and support territorial security efforts. 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 Cpl. Samarion Hicks)
(left, bottom) U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 642nd Engineer Support Company, 41st Engineer Battalion, with Joint Task Force–Southern Border, ascend a mountain near Cloverdale, N.M., May 23, 2025, to install New Mexico National Defense Area (NMNDA) signs. The mission enhances border security efforts along the U.S.–Mexico boundary. 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)
(right, bottom) U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 642nd Engineer Support Company, 41st Engineer Battalion, with Joint Task Force–Southern Border, prepare to ascend a mountain to continue installing New Mexico National Defense Area (NMNDA) signs near Cloverdale, N.M., May 25, 2025.The sign emplacement mission is part of a targeted effort to clearly mark designated defense areas, even in the most austere environments along the southern border. 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)
