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DOD Support to the Southern Border in Photos

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U.S. Northern Command is the Defense Department's operational lead for the employment of U.S. military forces carrying out President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

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A Marine secures wired fencing.
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Northcom is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border. 
Two soldiers in silhouette look at a helicopter in a hangar bay while standing in a field under a cloudy, blue sky.

Flight Prep

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, prepare a UH-72 Lakota helicopter for a flight along the southern border near Dona Ana, N.M., Jan. 29, 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.
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Two soldiers in silhouette look at a helicopter in a hangar bay while standing in a field under a cloudy, blue sky.

Flight Prep

Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard, prepare a UH-72 Lakota helicopter for a flight along the southern border near Dona Ana, N.M., Jan. 29, 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.

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Five military personnel work together to install wire fencing.

Border Operations

Army Maj. Gen. Henry S. Dixon, left, Joint Task Force North commander, discusses southern border operations with Marines assigned to the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, near San Ysidro, Calif., Jan. 28, 2025. U.S. Northern Command is working with the Department of Homeland Security on the emplacement of temporary physical barriers to add additional security to curtail illegal border crossings.

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Border Reflection

A soldier assigned to the 192nd Quartermaster Company from Milan, Ohio, monitors an area along the southern border near Santa Teresa, N.M., Jan. 28, 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. This initial deployment of more than 1,600 active-duty personnel brings the number of armed forces along the border to nearly 4,000.

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Log Signoff

A soldier assigned to the 192nd Quartermaster Company from Milan, Ohio, signs off on a logbook while monitoring an area along the southern border near Santa Teresa, N.M., in support of U.S. Northern Command, Jan. 28, 2025. Northcom is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border. This initial deployment of more than 1,600 active-duty personnel brings the total number of armed forces along the border to nearly 4,000.

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Staying Vigilant

Soldiers assigned to the 192nd Quartermaster Company from Milan, Ohio, monitor the southern border near Santa Teresa, N.M., Jan. 28, 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. This initial deployment of 1,600 active-duty personnel brings the total number of armed forces along the border to nearly 4,000.

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