DOD Support to the Southern Border in Photos Published Jan. 31, 2025 DOD News Photo Details / Download Hi-Res 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. Photo Details / Download Hi-Res Photo Details / Download Hi-Res Northcom is working with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the southern border. 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. Photo Details / Download Hi-Res SLIDESHOW | 5 images | Flight Prep 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. 1 of 5 Photo Details / Download Hi-Res 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. 2 of 5 Photo Details / Download Hi-Res 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. 3 of 5 Photo Details / Download Hi-Res 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. 4 of 5 Photo Details / Download Hi-Res 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. 5 of 5 Photo Details / Download Hi-Res U.S. Air Force Logo Spotlight: DOD Support to the Southern Border Spotlight: DOD Support to the Southern Border: