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Peeling back the layers of the Joint Task Force Southern Guard medical support system
April 4, 2025 — A strong military operation relies on layers of support, each one reinforcing the next to keep the mission standing. The Joint Task Force Southern Guard medical team serves as the reinforced foundation, ensuring that service members remain fit for duty and that illegal aliens temporarily held at the Department of Homeland Security-led migrant operations center receive essential care... MORE

Removal operations led by DHS at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay

Department of Defense augments USCPB in removal flight efforts
January 28, 2025 — Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Transportation Command is supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement removal flights by providing military airlift... MORE

Illegal aliens await takeoff for a removal flight.

DOD establishes task force to meet U.S. medical equipment needs
March 27, 2020 — The Defense Department has established a joint task force to deal with daily requests the department is receiving for medical and personal protective equipment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the departments of Health and Human Services and Homeland Security, and others... MORE

543rd Engineer Detachment geospatial engineers paint a picture for border mission
December 10, 2018 — When the Department of Homeland Security requested the Department of Defense to provide a range of assistance to secure the border from Texas to California, the 543rd Engineer Detachment, U.S. Army North, began their part of the border support mission by analyzing maps and refining data to paint a picture of the operating areas for commanders and decision-makers to better visualize their areas of operations... MORE

Pfc. Matthew J. McGill, 543rd Engineer Detachment geospatial engineer, reviews geospatial imagery for a port of entry along the border from Texas to California. The detachment began their part of the border support mission by analyzing maps and refining data to paint a picture of the operating areas for commanders and decision-makers to better visualize their areas of operations.

1st Cavalry Division Soldiers launch convoy from JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
November 7, 2018 — Soldiers from the 289th Quartermaster Company, 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, launch a convoy Nov. 5 from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in support of U.S Northern Command. USNORTHOM is providing military support to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the southern border of the United States as part of DOD Support to Southwest Border Operations. ... MORE

Soldiers from the 289th Quartermaster Company, 553rd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, launch a convoy Nov. 5 from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in support of U.S Northern Command. USNORTHOM is providing military support to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the southern border of the United States.

Joint Chiefs chairman discusses military's support to DHS
November 7, 2018 — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff laid out the process for military support to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during a discussion with students in Duke University’s Program in American Grand Strategy in Durham, North Carolina, Nov. 5... MORE

Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford (left), chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Peter Feaver, a professor of political science and public policy at Duke University, during a discussion with students in Duke’s Program in American Grand Strategy in Durham, N.C., Nov. 5.

Soldiers, Airmen train at JBSA-Lackland for Operation Faithful Patriot
November 5, 2018 — Soldiers are deploying in support of Operation Faithful Patriot in order to assist the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol officers along the southwestern border of the U.S. and Mexico... MORE

Capt. Brian Ford, commander of the 41st Route Clearance Company, 4th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, speaks to his Soldiers during de-escalation of force scenario training as part of Operation Faithful Patriot at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 31. Soldiers are deploying in support of Operation Faithful Patriot in order to assist the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Patrol officers along the south-western border of the U.S. and Mexico.

Joint Base San Antonio among units supporting Department of Homeland Security along southwest border
November 5, 2018 — The Department of Homeland Security has requested the Department of Defense to provide a range of assistance, including planning, engineering, transportation, logistics and medical support to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. This request for assistance will enhance CBP's ability to impede or deny illegal crossings and maintain situational awareness as it contributes to CBP's overall border security mission... MORE

JBSA-Lackland supports troops heading for Operation Faithful Patriot along border
October 31, 2018 — Soldiers began arriving at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Oct. 29 in support of Operation Faithful Patriot. Soldiers will provide a range of support including planning assistance, engineering support, equipment and resources to assist the Department of Homeland Security along the southwest border... MORE

Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Harrison, 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron, passenger service NCOIC, directs a HMMMV from the back of a C-130 Hercules in support of Operation Faithful Patriot at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland AFB Oct. 29. The C-17 Globemaster III and C-130 aircrews provided strategic airlift to Headquarters Company, 89th Military Police Brigade, who are deploying Soldiers, equipment and resources to assist the Department of Homeland Security along the southwest border.

DOD, Homeland Security outline National Guard role in securing border
April 18, 2018 — National Guard troops are deploying to the U.S. border with Mexico to work in support functions for the Department of Homeland Security, including in aviation, operational and infrastructure missions, officials from the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security told reporters in Washington April 16... MORE

A Texas Guardsmen and a Customs and Border Patrol agent discuss the lay of the land April 10 on the shores of the Rio Grande River in Starr County, Texas as part of the federal call-up to the Texas Mexico border. Soldiers called to duty at the border support federal partners and primarily serve in observe-and-report roles.