U.S. Soldiers, from the 277th Support Maintenance Company, Georgia National Guard, and 724th Engineer Battalion, Wisconsin National Guard, assigned to Joint task Force - Southern Border, join agents with Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, for a combined patrol along the southern border near Del Rio, Texas, April 9, 2025. 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 video by Sgt. Crist Joseph)
GULF OF AMERICA (April 22, 2025) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Scott Magee, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107), accesses a medical supply bag during a mass casualty drill while underway in the Gulf of America, April 22, 2025. U.S. Navy assets are deployed under U.S. Northern Command’s maritime homeland defense authorities with a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment embarked to enable maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs and other illegal activity. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to provide additional military forces and capabilities at the southern border. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Williams)
Lt. Col. Phillip Mason, commander of Task Force 716 talks about the G-BOSS-(E) system and how Soldeirs are using it to support the southern border mission.
