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May 20, 2025
USS Charleston deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility
NORFOLK, Va. — The Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18) departed Naval Base San Diego to support U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) southern border operations, May 20.
Border Patrol K-9 flown to safety after rattlesnake bite in Otay Mountain
OTAY MOUNTAIN, Calif. — A seamless joint operation between Task Force Sentinel aviators and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel helped save the life of canine Boo, a Border Patrol K-9 agent, bitten by a rattlesnake during an illegal alien apprehension mission in rugged terrain on May 9, 2025.
May 19, 2025
1st Combat Aviation Brigade assumes aviation operations for Joint Task Force – Southern Border
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. — Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) officially arrived at Libby Army Airfield on April 29, assuming aviation responsibilities in support of Joint Task Force–Southern Border (JTF-SB), reinforcing Army aviation’s enduring role in securing the southern border.
April 28, 2025
41st Engineer Battalion deployed to the southern border
FORT BLISS, Texas — The 41st Engineer Battalion deployed from Fort Drum, New York to Fort Bliss, Texas, April 25, 2025, to provide engineering support to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB).
April 23, 2025
Task Force Desert Eagle – new capabilities in a new era
FORT BLISS, Texas — Customs and Border Patrol and Joint Task Force – Southern Border face the challenging task of monitoring over 2,000 miles of border through high desert terrain by using a new asset to the U.S. Military; 3D printing and drones.
April 22, 2025
Desert Peak tests fly-away kit authorization, deployment processes
U.S. Northern Command tested the authorization and deployment process of a counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) fly-away kit to a military installation March 31-April 4 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, during Exercise Desert Peak.
April 21, 2025
Task Force 716 implements G-BOSS-(E) system in support of southern border mission
SAN DIEGO — In support of the Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF- SB), the U.S. Army has deployed the Ground-Based Operational Surveillance System (Expeditionary), or G-BOSS-(E) to the San Diego Sector to help support the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
April 10, 2025
Joint Task Force–Southern Border commander visits Soldiers in Gila Bend and Ajo
FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. — Maj. Gen. Scott Naumann, the commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division and Joint Task Force–Southern Border, visited Soldiers stationed in Gila Bend and Ajo, Arizona April 10.
March 27, 2025
The impact of Stryker vehicles at the southern border
FORT BLISS, Texas — Recently, the Department of Defense (DoD) authorized the deployment of Stryker armored vehicles to assist Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in detecting and monitoring activity to enhance security at the U.S. southern border.
March 24, 2025
Joint Task Force–Southern Border assumes authority of southern border mission
FORT BLISS, Texas — Joint Task Force-Southern Border, a newly-announced headquarters element from the 10th Mountain Division, assumed control of the southern border mission on March 14, 2025.
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