June 26, 2025

Mexican Defense Leaders Visit NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters to Strengthen Bilateral Security Cooperation

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), hosted Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, Secretary of National Defense of Mexico, and Adm. Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles, Secretary of the Navy of Mexico, for an official visit to the commands’ headquarters, June 23-25.

June 26, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard, USS Sampson Conduct Drug Interdiction In Eastern Pacific

PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy interdicted three suspected drug smugglers and more than 7,850 pounds of cocaine, with an assessed wholesale value of approximately $58.1 million, in the Eastern Pacific on Sunday morning. At 5:34 p.m., a Navy helicopter aircrew from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG

June 12, 2025

USS Cole Assists Royal Canadian Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Conduct At-Sea Transfer of Intercepted Contraband

CARIBBEAN SEA — The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67), supporting maritime southern border operations, conducted a hold-and-transfer of 245 kilograms of contraband recovered by the Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel HMCS William Hall (AOPV 433) in the Caribbean Sea June 9. The Reliance-class U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) accepted the contraband from the Cole’s embarked USCG Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) June 11 during a rendezvous at sea in the Caribbean.

June 11, 2025

Update to DoD Federal Protection Mission - June 11, 2025 

By direction of Secretary of Defense and in coordination with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), approximately 4,000 California Army National Guard soldiers were placed under federal command and control in a Title 10 status. Additionally, approximately 700 Marines are augmenting the force.  All are serving under the command of Task Force 51 (TF 51).  

June 10, 2025

AIR FORCE RESCUE CENTER REACHES MILESTONE OF 20,000 LIVES SAVED

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) recently marked a significant milestone, surpassing 20,000 lives saved during its history of coordinating search and rescue operations across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The milestone was reached May 28, 2025, during the rescue of two stranded hikers in Boise County, Idaho.

June 9, 2025

Task Force Sapper enhances southern border security with innovative barrier obstacle design

IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. — In direct support of U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), Task Force Sapper Marines, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) completed the emplacement of a two-tier concertina wire (c-wire) obstacle on June 7, 2025, along a key section of the U.S. – Mexico border, enhancing deterrence measures and maintaining the territorial integrity of the United States.

June 5, 2025

759th Military Police Battalion occupies former Border Patrol outpost in rural Arizona

YUMA, Ariz. — The 759th Military Police Battalion is employing adaptive solutions to accomplish border security in support of Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The 759th Military Police Battalion works in direct support of the Yuma U.S. Customs and Border Protection Sector Headquarters, while subordinate companies support the Yuma and Wellton U.S. Border Patrol Stations.

June 3, 2025

USS Sampson Deploys to U.S. Northern Command Area of Responsibility

SAN DIEGO — The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) departed Naval Base San Diego, June 3, 2025, to support operations in the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) area of responsibility.

May 29, 2025

10th Mountain Soldiers track threats with ground-based radar

RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas — U.S. Soldiers deployed near Rio Grande City, are using combat-proven radar systems to monitor activity along the southern border, supporting federal agencies in detecting low-flying aerial threats and ground movement in high-traffic areas.

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.

May 20, 2025

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

2nd Stryker Brigade Key Leaders Meet with Interagency Partners in El Paso to Enhance Airspace Control and Border Security

EL PASO, Texas — Key leaders from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) convened in El Paso, Texas, May 7, 2025 to synergize efforts regarding airspace command and control (C2) and better understand the concurrent operational capacity of interagency partners.

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.