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.

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

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.

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.

March 21, 2025

10th Mountain Division hosts uncasing ceremony

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. — Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division begin their latest deployment with a colors uncasing ceremony held at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, February 18, 2025.

March 14, 2025

Military personnel assist civilian during medical emergency near southern border

LORDSBURG, N.M. — A routine surveillance shift turned into a lifesaving response for U.S. Army Reserve Sergeants Jack Dylan Fuller and Peter Gillis, both natives of Milan, Ohio, when they assisted a distressed civilian near Lordsburg, New Mexico, on March 1, 2025.

March 5, 2025

U.S. Soldiers support maritime security

SAN DIEGO — U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to 716th Military Police Battalion, Task Force Griffin, are supporting the southern border mission through protection the bordering waterways. Nine Solders are working directly with the Coast Guard in the Joint Harbor Operations Center (JHOC).