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    OPERATION SOUTHERN GUARD

    Operation Southern Guard

    Operation Southern Guard    

    At the direction of the President of the United States to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense, U.S. military service members are supporting illegal alien holding operations led by DHS at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.

    16 Featured Videos

    Members of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, visit Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

    Members of the U.S. Senate Armed Services...
    03.28.25 | Cpl Cassidy Shepherd | JTFSG
    A U.S. Congressional Delegation, consisting of members of the United States Senate Armed Services Committee and their staff, observe Operation...
    U.S. Service Members Conduct Simulated Medical Evacuation Training

    U.S. Service Members Conduct Simulated...
    03.25.25 | Cpl Cassidy Shepherd | JTFSG
    U.S. service members conduct a simulated medical evacuation rehearsal designed to support interagency partners in illegal alien holding operations...
    39th Commandant of the Marine Corps Visits Joint Task Force Southern Guard

    39th Commandant of the Marine Corps...
    02.26.25 | Cpl Cassidy Shepherd | JTFSG
    The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Eric M. Smith, visits Naval Station Guantanamo Bay during an illegal alien holding operation as a...
    39th Commandant of the Marine Corps Visits Joint Task Force Southern Guard

    39th Commandant of the Marine Corps...
    02.26.25 | Cpl Cassidy Shepherd | JTFSG
    The 39th Commandant of the Marine Corps, General Eric M. Smith, visits Naval Station Guantanamo Bay during an illegal alien holding operation as a...
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    Ensuring readiness: DoD IG accesses Operation Southern Guard

    Ensuring readiness: DoD IG accesses...
    06.12.25 | SSgt Aubree Owens | JTFSG
    Left, Jesse Ramos, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deputy field office director, and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jason Schulte, Joint Task...
    Ensuring readiness: DoD IG accesses Operation Southern Guard

    Ensuring readiness: DoD IG accesses...
    06.12.25 | SSgt Aubree Owens | JTFSG
    U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Ickles, Joint Task Force Southern Guard commander, briefs members during a Department of Defense Inspector General...
    Ensuring readiness: DoD IG accesses Operation Southern Guard

    Ensuring readiness: DoD IG accesses...
    06.12.25 | SSgt Aubree Owens | JTFSG
    Left, U.S. Army Capt. Diego Salgado, 67th Military Police Detention Company commander, 508th Military Police Detention Battalion, and Jesse Ramos,...
    Ensuring readiness: DoD IG accesses Operation Southern Guard

    Ensuring readiness: DoD IG accesses...
    06.12.25 | SSgt Aubree Owens | JTFSG
    A U.S. Marine assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Guard stands guard on the flight line during an illegal alien transfer flight at Naval Station...
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    26 Featured Stories

    Behind the lens at GTMO: Public affairs deployed

    Behind the lens at GTMO: Public affairs...
    05.19.25 | SSgt Aubree Owens | JTFSG
    There’s a small percentage of Americans—the 1%—who choose to serve. When the nation calls, we answer. For me, that call came sooner than expected.

    The Army’s best kept secret
    05.16.25 | SrA Christopher Ornelas | JTFSG
    U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 329th Composite Watercraft Company, currently deployed to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, keep the Joint Task Force Southern Guard Mission afloat. Despite being a smaller career field within the Army, the versatility of LCUs are becoming more vital to joint operations.
    821st Contingency Response Element supports airfield operations at Guantanamo Bay

    821st Contingency Response Element...
    04.19.25 | SrA Christopher Ornelas | JTFSG
    Airmen from the 821st Contingency Response Squadron rapidly deployed to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in response to a presidential executive...
    Joint Task Force Southern Guard protection cell secures the mission

    Joint Task Force Southern Guard...
    03.01.25 | SFC ShaTyra Reed-Cox | JTFSG
    NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba –– Protection isn’t just a task, it’s a mission within the mission. The Joint Task Force Southern Guard...
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