U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Dean, left, and Spc. Domenic Hruby, right, both with the 62nd Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border in support of Operation Ardent Vanguard, weld crow’s feet to the top of a barrier at National Defense Area 1 near Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Aug. 12, 2026. The placement of the crow’s feet marks the initial stage of installing concertina wire along the top of the barrier to further reinforce the existing infrastructure. U.S. Northern Command is working side-by-side with the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection within narrowly defined authorities to provide unique military capabilities to protect the territorial integrity of the U.S. southern border. (Dept. of War photo by Sgt. Dominic Atlas)
| Date Taken: | 08.12.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.14.2026 08:57 |
| Photo ID: | 9865584 |
| VIRIN: | 260812-A-YB396-1044 |
| Resolution: | 6039x4026 |
| Size: | 5.31 MB |
| Location: | SIERRA VISTA, NEW MEXICO, US |
| Web Views: | 5 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
This work, U.S. Soldiers with JTF-SB continue barrier reinforcements in New Mexico [Image 6 of 6], by SGT Dominic Atlas, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.