Story by Capt. Samuel DeWerth-Jaffe | DoD Southern Border 2025 | 09.17.2025
Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) demonstrates an unprecedented level of interoperability with partner agencies as part of their whole-of-government approach to secure the southern border....
Story by Staff Sgt. Christopher Neu | DoD Southern Border 2025 | 08.29.2025
While visiting Soldiers conducting detection and monitoring operations along the southern border, U.S. Army Col. Lillian Woodington, commander of the 89th Military Police Brigade, was surprised to reunite with 1st Lt. Blake Weary—one of her former ROTC cadets from Slippery Rock University. Woodington, who served as professor of military science from 2019 to 2020, recalled Weary’s early......
Story by 1st Lt. John Carter | DoD Southern Border 2025 | 08.25.2025
When Gunnery Sgt. Matthew Nygaard was named the 2025 Marine Corps Engineer Association Combat Engineer Staff Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, it was more than a personal accolade – it was a reflection of a career spent building capability, forging partnerships, and empowering Marines at every level. A Hastings, Minnesota native, Nygaard recently served as the Alpha Company operations......
Story by Sgt. Crist Joseph | DoD Southern Border 2025 | 08.18.2025
U.S. Army Soldiers with 41st Engineer Battalion, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) are deployed across the southern border clearing dense brush in order to improve visibility, enhance response times and improve access in key areas. JTF-SB supports U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) efforts to gain 100 percent operational control of the southern border.......
Story by Pfc. Dominic Atlas | DoD Southern Border 2025 | 08.16.2025
Along the rugged terrain of the U.S.-Mexico border, the Department of Defense (DoD) has deployed optic systems to enhance detection and monitoring capabilities in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The Ground-Based Operational Surveillance System–Expeditionary (GBOSS-(E)), the Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3), and the Common Remotely Operated Weapon......
Story by 1st Lt. John Carter | DoD Southern Border 2025 | 08.15.2025
Combat Logistics Battalion 15, “Task Force Forge,” assumed operational responsibilities last month from 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, “Task Force Sapper,” under Joint Task Force-Southern Border, recently launching its first missions to support U.S. Northern Command’s ongoing assistance to the Department of Homeland Security....
Story by Capt. Maria Salcido | DoD Southern Border 2025 | 08.11.2025
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border assisted in a U.S. Border Patrol deep-water rescue involving two civilians at Amistad National Recreation Area, Aug. 11, 2025, near Del Rio, Texas....
Story by Capt. Bailey Buhler | DoD Southern Border 2025 | 08.01.2025
Upon notification of 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division’s deployment in support of Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), Col. Hugh Jones, brigade commander, established two Multi-Purpose Companies (MPC). These two companies - Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, and Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment - not only serve as JTF-SB’s......
