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    Operation Ardent Vanguard      

     

    All U.S. Northern Command efforts to protect the United States sovereignty, territorial integrity, and security from unlawful mass migration, narcotics trafficking, human smuggling and trafficking, and other criminal activities now fall under the overarching operational name – Operation Ardent Vanguard. This page was formally known as Department of War Southern Border.

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    Current Personnel:

    1st Lt. Valor Carlsen
    2nd Lt. Brian Carroll
    Sgt. Kiara Colon Rodriguez
    Melissa Gregory
    1st Lt. Ross Guieb
    2nd Lt. Samuel Hennig
    2nd Lt. Sylvi Imrem
    Sgt. Hyeisha Kirklandthompson
    Capt. Shkeila Milford-Glover
    Capt. Jason Montgomery
    2nd Lt. Bryant Paganagostini
    1st Lt. Andrew Phan
    Pfc. Amy Rayohurtado
    Spc. Reshad Scott
    Cpl. Camden Thomas
    Lt. Phuc Truong
    2nd Lt. Roberto Ugalde

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    Joint Task Force – Southern Border Conducts Transfer of Authority from 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) to 1st Armored Division

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    05.27.2026 | Courtesy Story
    The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) transferred authority of the Joint Task Force – Southern Border (JTF-SB) mission today to the 1st...

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    12.31.1969 | Courtesy Story
    FORT BLISS, Texas – The 1st Armored Division Headquarters will assume command of Joint Task Force – Southern Border from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, this spring. Joint Task Force – Southern Border, under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, executes full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to protect the territorial integrity of the United States and...
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