Additional DoD units are approved to deploy to the Southern Border

By U.S. Northern Command Public AffairsMay 23, 2025

U.S. Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Joint Task Force–Southern Border, move to a patrol base near Tucson, Ariz., May 11, 2025.
U.S. Soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, assigned to Joint Task Force–Southern Border, move to a patrol base near Tucson, Ariz., May 11, 2025. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Remoi Brown) VIEW ORIGINAL

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – Approximately 1,115 service members were approved to deploy to the Southern Border in support of U.S. Northern Command to provide enhanced sustainment, engineering, medical, and operational capabilities as part of the Department of Defense’s continued whole-of-government approach to gain full operational control of the southern border.

Approved elements include:

  • Approximately 65 Joint Individual Augmentees from the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force will augment Joint Task Force-Southern Border headquarters.
  • Approximately 250 Soldiers from an Expeditionary Sustainment Command will coordinate logistics and manage sustainment requirements across the area of operations.
  • Approximately 140 Soldiers from a Quartermaster Field Feeding Company will provide field feeding support to deployed personnel operating in austere environments.
  • Approximately 125 Soldiers from an Engineer Brigade Headquarters and 145 Soldiers from an Engineer Battalion will deliver engineering command and control and execute vertical and horizontal construction missions.
  • Approximately 310 Soldiers from two Engineer Construction Companies will construct mobility routes, force protection infrastructure, and mission-critical facilities.
  • Approximately 75 Soldiers from a Medical Area Support Company will provide force health protection to deployed personnel.
  • Approximately five Airmen from an Air Force Logistics Support Element from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, will coordinate rapid logistics and sustainment planning in support of mission requirements.

USNORTHCOM is DoD’s operational lead for the employment of U.S. military forces to carry out President Trump’s Executive Orders on protecting the territorial integrity of the United States.

About Joint Task Force-Southern Border

Joint Task Force-Southern Border operates under U.S. Northern Command to provide Department of Defense support to the Department of Homeland Security. The joint task force conducts integrated, multi-domain operations in coordination with federal, state, and local partners to detect, monitor, and deter unlawful activity throughout the southern border. For more information, visit northcom.mil/BorderSecurity.

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