Service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border used the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser system to stop three hostile, unmanned aircraft systems deemed a threat. They were believed to be linked to drug cartels.
Service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border conducted an aeromedical evacuation after receiving a request to assist a civilian who was experiencing a medical emergency in a remote mountainous area of Arizona.
The 101st Airborne Division transferred authority of the Joint Task Force Southern Border mission to the 1st Armored Division during a ceremony at Fort Huachuca, Ariz.
More than 20,000 service members have served at the southwest border over the last year through Joint Task Force Southern Border
Joint Task Force Southern Border reached its one-year anniversary, underscoring a year of agile, full-scale and partner-focused missions supporting the Department of Homeland Security's southern border mission.