U.S. Northern Command activated a new Joint Task Force today at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, to tactically synchronize Department of Defense (DOD) efforts to secure and seal the southern border. Under the direction of USNORTHCOM, Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) assumed the role of synchronizer of several USNORTHCOM activities and military forces from Joint Task Force-North (JTF-N). Read full details here.

JTF-N will continue forward with our core mission of countering transnational criminal organizations' efforts to infiltrate and degrade our nation.

For media inquiries, interviews, or press-related questions regarding the southern border mission, please contact JTF-SB at:

Phone: 915-568-7002
Email: JTF-SBMediaDesk@army.mil