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Video by Spc. Samarion Hicks, Adrianna Douglas

109th Engineer Battalion supports southern border mission along the Rio Grande River

DoD Southern Border 2025

June 16, 2025 | 0:50

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 1st Platoon, 808th Engineer Company, 109th Engineer Battalion, under Joint Task Force-Southern Border, conduct a foot patrol with a Dronebuster Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft System along the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, June 14, 2025. U.S. Soldiers are conducting operations to effectively engage and neutralize drone threats along the southern border to assist the U.S. Border Patrol with deterring illegal crossings into the United States by enhancing detection and monitoring. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, Joint Task Force–Southern Border aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and all-domain operations, which will allow for more effective and efficient DoD operations. (U.S. Army video by Cpl. Samarion Hicks and Pvt. Adrianna Douglas)