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Ulchi Freedom Shield

Ulchi Freedom Shield – a combined, joint, all-domain, and interagency operating environment. This annual exercise aims to build understanding between Combined Forces Command, United States Forces Korea, the United Nations Command, and ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), ensuring their ability to fortify the combined defense posture and enhance Alliance response capabilities against a spectrum of security threats. It will feature live, virtual, constructive and field-based training, engaging personnel from the various military services.

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1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment repairs and reinforce southern border barrier near El Paso
DoD Southern Border 2025
July 3, 2025 | 1:34
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, under Joint Task Force-Southern Border, repair and reinforce concertina wire (c-wire) along the southern border barrier near El Paso, Texas, July 3, 2025. C-wire is an obstacle placed by Joint Task Force-Southern Border that enhances deterrence measures along the southern border. Joint Task Force-Southern Border 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 achieve 100% operational control of the southern border. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Michael Graf)
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