Hundreds of Marines, Sailors Fortify US-Mexico Border Wall in Arizona

Hundreds of Marines, sailors fortify US-Mexico border wall in Arizona

A task force of 500 U.S. Marines and sailors is working to construct new fortifications at Arizona’s southern border with Mexico, including adding barbed and concertina wire.The new task force, called Task Force Forge, comprises personnel assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force. The task force is currently at work within U.S. Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector in Arizona. This sector is monito…

Task Force Assumes Southern Border Mission in Arizona

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15 (CLB-15), Combat Logistics Regiment 17, 1st Marine Logistics Group, assigned to Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), emplace concertina wire onto the southern border barrier in order to repair a section of the barrier in Yuma, Ariz., July 29, 2025. CLB-15 utilizes concertina wire to repair and reinforce sections of the southern border barrier. JTF-SB executes full-scale, agile, and all-domain…

Task Force Forge Marines and Sailors Assume Southern Border Mission in Arizona

Aug. 18, 2025 | By Marine Corps 1st Lt. John Carter   Service members assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 1st Marine Logistics Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, known as Task Force Forge, assumed operational responsibilities last month from 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, known as Task Force Sapper, to support U.S. Northern Command’s ongoing assistance to the Department of Homeland Security under Joint Task Force So…