Overview
- The operation deploys additional response boats, shallow-water craft, tactical teams and new command-and-control assets along the targeted river sector.
- Officials say the mission is to establish operational control of the southern border and to deter illegal crossings and drug smuggling along the Rio Grande.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the surge, while the Coast Guard emphasized its riverine interdiction expertise under Acting Commandant Adm. Kevin E. Lunday.
- The Coast Guard says it has tripled its presence at the southern border since the start of the administration following earlier surge operations.
- The service reports coordination with U.S. Border Patrol in the sector, with some reporting also noting ties to U.S. Northern Command.