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Jan. 21, 2020

Commander talks Homeland Defense with Community Leaders

Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, Commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, spoke to nearly 100 Colorado Thirty Group attendees during a Combatant Commander's Conference Jan. 21, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Dec. 11, 2019

Steel Knight 20

U.S. Marines and Sailors participated in Steel Knight 20.

Nov. 27, 2019

Navy's Newest Littoral Combat Ship USS Indianapolis Arrives in Mayport

The newest littoral combat ship, the Freedom-variant USS Indianapolis (LCS 17), arrived at its homeport, Mayport Fla. Nov. 26. after completing its maiden voyage from the shipyard in Marinette, Wis.

Nov. 4, 2019

Deputy Secretary of Defense visits Commands

Gen. O’Shaughnessy, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, hosted Deputy Secretary of Defense, David L. Norquist to the commands’ headquarters on Peterson Air Force Base, Nov. 1, 2019.

Nov. 1, 2018

Bi-national exercise, Vigilant Shield 19, enhances readiness to defend the homelands

As the sun crept over the Olympic Mountains October 27, sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 assembled their gear on the shore. Their mission – find, render safe, and exploit inert training mines to protect the harbor during mine countermeasures operations during exercise Vigilant Shield 19.  “The purpose of this exercise is

March 13, 2014

NORAD, USNORTHCOM stand ready to defend nation, commander says

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 provided an important reprieve by enabling short-term readiness fixes and selected program buybacks of significant importance, the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command said today. But the challenges posed by sequestration and the Budget Control Act remain, Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr. told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.