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More than 100 logisticians and planners from across the joint logistics enterprise gather for a group photo during the 2026 Sustainment Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill at North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command headquarters on April 28, 2026. The collaborative event brought together N&NC staff, service components, Canadian allies and interagency partners to physically walk through continental distribution concepts, identify critical nodes and strengthen the homeland defense network. (Department of War photo by Blake Macias)

June 29, 2026

Sustainment ROC Drill Strengthens Homeland Defense Network, Enables Decision Advantage

The mandate to “find the seams” amidst plans, policies and agencies was the driving force behind the recent NORAD and USNORTHCOM Sustainment Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill, a collaborative event focused on readiness, logistics integration and inter-agency coordination. The event drew in over 100 participants with personnel traveling from as far north as Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and as far south as Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The conference exercised the commands' ability to sustain operations in a wartime environment.

Members of the North American Maritime Security Initiative (NAMSI) tour Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), May. 19, 2026. The (NAMSI) is an interagency and trilateral maritime security initiative between U.S. Canada’s Joint Operations Command. Hosted by U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command, the 2026 Executive Meeting brings together key maritime forces to enhance collaboration and strengthen operational effectiveness between U.S., Canadian, and Mexican forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Troy Washington III)

June 8, 2026

U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Unite with Canadian, Mexican Partners for 2026 NAMSI Executive Meeting

NORFOLK, Va. – U.S., Canadian, and Mexican maritime leadership from U.S. Naval Forces Northern

May 29, 2026

Joint Task Force – Southern Border Conducts Transfer of Authority from 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) to 1st Armored Division

The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) transferred authority of the Joint Task Force – Southern Border (JTF-SB) mission today to the 1st Armored Division in a transfer of authority (TOA) ceremony held at Fort Huachuca. Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, commander of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), presided over the ceremony.

A Colorado Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk, specially marked with high-visibility orange paint for firefighting missions, departs for water bucket operations in Longmont, Colorado, April 24, 2026.

May 28, 2026

Colorado Guard Ready for Wildfires Year-Round

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – After a winter marked by record-low snowpack and persistent drought, the

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (May 11, 2026) – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) departs Naval Station Mayport to begin operations in support of its scheduled deployment. Cooperstown assumed duties previously executed by the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) in support of USNORTHCOM’s border security objectives. Cooperstown is the first ship to bear the name, and honors 70 military veterans who are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame located in Cooperstown, New York. These particular veterans had their baseball careers interrupted in order to serve in conflicts ranging from the Civil War through the Korean War. (U.S. Navy photo by David Holmes)

May 18, 2026

USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) Departs Mayport for Deployment

MAYPORT — MAYPORT, Fla. – The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Cooperstown (LCS 23) got underway from Naval Station Mayport May 16, 2026, to begin operations in support of its scheduled deployment. Cooperstown assumed duties previously executed by the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Wichita (LCS 13) in support of USNORTHCOM’s border security objectives.

U.S. service members sit in a conference room

May 2, 2026

FEMA Region 8 Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers Visit the 302d AW

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 8 Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers visit the 302d Airlift Wing for a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) orientation briefing

May 2, 2026

FEMA Region 8 Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers Visit the 302d AW

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 8 Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers visit the 302d Airlift Wing for a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) orientation briefing

260221-N-N0736-1003 NUUK, Greenland (Feb. 21, 2026) – Members of the Royal Danish Navy assigned to the offshore patrol vessel HDMS VAEDDEREN (F 359) embark the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) ) in preparation for a personnel transfer. Delaware is operating in the U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command (NAVNORTH) area of operations. NAVNORTH is the maritime component of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and is responsible for homeland defense, maritime security, and theater security cooperation in the Arctic and North American maritime approaches. (Courtesy photo)

April 6, 2026

U.S. Navy and Royal Danish Navy Conducted Medical Evacuation Near Greenland, Highlighting Arctic Interoperability

A recent medical evacuation of a U.S. Navy Sailor off the coast of Greenland demonstrated the importance of international partnerships and readiness in the Arctic.

Gen. Gregory Guillot, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander passes the guidon emblazoned with the Space Forces-Northern emblem to Brig. Gen. Robert Schreiner, SPACEFOR-NORTH commander during the SPACEFOR-NORTH activation ceremony at Peterson SFB, Colo., Jan 30, 2026. U.S. Space Forces Northern, serves as the Space Force service component to U.S. Northern Command. (U.S. Space Force photo by John Ayre)

Jan. 30, 2026

Space Force activates component command to NORTHCOM

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Space Force activated a new Component Field Command today, Jan. 30, 2026, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.

Brig. Gen. Maurizio Calabrese, Director of the Joint Interagency Task Force–Counter Cartel and Commander, Joint Intelligence Task Force–Southern Border, provides closing remarks after the Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel ribbon-cutting ceremony Tucson, Arizona, Jan. 15, 2026. The organization was established to coordinate Department of War, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, and Intelligence Community efforts focused on cartel operations along the U.S.–Mexico border. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jhade Herrera)

Jan. 15, 2026

Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel (JIATF-CC) established

TUCSON, Ariz — The Department of War established Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel (JIATF-CC) under U.S. Northern Command.

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