Sept. 5, 2025

U.S. Northern Command Wraps Up Arctic Edge 2025

U.S. Northern Command successfully concluded Arctic Edge 2025, a joint and combined multi-domain Field Training Exercise (FTX) conducted across Alaska from Aug. 1-31, 2025. The exercise demonstrated readiness, enhanced interoperability, and advanced capabilities in the Arctic region.

Aug. 26, 2025

UPDATE: 302d AW Aerial Firefighting Aircraft Repositioned to Idaho, Stats for Colorado, Wyoming

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — One aircraft from the Air Force Reserve’s 302d Airlift Wing repositioned to Idaho Aug. 25 to continue support for western wildfires. The wing has been providing aerial firefighting support in Colorado and Wyoming since August 9.

Aug. 12, 2025

Military firefighting aircraft respond to Colorado Wildfires

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Two C-130 Hercules, callsigns MAFFS 5 and 8, filled their modular airborne fire fighting system known as MAFFS with fire retardant at the Colorado Springs Airtanker Base Aug 12, 2025.

Aug. 11, 2025

302d Airlift Wing Provides Aerial firefighting Support in Colorado

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Air Force Reserve’s 302d Airlift Wing here provided aerial firefighting support against fires in Colorado Aug 9 and 10.

Aug. 4, 2025

USNORTHCOM Now Operating in Yuma National Defense Area

Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB) service members, under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, are now operating in the Yuma National Defense Area (YNDA) with installation security support authorities and are responsible for operations in the NDA including, patrolling, temporary detention of unauthorized personnel, maintenance, construction, and upgrade of existing and planned border barrier on the NDA.

July 28, 2025

U.S. Northern Command to conduct Arctic Edge 2025

U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) will conduct ARCTIC EDGE 2025, a joint and combined multi-domain Field Training Exercise (FTX) in various locations throughout Alaska from Aug. 1-31, 2025. Municipalities closest to the designated military exercise operating areas include Anchorage, Cold Bay, Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Kotzebue, and Nome.

July 18, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard, USS Sampson conduct drug interdiction in Eastern Pacific

PACIFIC OCEAN — The U.S. Coast Guard, in coordination with the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102), interdicted two suspected drug smugglers, and seized approximately 3,439 pounds of cocaine in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean July 10.

July 3, 2025

USNORTHCOM to Provide DoD Support to ICE

Approximately 200 Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272, Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, are conducting a movement to Florida, to augment U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) interior immigration enforcement mission with critical administrative and logistical capabilities at locations as directed by ICE.

July 1, 2025

Task Force 51 releases 150 members of the California National Guard

At the recommendation of Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, Commander, U.S. Northern Command, and approved by the Secretary of Defense, Task Force 51 will release approximately 150 members of the California National Guard from the Federal Protection mission today.

June 26, 2025

Mexican Defense Leaders Visit NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters to Strengthen Bilateral Security Cooperation

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), hosted Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, Secretary of National Defense of Mexico, and Adm. Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles, Secretary of the Navy of Mexico, for an official visit to the commands’ headquarters, June 23-25.

June 26, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard, USS Sampson Conduct Drug Interdiction In Eastern Pacific

PACIFIC OCEAN - U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy interdicted three suspected drug smugglers and more than 7,850 pounds of cocaine, with an assessed wholesale value of approximately $58.1 million, in the Eastern Pacific on Sunday morning. At 5:34 p.m., a Navy helicopter aircrew from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG

June 17, 2025

USNORTHCOM statement on additional military personnel in Los Angeles area

By direction of the Secretary of Defense and in coordination with U.S. Northern Command, about 2,000 additional California Army National Guard soldiers have been activated in a Title 10 status to support the protection of federal functions, personnel, and property in the greater Los Angeles area.

June 17, 2025

Greenland now in U.S. Northern Command area of responsibility

U.S. Northern Command statement regarding the President's recently ordered change to the Unified Command Plan which shifts Greenland from the U.S. European Command area of responsibility to USNORTHCOM's.

June 14, 2025

USNORTHCOM announces additional security measures at installations

Based on world events, U.S. Northern Command has directed additional security measures at all military installations in the USNORTHCOM area of responsibility, which includes the continental United States and Alaska.

June 12, 2025

USS Cole Assists Royal Canadian Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Conduct At-Sea Transfer of Intercepted Contraband

CARIBBEAN SEA — The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67), supporting maritime southern border operations, conducted a hold-and-transfer of 245 kilograms of contraband recovered by the Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel HMCS William Hall (AOPV 433) in the Caribbean Sea June 9. The Reliance-class U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) accepted the contraband from the Cole’s embarked USCG Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) June 11 during a rendezvous at sea in the Caribbean.