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Feb. 21, 2024
U.S. Northern Command to conduct Arctic Edge 2024
U.S. Northern Command will conduct Arctic Edge 2024, a joint and combined multi-domain Field Training Exercise (FTX) involving extreme cold weather and high latitude environment training in various locations throughout Alaska Feb. 23 – March 11, 2024.
Feb. 5, 2024
Guillot takes command of NORAD, USNORTHCOM
North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command welcomed their 27th and 10th commanders, respectively, when Gen. Gregory M. Guillot assumed leadership of the organizations Feb. 5, 2024, during a combined change of command ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Feb. 1, 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY: NORAD, USNORTHCOM to host Change of Command Ceremony on Feb. 5
News media organizations are invited to attend the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Change of Command ceremony Feb. 5, 2024, at 10 a.m., in Hangar 1 (Bldg. 140) on Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Nov. 14, 2023
Special Operation Command North celebrates its 10th Anniversary
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Special Operations Command North recognized its 10th anniversary at the command headquarters, Nov. 5, 2023.
Nov. 6, 2023
Special Operations Command North hosts second annual Special Operations Forces Symposium
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Special Operations Command North hosted its second annual Special Operations Forces Symposium at the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Carson, Colo., Oct. 23-27, 2023.
20231030 Oct. 30, 2023
U.S. Northern Command supports DHS southwest border surge request
Peterson SFB, Colo. — Eight-hundred active-duty military personnel under the direction of U.S. Northern Command will deploy to the southwest border as part of a surge support request by the Department of Homeland Security to assist the Customs and Border Protection mission.
Sept. 29, 2023
Ground-Based Missile Defense Units in North America reassigned to U.S. Northern Command
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Effective Oct. 1, 2023, the 100th Missile Defense Brigade, Schriever Space Force Base, Colo., and its subordinate unit, 49th Missile Defense Battalion, Fort Greely, Alaska, are assigned to U.S. Northern Command. This move aligns the units that operate the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system under the combatant command responsible for missile defense of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.
Aug. 23, 2023
U.S. Northern Command and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency conducts roundtable to discuss resiliency of critical infrastructure
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — A roundtable discussion co-hosted by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and U.S. Northern Command was held here Aug. 22, 2023, bringing together federal and state governments and industry partners to share information outlining strategies for building resilience and response to cyber or physical attacks on America’s critical energy infrastructure.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- July 28, 2023
DAF releases Women, Peace, Security Strategic Action Plan
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- — The Department of the Air Force recently released its Women, Peace, and Security, or WPS, Strategic Action Plan to operationalize WPS concepts across the Air and Space Forces. WPS is a policy framework that acknowledges the critical roles women play in international peace and security efforts; it calls for the meaningful participation of women in all levels of decision-making to ensure the safety and security of all genders around the globe.
06/22/2023 June 30, 2023
Exercise Vital Archer 2023
PETERSON SPACEFORCE BASE, Colo. — PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado – Vital Archer 23, a bilateral exercise focused on counterterrorism and counter weapons of mass destruction, came to a close June 22, 2023, across the United States and Canada. Led by U.S. Northern Command and Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, Vital Archer 23 featured approximately 1,400 participants from 23 U.S. and Canadian government agencies from across both nations’ national security enterprises, with special operations forces from both nations.
May 10, 2023
Department of the Air Force - Women, Peace and Security
McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, TN, US — Around the world, conflict and disasters disproportionately affect women and children, yet women remain under-represented in efforts to secure against and resolve conflict. Women, peace and security is an internationally recognized framework among our allies and partners and signed into law in the U.S. in 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Master Sgt. Amber Williams)
May 8, 2023
U.S. Northern Command Supports DHS with Active Duty Personnel
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — At the request of the Department of Homeland Security and with approval from the Secretary of Defense, 1,500 active duty military service members under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command will deploy to the U.S. southwest border in the coming days to provide support to Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
March 15, 2023 May 5, 2023
WHINSEC conducts WPS symposium
FORT BENNING, GA — WHINSEC conducts its sixth-annual Women, Peace, and Security symposium.
May 5, 2023
USNORTHCOM hosts WPS Barrier Analysis Focus Group
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, CO — In its continuing effort to expand and evolve the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) program, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) hosted a series of WPS barrier analysis focus groups for command members from Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, 2023, at the North American Aerospace Command and USNORTHCOM headquarters on Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
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