April 6, 2020

433rd AW mobilizes medics for COVID-19 response

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, TEXAS — In less than 36 hours, nine medics from the 433rd Airlift Wing and an Individual Mobilization Augmentee from the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland mobilized and deployed to New York City on a C-5M Super Galaxy April 5, 2020, to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.

April 6, 2020

DOD Continually Examines, Modifies COVID-19 Response

WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department is adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic and leaders at all levels are looking at resources, processes and personnel needed to fight the virus, Jonathan Rath Hoffman, assistant to the secretary of defense for public affairs, said today during a Pentagon news conference.The department must protect its service

April 5, 2020

USNORTHCOM Deploys 1,000 to NYC

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Northern Command, in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is deploying a combined total of 1,000 Air Force and Navy medical providers to the New York City area in next 3 days.

April 3, 2020

DOD Expands Medical Support in New York City, New Orleans, Dallas

At the request of FEMA, the Department of Defense will expand its medical support to include COVID-19 positive patients at the Javits Federal Medical Station (FMS) in New York City, the Morial FMS in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Kay Bailey Hutchinson FMS in Dallas, Texas.

April 2, 2020

250-Patient Army Field Hospital in Seattle Expected to Open Next Week

The Army is assembling a 250-bed field hospital in Seattle that's meant to treat non-COVID-19 patients so area hospitals will be able to free up their own beds to care for those who have contracted the disease.

April 2, 2020

USNS Mercy, USNS Comfort Receiving Patients in LA, New York City

To free overwhelmed local hospitals focusing on patients with COVID-19, the Navy hospital ships USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort are docked on both U.S. coasts to provide medical and surgical care to non-COVID-19 patients.

April 2, 2020

Army transforms event center into hospital for COVID-19 Response

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, our team at U. S. Army North (Fifth Army) transformed the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle, Washington, from a sports arena to a world-class U.S. Army hospital to help free bed space in local hospitals and allow medical professionals to focus on providing care to #COVID19 patients.

April 2, 2020

Navy Hospital Ships Helping In COVID-19 Response

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, two U.S. Navy Hospital Ships are providing support to U.S. hospitals for the whole-of-America response for COVID-19.

March 30, 2020

NORTHCOM Leading Active-Duty DoD for COVID-19 Operations

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Under the direction of USNORTHCOM, a 450-person Navy Medical Unit from Jacksonville, Florida will soon deploy to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area and New Orleans to expand the medical capabilities in those states in the next few days.

March 30, 2020

NORTHCOM Leading Military Support to COVID-19 Response

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Northern Command, in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is leading the Department of Defense’s response to COVID-19 efforts in the continental United States.

March 27, 2020

NORTHCOM Military Support to COVID-19 Response

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Northern Command, in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is executing its Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission by providing military support to local, state and federal agencies. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, has unique capabilities that can be adapted to support the whole-of-nation response to the COVID–19 pandemic, as requested by the lead federal agency.

March 6, 2020

U.S. Navy kicks off ICEX 2020 in Arctic Ocean

ARCTIC OCEAN — Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially commenced Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020 in the Arctic Ocean with the construction of a temporary ice camp, Camp Seadragon, and the arrival of two U.S. Navy fast-attack submarines, March 4.

March 6, 2020

Arctic Edge 2020

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Arctic Edge 2020 (AE20) is a joint force and international training exercise and is the largest joint exercise scheduled in Alaska this year with approximately 1,000 US military personnel working alongside members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

March 2, 2020

Arctic Warriors Face the Bitter Cold During Arctic Edge 20

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- In the early morning hours of Feb. 28, 2020, Soldiers and Marines gathered in the historic shell of Hangar 1 on Ladd Army Air Field, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, for the final test of their capabilities. This test was part of Arctic Edge 20 (AE20), which is a Homeland Defense exercise hosted by Alaskan Command under the

Feb. 13, 2020

NORAD & USNORTHCOM Holds Arctic Training Exercise

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Arctic Edge 20 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command exercise scheduled every two years.