Nov. 1, 2018

DoD units supporting DHS along Southwest Border

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Department of Homeland Security has requested the Department of Defense to provide a range of assistance, including planning, engineering, transportation, logistics and medical support to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Oct. 12, 2018

USNORTHCOM AND DOD ELEMENTS’ SUPPORT TO HURRICANE MICHAEL

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Northern Command, along with its component and subordinate commands, National Guard, and Department of Defense partners, is postured to provide response assistance to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state and local authorities in areas affected by Hurricane Michael. As initial damage assessments are occurring, military capabilities,

Sept. 21, 2018

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRANSITIONS ASSETS IN THE CAROLINAS

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — In close coordination with Federal Emergency Management Agency and state officials, the Department of Defense is tailoring its forward force structure to meet the current needs of the Hurricane Florence response effort. DoD will be returning some personnel and capabilities to their home stations, allowing them to resume other DoD missions. However,

Sept. 19, 2018

U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND REMAINS PROACTIVE

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Residual flooding in the areas affected by Hurricane Florence remain a concern for U.S. Northern Command as it continues synchronizing Department of Defense efforts in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and North Carolina leaders. "USNORTHCOM is the synchronizer for all DOD forces which are responding to Florence. The National

Sept. 19, 2018

U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND PROVIDES VITAL MILITARY CAPABILTIIES

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Department of Defense personnel continue to respond to areas affected by the storm and the subsequent flooding. "I think it’s important to highlight the storm response to date. It has been a great example of how the National Response Framework is supposed to work," said Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, commander of North American Aerospace Defense

Sept. 17, 2018

U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND PROVIDES VITAL MILITARY CAPABILTIIES

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Northern Command, along with its component and subordinate commands, National Guard, and Department of Defense partners, continue providing critical search and rescue capabilities to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and local responders in areas affected by Hurricane Florence. As flood waters continue to rise, critical military

Sept. 15, 2018

U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND POSITIONED TO RESPOND

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — United States Northern Command, its component and subordinate commands, Department of Defense partners, the military services and the National Guard are actively supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, states and local partners in response to the recently-downgraded Hurricane Florence. "We have quite literally surrounded the affected

Sept. 14, 2018

U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND PREPARES FOR HURRICANE FLORENCE

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Northern Command is prepared, positioned, and ready to respond immediately to communities affected by Hurricane Florence. The same capabilities that make the U.S. Armed Forces so powerful in combat also lend themselves extraordinarily well to disaster relief. The Department of Defense is

Sept. 13, 2018

U.S. NORTHERN COMMAND PREPARES FOR HURRICANE FLORENCE

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Northern Command is leaning forward and actively posturing Department of Defense forces in preparation for Hurricane Florence. While homeland defense is NORAD’s and USNORTHCOM’s number one priority, USNORTHCOM also plays an important role in disaster response by providing unique military

July 23, 2018

NORTHCOM Senior Enlisted Leader Tours JTF-CS

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — The NORTHCOM command senior enlisted leader visited Joint Task Force Civil Support recently to tour Mullan Hall and view unit operations here. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Paul G. McKenna is assigned to North American Aerospace Command and U.S. Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. Hosted by the JTF-CS commanding general and senior enlisted leader,

July 13, 2018

NORAD, USNORTHCOM and the Mexican Air Force successfully accomplish objectives in AMALGAM EAGLE 18

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, along with Mexico’s National Defense Forces (SEDENA), successfully conducted AMALGAM EAGLE 18, a field training exercise, which enhanced mutual warning and information sharing procedures in support of a cooperative response to a simulation of an illicit flight that crossed the

July 10, 2018

Nevada Air National Guard MAFFS achieve milestone

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

June 29, 2018

New JTF-CS Commanding General Returns to his Birthplace

FORT EUSTIS, Virg. — The new Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) Commanding General, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bill Hall, returned to the place of his birth in a formal ceremony June 29, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Seay Plaza. “Fifty-one years and 29 days ago today, my father, Brig. Gen. Hugh Hall, returned from service in Vietnam and was stationed at Ft. Eustis,” Maj. Gen. Hall

June 21, 2018

NORAD and USNORTHCOM host CBRN exercise

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — More than 95 personnel from the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear community gathered here to advance the enterprise during the Vista Crossing Tabletop Exercise and International CBRN Summit here June 12-13.“We continue the drumbeat of preparedness and readiness,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Peggy Combs, chief of staff for North American

June 6, 2018

Guard, Federal and Interagency Civilian Partners exercise to improve Disaster Response

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — More than 50 people from the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) gathered at JTF-CS headquarters for a table-top exercise to rehearse scenarios for responding to complex catastrophic disasters in the United States and its territories, May 15-16.“We’re here to see what’s possible, what the key decision