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 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

May 31, 2018

Congressional Staffers Visit JTF-CS

FORT EUSTIS, Va. — Congressional staffers got a look at response operations during a visit to Joint Task Force Civil Support May 30. Members of Senator Mark Warner’s (D-VA) staff, Caroline Wadhams, senior advisor on national security and VA affairs, and Zach Lewis, Defense legislative coordinator, received briefings on command operations in the unit’s air beam tent.

May 24, 2018

Gen. O’Shaughnessy assumes command of NORAD, USNORTHCOM

Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. — Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy assumed command of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command from Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson during a ceremony held at Peterson Air Force Base today. The change of command was presided over by U.S. Secretary of Defense, Jim Mattis, and Canadian Armed Forces Chief of

March 15, 2018

Bullets, Beans and Band-Aids: CLR-25 provides for Task Force Arctic Edge

FORT GREELY, Alaska — A long way from their home station of Camp Lejeune, N.C., the Marines of Combat Logistics Regiment 25 make up the command element of Task for Arctic Edge, providing the necessary logistical requirements and command and control for the units it is comprised of, all while battling the blistering snow and numbing cold that accompanies northern Alaska

March 14, 2018

Special operation forces battle Arctic conditions during Arctic Edge 18

FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The U.S. military conducts mission-based training events year-round, but Arctic Edge 2018 is a unique opportunity that has brought over 1,500 U.S. military personnel from more than 20 units together to train in arctic conditions throughout the Alaska range.For the Special Operations Command, North, located in at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado,

March 13, 2018

Arctic-Deployed Navy Submarines Participate in Ice Exercise 2018

BEAUFORT SEA, Arctic Circle — The Navy’s fast attack submarines USS Hartford and USS Connecticut both surfaced in the Arctic Circle north of Alaska during the multinational maritime Ice Exercise 2018.

March 8, 2018

Navy kicks off ICEX 2018

ARCTIC CIRCLE, Alaska — ICEX 2018 is a five-week biennial exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies and partner organizations.

Nov. 17, 2017

SECDEF visits NORAD, U.S. Northern Command

PETERSON AFB, Colo. — Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis visited Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Nov. 16 to discuss the topics of homeland defense, ballistic missile defense and NORTHCOM's role in assistance to response efforts to natural disasters.During his visit, Mattis toured NORAD and USNORTHCOM command and control

Sept. 26, 2017

DoD, Partner Agencies Support Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands Hurricane Relief Efforts

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department and partner agencies are supporting ongoing assessment and response operations in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, Pentagon spokesman Army Lt. Col. Jamie Davis said.

Sept. 25, 2017

DoD Continues Round-the-Clock Support Following Hurricanes in Caribbean

WASHINGTON — The federal government's priority is continuing to provide lifesaving and life-sustaining resources to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of recent hurricanes in the Caribbean Sea, a Pentagon spokesman said.

Sept. 22, 2017

JBSA-Lackland Kelly Field stands up ISB to support FEMA’s Hurricane Maria relief efforts

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — The Federal Emergency Management Agency stood up an Incident Support Base at JBSA-Kelly Field to aid Hurricane Maria relief efforts with support from the 502nd Air Base Wing Sept. 21.