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A Soldier with the 172nd Hazard Response Company from Fort Riley, Kansas examines a simulated injury Aug. 25, 2016 at Fort Hood, Texas during Exercise Sudden Response 16. The weeklong exercise was a key training event for the 172nd HR Co. and various other units within Joint Task Force Civil Support, a rapidly deployable force of more than 5,000 service members from across the country who are specially trained and equipped to provide life-saving assistance in the event of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear disasters in the U.S. During the exercise, the Soldiers had to decontaminate and medically treat 200 civilian role players who acted as survivors of a nuclear attack. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Marcus Floyd, 13th Public Affairs Detachment)

Aug. 29, 2016

Joint task force trains to save lives during disaster exercise

FORT HOOD, Texas — Service members with Joint Task Force Civil Support honed their disaster response skills during realistic decontamination training Aug. 25, as part of Exercise Sudden Response 16 at Fort Hood, Texas.

Gen. Lori Robinson, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander, inspects the Southwest Border between San Diego, Calif. and Tijuana, Mexico with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Aug. 24, 2016.

Aug. 26, 2016

Southwest Border Region Visit

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. Lori Robinson, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander, was briefed on and toured the Southwest Border Region during a visit to San Diego, Calif., Aug. 24, 2016.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric McComb and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Markham, both Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) technicians with the 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (WMD-CST), out of Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, walk toward a building with potential CBRN threats Aug. 23, 2016, at the Fairbanks Regional Fire Training Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. The 103rd WMD-CST is a joint unit thats includes both Alaska Air National Guard and Alaska Army National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

Aug. 26, 2016

Alaska Army National Guard supports community with multi-agency exercise

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — The 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, composed of Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers and Alaska Air National Guard Airmen, hosted an exercise in Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 23 for different agencies in the area including Eielson Air Force Base and Fort Wainwright. The exercise provided an opportunity for different agencies to train together on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Environmental agents.

Pararescue jumpers with the 212th Rescue Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, evacuate patients using a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter during Exercise Arctic Chinook Aug. 24, 2016. Exercise Arctic Chinook is a joint U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Northern Command-sponsored exercise on the U.S. State Department approved list of Arctic Council Chairmanship events. The Arctic mass rescue operation exercise scenario consisted of an adventure-class cruise ship with approximately 200 passengers and crew that experience a catastrophic event with the need to abandon ship. Arctic Chinook exercised elements of the Arctic Search and Rescue Agreement to include interoperability, cooperation, information sharing, SAR services, and joint exercise review.

Aug. 26, 2016

Preparing for the worst through practice: Exercise Arctic Chinook 2016

KOTZEBUE, Alaska — More than 1,000 personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, Alaskan Command, Alaska National Guard, state and local agencies, tribal organizations and Royal Canadian Air Force participated in Exercise Arctic Chinook, a joint USCG and U.S. Northern Command-sponsored exercise on the U.S. State Department approved list of Arctic Council Chairmanship

Brig. Gen. Ronald Buckley, deputy director of Operations for the U.S. Northern Command, says that relationships and trusted partnerships are critical for the success of the U.S. ground-based midcourse defense mission at the 19th Space and Missile Defense Symposium at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Aug. 17, 2016.

Aug. 25, 2016

NORTHCOM leader talks partnerships at Missile Defense Symposium

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Relationships and trusted partnerships are critical for the success of the U.S. ground-based midcourse defense mission, said the deputy director of Operations for the U.S. Northern Command at the 19th Space and Missile Defense Symposium at the Von Braun Center, Aug. 17, 2016.

Participants from around the military and federal force protection community attend their first day of the annual Antiterrorism and Force Protection Workshop and Table Top Exercise at Fort Sam Houston Aug. 9. The workshop and exercise was part of a three-day conference to facilitate candid discussion and promote collaboration of the major issues and challenges in executing Army and U.S. Northern Command antiterrorism and force protection mission requirements across the theater.

Aug. 25, 2016

Army North facilitates annual antiterrorism/force protection workshop

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The annual U.S. Army North Antiterrorism and Force Protection Workshop and Table Top Exercise kicked off at Fort Sam Houston Aug. 9, providing three days of sessions to facilitate greater collaboration among the force protection communities.

Aug. 25, 2016

Antiterrorism Efforts Are Everyone's Responsibility, Always

As Antiterrorism (AT) Awareness Month winds to a close, it's important to remember that vigilance is required year-round to protect ourselves from the global threat of terrorism."The awareness month program presented an opportunity to highlight the seriousness of this important topic given today's threat environment," said HQ IMCOM Protection

Kathleen Schmidt, from the State of Georgia Public Health Department, examines a mosquito trap to be sent for testing of the zika virus, on Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., on June 24, 2016. The traps were placed in close proximity to where recent bites were experienced by base personnel (U.S. Air Force photos/Don Peek)

Aug. 24, 2016

Dobbins combats Zika with Georgia Department of Health

Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. — Dobbins’ Bioenvironmental Engineers recently partnered with the Georgia Department of Public Health to partake in the Department of Defense initiative to combat the Zika virus and other mosquito-spread diseases.

Senior Airman Nicholas Stewart, 21st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, applies lubricant to an actuator part of an Northrop Grumman Remotec’s ANDROS F6A EOD robot during a maintenance class at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Aug. 17, 2016. The 21st EOD leadership tries to arrange this training for their Airman every two to three years to make sure they are fully capable of performing any trouble shooting that might be necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Grimm)

Aug. 24, 2016

Air Force and Civilian EOD train together to save lives

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.- — The 21st Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal shop hosted the 140th Wing CES EOD out of Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., the 302nd Airlift Wing CES EOD at Peterson AFB, Colo., and the El Paso County bomb squad for an advanced maintenance course held here August 15-19.

September is National Preparedness Month, which serves as a reminder to take action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for the types of emergencies that could affect individuals where they live, work and visit. President Obama’s Proclamation for National Preparedness Month was given Aug. 31, 2015.

Aug. 24, 2016

September is National Preparedness Month

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- — September is National Preparedness Month! Are you ready?

Aug. 23, 2016

Hurricane Hunters to fly low-level investigation mission today

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — The Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters will fly an investigative mission out of St. Croix today into Invest 99-L in the Western Atlantic Ocean. During the mission the WC-130J crew members will fly the aircraft between 500 and 1500 feet above the surface of the ocean to collect data that will help the National Hurricane Center determine whether Invest 99-L has the potential to develop into a tropical system.

Aug. 22, 2016

Air Refueling: Here Comes the Boom

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Laying down soaring through the sky clouds are visible as far as the eye can see. In the distance appears a speck, which grows larger by the second, finally becoming recognizable as an aircraft.

Community leaders from the state of Georgia visited NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters, Aug. 19, 2016. The community leaders were part of a civic leader tour and were flown to Colorado by the 94th Airlift Wing from Dobbins ARB, Ga. The experience allowed the civic leaders to gain a clearer understanding of the roles and missions of various military organizations with an emphasis on the Air Force Reserve.

Aug. 19, 2016

Georgia Community Leaders Visit NORAD, NORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Community leaders from the state of Georgia visited NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters here Aug. 19, 2016.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander gives command of Alaskan NORAD Region and Alaskan Command to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach during a change of command ceremony Aug. 16 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Wilsbach also assumed command of 11th Air Force from Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander. Outgoing commander Lt. Gen. Russell Handy retired after more than 30 years of service and relinquished command to Wilsbach.

Aug. 17, 2016

New Commander at Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command

PETERSON AFB, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander gives command of Alaskan NORAD Region and Alaskan Command to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach during a change of command ceremony Aug. 16 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Members of the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard transport flood evacuee and World War II veteran, Mr. Willis Woods from the Celtic Media Centre shelter to a special needs facility near the Louisiana State University campus on August 15, 2016. The Louisiana National Guard mobilized more than 1,000 guardsmen in response to heavy flash flooding that occurred in south Louisiana on August 13, 2006.

Aug. 17, 2016

Louisiana Air National Guard provides security, aid and comfort

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Air National Guard mobilized more than 100 Airmen to maintain order and provide assistance at the Celtic Media Centre movie studio facility shelter in Baton Rouge in response to rising floodwaters that forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes, Aug. 14.