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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.

Gen. Lori J. Robinson, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) visited Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Aug. 10, 2016. Robinson met with Becker for an office call and received a command and capabilities brief from the Deputy Commander, Egon Hawrylak. JFHQ-NCR/MDW directors and commanders were on hand to answer any questions from Robinson and her staff. (U.S. Army photo by Courtney Dock)

Aug. 16, 2016

Gen. Robinson visits Military District of Wash.

PETERSON AFB, Colo. — Gen. Lori J. Robinson, commander, NORAD and USNORTHCOM, visited Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Aug. 10, 2016.

U.S. Army paratroopers perform an airborne insertion from two C-130 Hercules during Red Flag-Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug 10, 2016. Exercises such as this are one of the many ways C-130 crews get to prepare themselves for real-world contingencies.

Aug. 15, 2016

Red Flag-Alaska Jumps Off to a Good Start for the 36th Airlift Squadron

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The last frontier…home to hundreds of mountains that seem to scar the land, glacial rivers that wind through valleys and where millions of visitors travel each year to take in the sights.

Gen. Lori Robinson, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command is greeted by Adm. Phil Davidson, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command on the USFF quarterdeck at the start of her visit to Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 11, 2016. The General’s visit included a maritime domain awareness brief at the USFF Maritime Operations Center, a tour of Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), and a hall of fame induction ceremony at the Joint Forces Staff College. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Benjamin Dobbs/Released)

Aug. 12, 2016

Robinson visits Norfolk

Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. — Gen. Lori Robinson, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, visited multiple units at Norfolk, Va. Aug. 11, 2016.

File photo: The boundaries between traditional cyber threats and traditional electronic warfare threats have blurred. The Integrated Cyber and Electronic Warfare program at the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center looks to leverage cyber and electronic warfare capabilities as an integrated system to increase situational awareness of commanders. Army illustration

Aug. 11, 2016

DoD Releases Update of Manual Governing Defense Intelligence Activities

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has released an update of procedures, first published in 1982, that govern the conduct of DoD intelligence activities.

A communications radar unit operated by the 264th Combat Communications Squadron stands ready during Exercise Northern Strike at the Combat Training Readiness Center in Alpena, Mich., on Aug. 9, 2016. Northern Strike 16 is a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise uniting approximately 5,000 Army, Air Force, Marine and Special Forces service members from 20 states and three coalition countries during the first three weeks of August 2016 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, both located in northern Michigan.

Aug. 11, 2016

Air Guard units provide critical communications link for Northern Strike exercise

GRAYLING, Mich. - Squadrons of Airmen from Illinois and Utah are providing the communications backbone for Northern Strike 2016. The 264th Combat Communications Squadron from Peoria, Illinois, is providing the communications hardware and infrastructure support for the exercise, operating from three locations at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center and the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center in northern Michigan.

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander, Gen. Lori Robinson and the Honourable Stéphane Dion, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, pause in front of the 9/11 Memorial at the headquarters prior to the Minister receiving briefings on the commands’ missions during his visit to Peterson Air Force Base, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, August 8, 2016.

Aug. 9, 2016

Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs visits NORAD, NORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander, Gen. Lori Robinson and the Honourable Stéphane Dion, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, pause in front of the 9/11 Memorial in front of the headquarters, prior to the Minister receiving briefings on the commands’ missions during his visit here in Colorado Springs, Colo., August 8, 2016.

Aug. 5, 2016

SBIRS GEO Flight 3 Arrives in Florida, Prepares for October Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla — The U.S. Air Force’s Space Based Infrared Systems program completed a major program milestone on Aug. 2, successfully delivering a Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite Flight 3 to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Gen. Lori Robinson (left), Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, meets with members of the Customs and Border Protection with Joint Task Force - West in Tucson, Arizona, July 21, 2016. Gen. Robinson was briefed on the mission and challenges on the U.S. border. She also toured the U.S. southern border via helicopter. NORTHCOM is a mission partner with the CBP. Joint Task Force – West (JTF-W) is part of the Department of Homeland Security's Southern Border and Approaches Campaign Plan. This joint task force structure focuses cross-departmental and integrated counter-network operations on strategic objectives across four geographical corridors. Area networks within the JTF-W Joint Operating Area include supporting components, Department of Defense Commands, International, State, Local, and Tribal entities. JTF-W efforts are designed to extend the border and institutionalize an asymmetric operational agility, effectiveness, and impact against targeted Transnational Criminal Organization (TCO) networks.

Aug. 5, 2016

Southern Border Visit

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson, commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, travelled the Southern U.S. Border visiting NORTHCOM mission partners and units July 19-21, 2016. She received mission briefs and aerial tours in Texas and Arizona.

U.S. Strategic Command

Aug. 5, 2016

U.S., South Korea, Japan Discuss Recent North Korean Missile Launches

WASHINGTON — Representatives of the United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a senior-level videoconference to share information regarding two recent North Korean missile launches.