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May 5, 2023
U.S. Northern Command Supports DHS with Active Duty Personnel
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — At the request of the Department of Homeland Security and with approval from the Secretary of Defense, 1,500 active duty military service members under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command will deploy to the U.S. southwest border in the coming days to provide support to Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
April 10, 2023
NORAD and U.S. Northern Command will conduct exercise VIGILANT SHIELD 23
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command will conduct its annual homeland defense exercise, VIGILANT SHIELD 23, Apr. 11-19, 2023.
March 11, 2023
U.S. Northern Command Update on Recovery Operations
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — At the direction of the President of the United States, fighter aircraft assigned to U.S. Northern Command successfully took down a high altitude airborne object off the northern coast of Alaska at 1:45 pm Eastern Standard Time Feb. 10 within U.S. sovereign airspace over U.S. territorial water.
March 8, 2023
Statement of USNORTHCOM and NORAD Commander to the HASC
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Statement of Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, USAF, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, before the House Armed Services Committee. Delivery date Mar. 8, 2023.
Feb. 17, 2023
U.S. Northern Command Recovery Operations Update on Airborne Objects
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Northern Command recommended that search operations conclude today near Deadhorse, Alaska, and on Lake Huron, as search activities have discovered no debris from airborne objects shot down on Feb. 10 and Feb. 12, 2023.
Feb. 5, 2023
Statement from Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — “At the direction of the President of the United States and with the full support of the Government of Canada, United States fighter aircraft under U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) authority successfully brought down the PRC’s high altitude surveillance balloon at 2:39 p.m. EST, Feb. 4, 2023." - Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, NORAD and USNORTHCOM
Oct. 25, 2022
U.S. and Mexico incorporate ‘Women, Peace, and Security Program’ in ‘Fuerzas Amigas 2022’
REYNOSA, Mexico — The U.S. military conducted exercise Fuerzas Amigas 2022 with the Mexican military Oct. 16-21, 2022, at Campo Militar Reynosa in Reynosa, Mexico. Fuerzas Amigas is an annual bilateral exercise focused on defense support of civil authorities and Mexico’s National Defense Plan – III-E. The exercise aims to strengthen the bilateral military-to-military partnership conducting disaster response operations along the U.S.-Mexico border.
June 22, 2022
Iron Dragons assume mission command over domestic CBRN defense response task force
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — The 110th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Battalion (Technical Escort) “Iron Dragons” have assumed mission command of Task Force 2 in the Defense CBRN Response Force.
May 25, 2022
US Army North, FEMA, others prepare for 2022 Hurricane Season predicted to be “above average”
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — As the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season approaches, U.S. Army North hosted more than 150 military and civilian partners who gathered in person and virtually for a Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill at the Army Medical Department ROC Drill Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, May 25.
May 5, 2022
NATO Allies, Partners Promote Arctic Security, Military Cooperation
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The annual Arctic Security Forces Roundtable assembled 45 military leaders from 11 NATO Ally and partner nations to promote military cooperation on a wide range of issues facing the strategically important High North and the world’s Arctic nations, May 3-5.
May 4, 2022
Nevada Air Guard doubles certified pilots during aerial firefighting training
BOISE, Idaho — The Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Operations Group upgraded four pilots to aircraft commanders certified on the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) here, April 25 - 30.
Airborne Firefighting units participate in interagency spring training in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho — Less than two years after the most devastating firefighting season in the United States, the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) spring training took place at Gowen Field, Idaho, April 25-29, 2022.
May 3, 2022
US Army, US Marines and multinational forces to participate in Maple Resolve 22
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Approximately 680 U.S. Army Soldiers, 20 U.S. Marines and 3,200 Canadian and British forces will participate in the largest allied exercise conducted in North America, May 10-22, 2022.
May 2, 2022
Gender advisors support Operation Allies Welcome mission
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Throughout the duration of Department of Defense (DoD) support to Operation Allies Welcome, U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) led the effort to provide gender advisory support to this Department of Homeland Security (DHS)-led, interagency operation to resettle Afghan evacuees in the United States.
April 25, 2022
MAFFS ground tanks give California a cutting edge in aerial firefighting capabilities
CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD STATION, Calif. — Finalizing construction for a massive air-tanker base upgrade, the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing (146 AW) completed the installation of four new fire retardant ground storage tanks in March.
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