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

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.

May 4, 2022

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.

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.

April 22, 2022

US Army North oversees annual disaster response exercise

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — U. S. Army North, U. S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, will oversee approximately 1,250 military and civilian personnel assigned to numerous military organizations across the country during its annual disaster response training exercise, Vibrant Response, April 22 to May 13.

April 19, 2022

VIRTUAL FLAG: Homeland Defense exercise sharpens skills, deters enemy aggression

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The VIRTUAL FLAG 22-2 homeland defense exercise was successfully executed at the 705th Combat Training Squadron’s Distributed Mission Operation Center, or DMOC, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed locations around the world from March 28 – April 1.

March 18, 2022

ARCTIC EDGE 22 comes to a close

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — U.S. Northern Command’s exercise Arctic Edge 22 came to a close March 16 across the state of Alaska. Hosted by Alaskan Command, the bi-national, multi-service exercise is held every two years with roots going back more than five decades to a shared commitment to the defense of North America.