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June 21, 2010
CWID demos emerging technologies for warfighters
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –U.S. Northern Command, in partnership with the city of Colorado Springs and the Defense Information Systems Agency, participated in the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration on June 16. CWID is part exercise, part vendor demonstration, where companies offering new technologies can demonstrate their products in a
NORTHCOM training course prepares JTF commanders for second hat
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –More than 50 state National Guard generals and colonels attended the U.S. Northern Command-sponsored Joint Task Force Commanders Training Course June 14 - 18 to prepare them to take on roles as joint task force commanders in the event of large-scale disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and the Sept. 11 terrorist
June 20, 2010
USNORTHCOM expert discusses lessons learned from Ft. Hood massacre
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – With more than 200 eyes riveted on the lone briefer on stage, John Kress carefully and methodically detailed many of the lessons learned that were gleaned from a Department of Defense report regarding the November 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.Kress, U.S. Northern Command’s deputy chief of Force Protection &
June 15, 2010
ARNORTH commander meets with Region II disaster response leaders in New York
NEW YORK –As the 2010 hurricane season began, the Army's top disaster-response official, Lt. Gen. Guy Swan III, commanding general, U.S. Army North, met with disaster-response counterparts from Region II, a region composed of New York, New Jersey, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, to discuss how cooperation and relationships are critical in
City celebrates opening of ‘Gateway to Fort Sam Houston’
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas –Commuters traveling to and from Fort Sam Houston have the opportunity to witness one of the many improvements made for the community — the new Walters Street Bridge. As sounds of horns and vehicle engines zipped underneath, U.S. Army North and Fort Sam Houston military and civilian personnel, along with city and state
June 10, 2010
Citadel Protect 2010 training reinforces force protection importance
NORFOLK, Va. –The Navy continues to improve its force protection posture at home and overseas through series of training events, tabletop exercises, conferences and major exercises.These efforts will culminate Oct. 12 - the 10-year anniversary of the attack on USS Cole (DDG 67) - with the Anti-Terrorism Flag Summit action plan led by Adm. J.C.
June 8, 2010
Relocation exercises keep command center personnel sharp
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –If the power goes out at home, you usually just light some candles and wait for it to come back on, but when you have the security of two nations resting on your shoulders, you don’t really have that option. To make certain that operations can continue during an emergency where the command center at Peterson Air
June 3, 2010
State, federal teams prepare for hurricane season
NEW ORLEANS –As ambulance after ambulance pulls up to the tents on the flightline, medical staff members rush out to carry in patients on litters brought in from local hospitals. With only 72 hours until the hurricane makes landfall, it appears to be chaos to the untrained eye. But there is a method to the madness, and this method will save lives.
Units make history with Air Force's first homeland defense ORI
GULFPORT, Miss. –Three units representing each component of the Air Force made history here May 16 through 23 when they successfully completed the first homeland defense operational readiness inspection.The ORI, held at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center here, was administered by the Air Mobility Command Inspector General on a trial
June 1, 2010
Senator McCain and Admiral Winnefeld visit Arizona's southern border
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Admiral James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, are traveling today to Arizona's southern border. McCain invited Winnefeld to visit the Arizona-Mexico border so the Admiral can see
May 27, 2010
CJCS addresses homeland defense, Mexico at chairman’s call
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen discussed homeland defense, Mexico and emerging challenges with servicemembers and media at a chairman’s call on Peterson AFB, May 26.The Chairman took the opportunity to address the servicemembers after attending the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony
Command center shift leader holds deep ties to 9-11
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –When Air Force Reserve Col. Jim Zietlow arrived at the Pentagon, the first thing he saw was people working on the new bus stop. It was scheduled to be moved 800 feet away after terrorists bombed two embassies in Africa in 1998. When they first started, Zietlow thought it was a great idea. Now…
May 25, 2010
JTF North trains law enforcement agents, Soldiers
FORT BLISS, Texas –In its continuous effort to enhance the life-saving and force protection skills of the nation’s law enforcement agencies, Joint Task Force North introduced 22 members of the nation’s elite civilian agencies, along with 20 Soldiers from 1st Armored Division’s 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, to a new three-week training
May 19, 2010
Adm. Winnefeld takes command of NORAD, U.S. NORTHCOM
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –Navy Adm. James Winnefeld took command of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command from Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart in a ceremony on Peterson Air Force Base May 19.Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen and Canadian Chief of Defence Staff
May 18, 2010
NORAD, U.S. NORTHCOM commemorate 9-11 memorial
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commemorated a new Sept. 11 memorial during a ceremony at the commands’ headquarters May 18.The memorial, featuring a steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center donated by the National Homeland Defense Foundation, stands near the entrance of
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