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July 13, 2010
Deepwater Horizon airspace activity now coordinated at 601st AOC
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –As the Deepwater Horizon Response Operation enters Week 13, senior Department of Defense and Homeland Security officials made the decision to centralize airspace management operations in the 601st Air & Space Operations Center. The decision was made due to the organization’s ‘inherent and unique skill set’ when
July 9, 2010
AFRCC experiences busy week
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –It’s been a busy week for controllers in the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center here as they assisted in two searches and a rescue Tuesday and another search Wednesday.The Montrose County (Colo.) Sheriff’s Office requested helicopter support in the search for a missing 48-year-old man who was last seen taking his
July 7, 2010
Lieutenant-General Walter Semianiw assumes command of Canada Command
OTTAWA, Canada –Canada Command, the organization responsible for Canadian Forces operations in Canada and throughout continental North America, has a new commander today. Lieutenant-General Walter Semianiw assumed command from Vice-Admiral Bruce Donaldson during a brief ceremony in downtown Ottawa. Vice-Admiral Donaldson will assume new duties as
June 30, 2010
AFRCC responds to Army helicopter crash on Pikes Peak
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –An Army Apache helicopter crashed on Pikes Peak, Colo., early Wednesday morning while conducting high altitude night operations training.Flight for Life Colorado medical personal on-scene listed one crew member in critical condition and the other in good condition. At approximately 1 a.m. Mountain time, the helicopter
U.S. Northern Command support of FEMA for Hurricane Alex
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –U.S. Northern Command has received two mission assignments in support of a possible federal response to Hurricane Alex. A U.S. Army North Defense Coordinating Office and Defense Coordinating Element has been activated in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VI, to provide assessment and
June 25, 2010
US Army North announces Field Training Exercise Vibrant Response 10.2
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas –U. S. Army North, U. S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, will host more than 3,500 military and civilian personnel from around the country to take part in a Field Training Exercise simulating a terrorist attack in the United States. The exercise, named Vibrant Response, takes place July 10-24 at Camp
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
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