March 30, 2010

Army Master Resiliency Training Course provides valued instruction for ARNORTH NCOs

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – The Army is continuing to enhance its war fighters with something more powerful than new artillery weapon systems, night vision scopes and expensive gadgets. This fairly new program, the Army’s “Master Resiliency Training Course,” is part of Comprehensive Soldier Fitness. It is designed to enhance a Soldier’s mettle, mind

March 30, 2010

Soldiers provided opportunity to excel, exhibit expertise

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Junior enlisted Soldiers and noncommissioned officers often begin their preparation for leadership roles through hours of intensive study, followed by appearing before a promotion board.In the past, for U.S. Army North troops, this meant preparing for facing this vital challenge at the Fort Sam Houston Garrison promotion

March 25, 2010

Canadian Vice-Admiral Donaldson appointed to Defence Staff

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The Canadian Minister of National Defence, the Honorable Peter MacKay, announced the appointment of Canadian Vice-Admiral A. B. Donaldson, commander of Canada Command, to the position of Vice Chief of the Defence Staff March 24 as part of an announcement of military promotions and appointments for 2010. The

March 18, 2010

Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM testifies before House Armed Services Committee

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command gave a "state of the commands" testimony to the House Armed Services Committee March 18 in Washington, D.C. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart outlined the missions of both NORAD and USNORTHCOM and stated in his written testimony,

March 15, 2010

U.S. NORTHCOM support of flooding in North Dakota

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command has received and approved two mission assignments in support of flooding in North Dakota. U.S. Army North Defense Coordinating Officer/Element has been activated in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region VIII, to provide assessment and coordination as required. DCOs and

March 11, 2010

Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM testifies before Senate Armed Service Committee

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command gave a "state of the commands" testimony March 11 in Washington, D.C. to the Senate Armed Services Committee. Gen. Gene Renuart outlined the missions of both NORAD and USNORTHCOM, and stated in his written testimony, “Every day,

March 3, 2010

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs Workshop kicks off

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – More than 50 public affairs specialists from the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command componenets and subordinates as well as partner nations, met for the 2010 NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs Workshop here March 2.The three-day workshop brought together public affairs

Feb. 18, 2010

AFRCC assists in search for downed helicopter in West Virginia

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center here coordinated efforts to locate a Navy helicopter from Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va., which crashed in a heavily wooded area near Lewisburg, W. Va., earlier this afternoon.At approximately 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time today, controllers at AFRCC received a signal from a beacon

Feb. 17, 2010

ARNORTH tests homeland defense unit

LAS VEGAS — U.S. Army North's Team B, West Division, Civil Support Training Activity, evaluated the Soldiers and Airmen of the Nevada National Guard’s 92nd Civil Support Team during a certification exercise Feb. 10 at the National Guard Readiness Center in Las Vegas.CSTs, such as the 92nd CST, are designed to assess hazards, advise civil

Feb. 16, 2010

AFRCC dispatches helos to missing hiker on Mount St. Helens

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center here is working with officials from Washington State to locate a missing hiker who fell an estimated 1,500 feet while climbing the 8,364-foot mountain Monday.At approximately 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time Monday, the Washington State Emergency Management Department contacted

Feb. 8, 2010

USNORTHCOM, Air Force help Mexican army bring field kitchen to Haiti

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command coordinated with the Mexican Army and Air Force to load a Mexican Army field kitchen on board a U.S. Air Force C-5 at Santa Lucia Air Base, Mex., Feb. 6.  The field kitchen is bound for humanitarian relief efforts in Haiti following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the area Jan. 12. The

Feb. 4, 2010

NORAD and USNORTHCOM support space shuttle launch

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command provide support to NASA and the shuttle program’s mission with distinctly different but important missions.NORAD—the bi-national command responsible for air defense of the North American air space—is ensuring airspace safety and security for

Feb. 4, 2010

U.S. NORTHCOM members continue to support humanitarian efforts in Haiti

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –Members of U.S. Northern Command continue to deploy in support of Operation Unified Response, the ongoing humanitarian relief effort in Haiti.U.S. military personnel were deployed to assist Haiti after the Caribbean island nation was all but destroyed by a 7.0 earthquake Jan. 12.“About 190 of our people are

Feb. 1, 2010

U.S. NORTHCOM augmentee works to restore hope in Haiti

Thursday was just another Colorado morning commute for David Eyre, on his way to his job as a mobilized engineer officer for the U.S. Northern Command Standing Joint Forces Headquarters Civil Engineer, instead of as the regional engineer for the Veterans Health Administration in Glendale, where he is employed as a federal civil service

Jan. 28, 2010

NGB, NORTHCOM discuss disaster response during hurricane workshop

TAMPA — The National Guard Bureau and U.S. Northern Command conducted their annual hurricane workshop Jan. 19-22 in downtown Tampa.Top Department of Defense, federal and state officials gathered together to discuss federal and state hurricane response plans. The gathering also provided them an avenue to make recommendations for any necessary