Jan. 28, 2010

JCG presents awards, shares vision during town hall meeting

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Lt. Gen. Guy Swan III, U.S. Army North commanding general, met with the Soldiers and Civilians of ARNORTH Jan. 25 during the quarterly Army North Town Hall Meeting at the Fort Sam Houston Golf Club.The town hall meeting was Swan’s first since he took command Dec. 15; during the gathering, he provided the Army North

Jan. 22, 2010

Sixth Annual Hurricane Conference attracts senior leaders

TAMPA, Fla. — Nearly 50 senior federal and military officials joined more than 300 attendees, today, at the 2010 National Guard Bureau and US Northern Command States Hurricane Workshop. The four-day workshop culminated with a public panel discussion by US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) commander, General Gene Renuart, Chief of the National

Jan. 21, 2010

Ensuring cyberspace safety, security no easy task; NORAD, USNORTHCOM commander discusses challenges

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. —The commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command spoke to cyberspace industry and government leaders about the safety and security of the cyberspace domain Jan. 14.U.S. Air Force Gen. Victor Renuart, Jr., told the crowd at the Defending America, CYBERSPACE 2010 Symposium in

Jan. 21, 2010

NORAD and USNORTHCOM train in Novel Strain

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command put their skills into practice during a pandemic exercise, which ran Jan. 11-14. Exercise NOVEL STRAIN is a USNORTHCOM Commander directed Tier 1 command post exercise focused on operations in a Pandemic Influenza environment. PI is a relatively

Jan. 19, 2010

Army North helps Haiti effort

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — The U.S. Army North headquarters based here is supporting the U.S. Southern Command-led effort to bring relief to the people of Haiti. Army North is the Joint Force Land Component Command for U.S. Northern Command in the continental United States. “So far we have positioned Defense Coordinating Officials and their

Jan. 19, 2010

NORAD and USNORTHCOM to host media day

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command are opening their command center doors to the media on Jan. 22 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Media will tour the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Integrated Command Center and speak with the NORAD Deputy Commander and the USNORTHCOM Deputy Commander to

Jan. 18, 2010

AFNORTH assists with Haitian relief efforts

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- Air operations experts at Air Forces Northern here are assisting 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern with humanitarian aid efforts following the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti Jan. 12The 601st Air & Space Operations Center here is supporting the 612th Combined Air & Space Operations Center,

Jan. 14, 2010

USNORTHCOM supports response to Haiti Earthquake

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is supporting U.S. Southern Command’s response and support for Haiti Earthquake relief efforts. USNORTHCOM has extensive experience in disaster response. The Department of Defense has capabilities that save lives as well as many other unique support capabilities such as air lift,

Dec. 23, 2009

President nominates new NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has made the following nomination: Navy Vice Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. for appointment to the rank of admiral and assignment as commander, Northern Command/Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Winnefeld is currently serving as

Dec. 16, 2009

Lt. Gen. Swan takes command of U.S. Army North

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Lt. Gen. Guy Swan III took over as the commanding general of U.S. Army North from Lt. Gen. Thomas Turner during a change of command ceremony Dec. 15 inside the command’s historic headquarters at the Quadrangle.Hundreds of service members and civilians also gathered to bid farewell to Turner, the command’s second commanding

Nov. 16, 2009

DOD Support to manned space operations for STS-129

U.S. Northern Command is the focal point for military emergency support to the Space Shuttle.  Support includes astronaut rescue and recovery and orbiter recovery.  USNORTHCOM, established in 2002 and fully operational Sept. 11, 2003, coordinates U.S. military support for the Department of Defense efforts to assist the Space Shuttle astronauts in

Nov. 16, 2009

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

Nov. 13, 2009

NORAD and USNORTHCOM win prestigious award

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Military and civilian personnel at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command have been awarded, by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA) for service from Jan. 1, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2008.“I want to congratulate each and every member of the NORAD

Nov. 11, 2009

Inter-agency exercise prepares all for national emergency

BUTLERVILLE, Ind. – With an exercise the magnitude of Vibrant Response comes the need for inter-agency communication, team/unit cohesion and quick reaction time.  Vibrant Response, an exercise that simulates a terrorist nuclear attack in the United States, implements those three tenets in order to accomplish the mission at hand – working together

Nov. 11, 2009

Vibrant Response brings realistic disaster training close to home

EDINBURGH, Ind. – Smoke billowing from buildings, the beating of helicopter blades and constant radio chatter echo over ground zero; the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., on November 9.                The scenario is unimaginable to many; a nuclear weapon detonates over a large U.S. city. The catastrophe calls on our nation’s