March 29, 2009

AFAUX plays important role in ND floods

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Critical integration of efforts and resources has helped the citizens of North Dakota during the recent flooding that has hit that region in the past several days.Part of that interagency integration has been placed in the hands of the Air Force Auxiliary, the official federal aviation arm of the Civil Air Patrol that

March 28, 2009

U.S. Northern Command assists with North Dakota Flooding

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Northern Command continues to coordinate additional and ongoing Department of Defense's support to Federal Emergency Management Agency, state and local authorities in North Dakota and Minnesota supporting disaster operations in response to flooding in North Dakota. New North Dakota Deploying four CH-47

March 26, 2009

U.S. Northern Command assists with North Dakota Flooding

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s support to FEMA, state and local agencies in support of disaster operations in response to flooding in North Dakota.FEMA has requested, and USNORTHCOM will support, Grand Forks Air Force Base as a National Logistics Staging Area (NLSA). The NLSA will

March 20, 2009

Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM testifies before Armed Services Committees

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command gave "state of the commands" testimony March 17 and 18 in Washington, D.C., to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees.  General Gene Renuart outlined the missions of both NORAD and USNORTHCOM, specifically stating, “Homeland

March 15, 2009

CONR-AFNORTH supports Space Shuttle launch

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. –The Continental U.S. NORAD Region and Air Forces Northern provided crucial airspace control and manning support to the successful launch of Space Shuttle Discovery Sunday.“The members of CONR protect the surrounding airspace overhead the shuttle, while AFNORTH personnel provide manning to potential search and rescue

March 13, 2009

DOD Support to manned space operations for STS-119

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

March 13, 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

Feb. 23, 2009

U.S. Northern Command participates in first combined hurricane planning workshop

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – The goal of the combined 2009 National Guard Bureau/U.S. Northern Command National Hurricane Workshop here was to promote the “One Team, One Fight” approach to hurricane response.  More than 20 state and federal disaster response and military leaders gathered Feb. 16-20 to achieve just that.Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of

Feb. 19, 2009

USNORTHCOM, National Guard and interagency planners prepare for 2009 hurricane season

HILTON HEAD, S.C. (2/19/09) – One team, one fight is the mantra for local, state and federal leaders preparing for a 2009 hurricane season that forecasters say could include nine major storms.“If that forecast is even close to being accurate, the timing of this [workshop] is vital to us being ready,” said Gen. Craig McKinley, the chief of the

Feb. 18, 2009

Keystone participants visit NORAD, USNORTHCOM

Senior enlisted leaders from all U.S. military services, the U.S. Coast Guard and one member of the Canadian Forces visited North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command on Feb. 10 as part of the Keystone course.Keystone is designed for Command Senior Enlisted Leaders currently serving in, or slated to serve in, a joint or

Feb. 11, 2009

DMO conducts first-ever warfighter training

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Positive progress continues for the Air Forces Northern Distributed Mission Operations program as a first-ever individualized warfighter training event was held at the 601st Air and Space Operations Center Jan. 28.DMO is a complex and comprehensive series of interconnected, manned command, control, communications and

Feb. 11, 2009

Command visit prompts tech upgrade

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A command visit to the Joint Task Force-Space Transportation System, operations center prompted a major overhaul in the force tracking system used during space shuttle launches.During previous shuttle launches, Air Forces Northern commander Maj. Gen. Hank Morrow„s rescue teams, tracked the location of task force

Feb. 6, 2009

Experts convening in Virginia to evaluate technology solutions for warfighters and first responders

WILLIAMSBURG, VA – Historic Williamsburg, Virginia will temporarily become home for more than 300 military, government and industry experts beginning Sunday, Feb. 8 through Friday, Feb. 13. Motivated by the prospect of better equipping today’s warfighters and first responders, these multinational visitors are poised to attend the U.S. Coalition

Feb. 5, 2009

ARNORTH, FEMA host conference on nuclear terrorism

“The greatest danger to the American people is the threat of a terrorist attack with a nuclear weapon,” states the President’s foreign policy agenda published by the White House Jan. 21.This fact is an everyday reality for the men and women of U.S. Army North at Fort Sam Houston.The headquarters, commonly referred to as simply ARNORTH, is

Feb. 2, 2009

California has wheels up for new airborne firefighting system

ARLINGTON, Va. (Jan. 30, 2009) – A long anticipated upgrade to the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) that’s used to battle the nation's wildfires was recently approved for operational use.MAFFS II was approved for use on the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing C-130J Hercules cargo aircraft, according Air Guard officials