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Sept. 10, 2008
USNORTHCOM conducts medical evacuations, prepares for post-landfall Ike search and rescue operations
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense support to FEMA, state and local response in anticipation of Hurricane Ike and preparing for its potential landfall in the United States.The following is a list of DoD assets and personnel that are part of U.S. Northern Command’s support efforts:NEW
USNORTHCOM provides Hurricane Ike evacuation support in Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility team from the 6th Air Mobility Wing stationed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla., arrived here yesterday to support Hurricane Ike evacuation efforts. The MASF is deployed supporting U.S. Northern Command, which is coordinating Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency
Sept. 9, 2008
U.S. Northern Command’s focus shifts to Hurricane Ike
In Ike’s eye: Search and rescue poised, ready
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Under the command and control of the First Air Force commander here, joint search and rescue forces are prepositioned and capable of executing response and recovery operations for those who may be affected by Hurricane Ike.More than 400 joint forces personnel and approximately 20 Air Force and Navy HH-60 helicopters,
Joint force trains to assume duties as chemical, nuclear responders in homeland
A two-week training event at Fort Stewart, Ga., is preparing elements of a joint force for their new mission as the U.S. Northern Command’s dedicated force designed to respond to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive incidents, commonly called CBRNE (see-BUR-nee) incidents.Exercise Vibrant Response takes place Sept.
Sept. 8, 2008
U.S. Northern Command continues response as focus shifts to Hurricane Ike
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s support to FEMA, state and local response in anticipation of Hurricane Ike and preparing for its potential landfall in the United States.The following is a list of DoD assets and personnel that are part of U.S. Northern Command’s support efforts:NEW
Sept. 6, 2008
U.S. Northern Command continues hurricane response as focus shifts to Ike
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense support to FEMA, state and local response in the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav and Tropical Storm Hanna. The command is also monitoring Hurricane Ike and preparing for its potential landfall in the United States.The following is a list of DoD assets and
Sept. 4, 2008
USNORTHCOM repositions forces, prepares for Tropical Storm Hanna, Hurricane Ike
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is continuing to coordinate Department of Defense support to FEMA, state and local response in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. The following is a list of DoD assets and personnel that are part of U.S. Northern Command’s support efforts:NEW OPERATIONS: USNORTHCOM has redeployed the Operational
Sept. 3, 2008
U.S. Northern Command prepares for Tropical Storm Hanna
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating defense support of civil authority’s emergency response efforts in preparation for Tropical Storm Hanna’s landfall in the eastern United States.The following is a list of DoD assets and personnel that are part of U.S. Northern Command’s support efforts: Four Defense
USNORTHCOM continues Gustav response, begins return of some evacuees
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is continuing to coordinate Department of Defense’s support to FEMA, state and local response in the wake of Hurricane Gustav. The following is a list of DoD assets and personnel that are part of U.S. Northern Command’s support efforts:NEW OPERATIONS: USNORTHCOM, working with U.S.
Sept. 1, 2008
USNORTHCOM ready in Hurricane Gustav aftermath
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating Department of Defense’s support to FEMA, state and local response as Hurricane Gustav moves through the Southern United States.The following is a list of DoD assets and personnel that are part of U.S. Northern Command’s support efforts:NEW OPERATIONS: Designated two military
Aug. 31, 2008
U.S. Northern Command, Canada Command Implement Civil Assistance Plan
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – For the first time, U.S. Northern Command and Canada Command used the Civil Assistance Plan to coordinate Canadian military support that was in response to Hurricane Gustav."This was a great first use of the Civil Assistance Plan, “said Gen. Gene Renuart, Commander of U.S. Northern Command. “Everything went exactly
USNORTHCOM Continues Preparations in Anticipation of Hurricane Gustav
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating department of defense’s support to FEMA, state and local response efforts in preparation for Hurricane Gustav’s landfall in the Southern United States.The following is a list of DoD assets and personnel that are part of U.S. Northern Command’s support efforts:NEW OPERATIONS:
AFNORTH Hurricane Hunters on the move for Gustav & Hanna
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Eight Hurricane Hunters with five crews on three missions are deployed to assess the severity of conditions of Hurricane Gustav, with one Hurricane Hunter deployed to prepare for Tropical Storm Hanna.The Hurricane Hunters are Air Force WC-130J aircraft deployed to support Gustav from Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., and
JPRC Continues to Prepare for Gustav
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The 601st Air and Space Operations Center’s Joint Personnel Recovery Center continues to make preparations with states in the potential path of Hurricane Gustav.As Gustav makes its way through the Gulf of Mexico, the JPRC has requested each state’s search and rescue plan.“By knowing what assets they have available, we
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