Aug. 31, 2008

EPLOs move into place to support Gustav

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – As Hurricane Gustav nears landfall, Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers from all over the nation have been brought in to help.EPLOs from as far away as Alaska have moved into place in Louisiana, Texas and Alabama to coordinate military assets to support civil authorities.Lt. Col. Kelly Carmen, an Alaska-assigned

Aug. 31, 2008

AFNORTH provides search and rescue for Gustav

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Joint search and rescue forces are responding in three states as Hurricane Gustav bears down on the U.S. Gulf Coast.After five days of mobilization of forces and equipment, a new search and rescue group has been established to assist in human relief efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Gustav.Col. Steve Kirkpatrick,

Aug. 30, 2008

AFNORTH ready to support Gustav relief efforts

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – With Hurricane Gustav rapidly approaching, Air Forces Northern is ready to provide military resources to civil authorities if requested.“We’re ready and leaning forward to anticipate mission assignments,” said Maj. Gen. Hank Morrow, 1st Air Force (AFNORTH) commander. “We bring a wealth of military capabilities to save

Aug. 30, 2008

AFNORTH activates JPRC for Gustav

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The 601st Air and Space Operations Center has activated the Joint Personnel Recovery Center in preparation for landfall of Hurricane Gustav.Located at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., the JPRC focuses specifically on large-scale search and rescue operations in the event of a hurricane or natural disaster. When a disaster

Aug. 30, 2008

EPLOs ready for emergency response role

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officersnationwide stand ready to respond to national emergencies and events whenrequested.U.S. Air Force Reserve EPLOs are stationed in every state to coordinate military assetsto support civil authorities in the event of a natural or man-made disaster or a nationalspecial security

Aug. 30, 2008

U.S. Northern Command's Preparations in Anticipation of Hurricane Gustav

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is coordinating defense support of civil authority’s emergency 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: Department

Aug. 29, 2008

U.S. Northern Command Prepares for Tropical Storm Gustav

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is deploying unique military capabilities as part of its defense support to civil authority’s emergency response efforts in preparation for Tropical Storm Gustav’s landfall in the Southern U.S.The following is a list of DoD assets and personnel that are or could become part of U.S. Northern

Aug. 11, 2008

USNORTHCOM hosts Private Sector Conference

When a community is in a crisis, it takes resources from both the public and private sectors to help with the full recovery efforts.  Waiting until a crisis is the wrong time to realize vital resources are not available. Hurricane, Tornado, flood and wild fire survivors need items, such as water, bleach to purify and disinfect, communication and

July 24, 2008

NORAD, USNORTHCOM announce 2nd quarter award winners

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command recognized their top performers for April-June 2008 during a July 21 awards ceremony at the commands' headquarters on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.Gen. Gene Renuart, NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Wood, NORAD and

July 23, 2008

302nd AEG is prepared to conduct California wild fire support operations

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Aircraft of the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group are prepared to conduct their 30th day of aerial firefighting support missions July 22 in a coordinated effort to control wildfires in California.Monday, the 302nd AEG military aviation assets performed a total of two air drops delivering 5,600 gallons of fire retardant. For the

July 22, 2008

ARTs support MAFFS mission

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A little known aspect of the Air Force Reserve is playing an important role in supporting the modular airborne firefighting system equipped-C-130s that are helping to control the wildfires in California.Air Force Reserve Technicians or ARTS deployed with the 302nd Airlift Wing out of Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. and are

July 22, 2008

302nd AEG conducts its twenty ninth day of California wild fire support

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Aircraft of the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group conducted their 29th day of aerial firefighting support missions July 21 in a coordinated effort to control wildfires in California.Sunday, the 302nd AEG military aviation assets performed a total of 17 air drops delivering 47,600 gallons of fire retardant. For the current fire

July 22, 2008

Mexican, Canadian, U.S. reps attend USNORTHCOM pandemic influenza seminar

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – More than 100 Mexican, Canadian and U.S. officials representing a myriad of government agencies and organizations attended U.S. Northern Command’s Trinational Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise and Seminar last week.The event was funded by the U.S. Department of Defense Global Emerging Infections Surveillance and

July 22, 2008

U.S. Army North defense coordinating element deploys in advance of Tropical Storm Dolly

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas—United States Northern Command deployed today a Defense Coordinating Officer and Element in preparation for Tropical Storm Dolly, which is expected to reach hurricane status before landfall.Col. Laverm “Bullet” Young and the Region VI Defense Coordinating Element from Denton, Texas, deployed to the Regional Response

July 21, 2008

Some DoD, USNORTHCOM air assets, personnel redeploy as MAFFs continue to help contain California fires

Eight U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy Reserve helicopters are returning to their home stations in California following several weeks of fighting wildland fires in California.At the request of the State of California, and using existing agreements with the Department of Defense, the National Interagency Fire Center requested the federal military