Aug. 6, 2021

Fort Lee Supports Afghan Relocation

FORT LEE, Va. — Task Force Eagle at Fort Lee, Va., is supporting the mission of relocating up to 3,500 Afghan special immigrant applicants in support of the State Department and as directed by the Defense Department.

Aug. 6, 2021

High Rollers’ MAFFS teams on course to surpass last year’s fire year totals at the half-way point through the fire year

NEVADA AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Nev. — The Nevada Air National Guard is only half-way through the fire year and already has amassed 434 drops with 1.2M gallons of retardant as of August 5, 2021.

July 29, 2021

FACT SHEET: Department of Defense Support in the Continental United States to Operation Allies Refuge

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Northern Command is directly supporting the Department of State (DOS) to temporarily provide medical screening, transportation, lodging and general support to DOS for Afghan special immigrant applicants on Department of Defense installations.

July 21, 2021

NORAD and U.S. Northern Command lead the third Global Information Dominance Experiment (GIDE)

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The third in a series of Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE) took place July 8-15, 2021, and was designed to enable cross-Combatant Command collaboration to generate globally integrated effects using artificial intelligence (AI) enabled information.

July 20, 2021

152nd Airlift Wing “High Rollers” extended on MAFFS duty as fires continue burning across western states

RENO, Nev. — The Nevada Air National Guard’s participation in the MAFFS mission this year has been extended to Aug. 26 at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). There will also be two additional C-130 aircraft and aircrew added to the mission for a total of five military C-130 aircraft activated.

July 9, 2021

VanHerck meets with Mexican military secretaries, discusses security cooperation and areas of mutual interest

MEXICO CITY — Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, met with the Mexican Secretariats of National Defense and Navy in Mexico City, July 6-8, 2021.

July 6, 2021

Third U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft joins DoD efforts for wildland fire fighting

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — A third U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft joined the Department of Defense’s efforts for wildland fire fighting in Western states, as requested by the USDA Forest Service. The air tanker arrived at McClellan Airbase in Sacramento, Calif., yesterday, and made three of the 13 retardant drops for the day.

June 29, 2021

NORAD and U.S. Northern Command Host Command Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command hosted a command senior enlisted leader change of responsibility ceremony where U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna transferred responsibility to USMC Sgt. Maj. James Porterfield, June 29. 

June 28, 2021

DoD C-130 aircraft mobilize to support wildland firefighting efforts

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Two U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) began wildland firefighting operations in support of the National Interagency Fire Center over the Lava Fire in northern California Saturday, and have dropped nearly 20,000 gallons of fire retardant to date.

June 23, 2021

U.S. Donates Additional $500K towards COVID-19 Response in The Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas — On June 23, 2021, The Bahamas officially received $500,000 in additional public health assistance form the United States. The donation demonstrates the continued commitment by the United States government to supporting The Bahamas in the ongoing fight against COVID-19, as well as disaster response.

June 22, 2021

ARNORTH adjusts military COVID-19 vaccine support mission, prepared for future all-hazards response and homeland defense

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command's Joint Force Land Component Command, made final adjustments to its COVID-19 vaccine response operation today when military medical personnel from the U.S. Air Force departed the New Jersey Institute of Technology Naimoli Family Recreational Facility in Newark, New Jersey.

June 22, 2021

U.S. Helps Keep Bahamas Safe: Donates $5.9 Million in Boats, Comms Equipment to RBDF

NASSAU, Bahamas — On June 22, the United States government continued to demonstrate its commitment to shared security and safety of The Bahamas and the United States, donating three high-speed SAFE boats, radio communications equipment, and biometrics equipment to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF)—for a total value of about $5.9 million dollars.

June 21, 2021

U.S. Again Partners with Bahamas to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines to Family Islands

NASSAU, Bahamas — On Monday, June 21, the Rhode Island National Guard (RING) began its second mission to partner with The Bahamas Ministry of Health and the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee to distribute 7,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to eight Family Islands, with deliveries again planned for Mayaguana, Acklins Island, Crooked Island, Cat Island, Long Island, Inagua, Bimini, and Eleuthera.

June 17, 2021

CONR-1AF conducts first-ever in theater C-17 special refueling operations during AD 21-1

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — In support of the North American Aerospace Defense and Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) homeland defense missions, Continental U.S. NORAD Region – 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) achieved a first-ever milestone when U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 140th Wing, Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colo., and the 4th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., performed a C-17 wet-wing refueling during exercise Amalgam Dart 21-01 at Thule Air Base, Greenland.

June 7, 2021

Mexican Army officer is the first to graduate from U.S. Air Command and Staff College

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Mexican Army (SEDENA) officer who was the first to attend the U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) graduated with the Class of '21 on May 27, 2021.