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.

May 24, 2021

NORAD and USNORTHCOM hosts commanders’ conference

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, held a conference for senior leaders from all component, subordinate, and region commands at his headquarters on Peterson Air Force Base, May 19-20, 2021.

May 19, 2021

USNORTHCOM and Special Operations Command North discuss the future of SOF for Homeland Defense

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH) hosted a Special Operations Forces in Competition and Homeland Defense Workshop from May 11-13, 2021. The workshop brought Special Operations leaders and experts from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of State, Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Coast Guard and other security experts together to shape the future of Special Operations in support of Homeland Defense.

May 4, 2021

Special Operations Forces exercise north of Arctic Circle

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Service members from U.S. Special Operations Command North and the U.S. Army’s 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) recently conducted operations in the Arctic Circle during Exercise Vigilant Shield 21.

April 26, 2021

ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Kentucky

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 30 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Kentucky to support federal vaccination efforts in partnership with the state.

April 26, 2021

ARNORTH hosts virtual annual disaster response exercise

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, will host approximately 750 military and civilian personnel from across the country to take part in its annual disaster response training exercise, Vibrant Response, Apr. 26 to May 8, through virtual collaborative software.

April 12, 2021

4th Infantry Division Soldiers Round Off Vaccination Support at historic first DOD-supported vaccine site

LOS ANGELES — The 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, deployed approximately 220 Soldiers to Los Angeles to assist the state of California and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in administering COVID-19 vaccinations to members of the Los Angeles community from Feb. 16 to April 11, at the California State University Los Angeles Community Vaccination Center. The site was the first vaccination site to receive support from active-duty service members.

April 9, 2021

ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA at four new locations

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 560 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota and Oklahoma to support federal vaccination efforts in partnership with the states.