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May 8, 2007

Statement regarding USNORTHCOM Force Protection posture

U.S. Northern Command is responsible for setting the baseline Force Protection Condition for Department of Defense installations, facilities, and units within the USNORTHCOM area of responsibility (which includes North America). These Force Protection Conditions outline specific actions that each installation must take in relation to protecting its

May 6, 2007

Joint Task Force-Alaska, State of Alaska participates in interagency exercise

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — Joint Task Force-Alaska and the State of Alaska are among several federal, state, local government and private sector agencies that are participating in exercise Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 2007 beginning Monday and continuing through May 18.  Alaskans living near or on military bases across the state may see a

Col. Frank Kosich updates his staff on the status of Exercise Ardent Sentry '07 hurricane recovery operations. Kosich is the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region I Defense Coordinating Officer, whose job is to work with federal, state and local agencies to ensure U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission is carried out effectively. U.S. Army North provides the DCO to an area affected by a disaster should Department of Defense response be requested by the President or the Secretary of Defense.

May 6, 2007

Army North deploys to Rhode Island for Ardent Sentry

Members of U.S. Army North and scores of federal, state, and local organizations converged on the Cranston Street Armory in Providence, R.I., this week in support of Ardent Sentry 07, a bi-lateral exercise that involves several agencies in the U.S.  The primary objective of the exercise is to give federal, state and local authorities the

Colonel Tom Muir, left, director of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Command Center, briefs agency representatives attending USNORTHCOM's first State Partners Day April 25 at the commands' headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

May 2, 2007

USNORTHCOM hosts State Partners Day

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Representatives from some of the agencies U.S. Northern Command works with to fulfill its mission of providing defense support to civil authorities attended the first State Partners Day hosted recently at command headquarters. Representatives from the National Governors Association, National Emergency Managers

May 1, 2007

Army North to deploy for hurricane capstone exercise

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Elements of U.S. Army North will deploy tomorrow from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to Rhode Island to participate in the nation’s capstone training event for the 2007 hurricane season. Exercise Ardent Sentry-Northern Edge 07 will offer Operational Command Post 2 and the 167th Theater Sustainment Command unique training

April 30, 2007

Major preparedness exercise begins today

The Department of Defense in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, the Canadian Department of National Defence (Canada Command) and multiple state and local officials will conduct a major preparedness exercise from April 30 to May 18.   Major events will take place in New England, Indiana, Alaska and adjacent waters and along the

General Gene Renuart, far right, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, observes a demonstration April 17 of an airborne communications package aboard a C-130 aircraft at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The demonstration was conducted by the Joint Communications Support Element, a military unit composed of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps personnel, to show USNORTHCOM and civilian law enforcement organizations the communications capabilities the unit can provide to Department of Defense and other federal agencies.

April 18, 2007

USNORTHCOM eyes 'Jackpot' demo

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Several senior U.S. Northern Command leaders and area civilian first responders attended a demonstration of mobile communications packages put on here April 17 by the Joint Communications Support Element. The JCSE, a military unit composed of about 450 Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps personnel, brought

April 18, 2007

Policy change boosts G.I. Bill eligibility for some Guard, Reserve members

WASHINGTON – A recent Defense Department policy change widens the eligibility window for some Reserve-component troops who want to use their Montgomery G.I. Bill education benefits, a senior DoD official said here today.The DoD policy now aligns with Department of Veterans Affairs rules, which say National Guard members and reservists are eligible

General Gene Renuart, commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, addresses more than 700 military and civilians from the space industry at the 23rd National Space Symposium April 11. Renuart spoke to conference atendees about the operator's point of view on space technology, and the importance of continuing to develop space-based capabilities. He said that space-based technology is vital to NORAD and USNORTHCOM's missions.

April 13, 2007

Commander says space vital to defending homeland

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – General Gene Renuart, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, addressed an audience of approximately 700 military and civilian space industry representatives April 11 at the 23rd National Space Symposium.Renuart opened Wednesday’s events at the symposium as the featured

April 11, 2007

Major preparedness exercise slated for May

The Department of Defense in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, the Canadian Department of National Defence (Canada Command) and multiple state and local officials will conduct a major preparedness exercise from April 30 to May 18.   Major events will take place in New England, Indiana, Alaska and adjacent waters and along the

April 5, 2007

NORAD, USNORTHCOM welcome new senior enlisted leader

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel R. Wood joined the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command team as command senior enlisted leader March 26. As the top enlisted person in the commands, he is the principal advisor to the commander on all enlisted issues. Before coming to Colorado, Wood served in

Marine Corps. Sgt. Maj. D. Scott Frye, Senior Enlisted Advisor of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, gestures to Color Guard members during a rehearsal for the NORAD and USNORTHCOM change of command March 23. Frye retires March 30 after 32 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps.

March 29, 2007

Marine retires after 32 years 'standing the watch'

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Sgt. Maj. D. Scott Frye, senior enlisted advisor for North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, is retiring March 30 after 32 years of service in the United States Marine Corps. Frye has served as NORAD and USNORTHCOM SEA since January 2004. He said his career seems to have gone by all too

March 28, 2007

Soldiers support JTF North homeland security mission

FORT BLISS, Texas – Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division provided operational support to the U.S. Border Patrol - El Paso Sector as part of their pre-deployment training conducted here. The 1-6 Cav, based at Fort Carson, Colo., along with support elements from its higher

Gen. Gene Renuart talks with reporters for the first time as commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command at a press conference March 23, 2007, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Renuart assumed command of NORAD and USNORTHCOM from Adm. Timothy J. Keating in a change-of-command ceremony at the base.

March 23, 2007

NORAD, USNORTHCOM welcome new commander

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart became the 20th commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and the third commander of U.S. Northern Command in a change-of-command ceremony today at Peterson Air Force Base. Defending the homeland and providing defense support of civil authorities are top priorities for NORAD

Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, speaks at a March 22 press conference at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Keating will relinquish command of NORAD and USNORTHCOM to Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr. at a March 23 change-of-command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base. Keating is scheduled to assume command of U.S. Pacific Command March 26 in Hawaii.

March 22, 2007

Keating recaps tenure at NORAD, USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, conducted a media roundtable where he recapped his assignment here before his change of command March 23. “In the two and a half years that I have enjoyed being here, much has happened,” Keating said.