Oct. 2, 2006

USNORTHCOM hosts elite response team leaders

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- In the homeland defense community, these are people you'd be happy to have as neighbors. Col. Michael Campbell and Sgt. Maj. Thomas Murphy have spent the last year and a half learning everything there is to know about the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (aka CBIRF, pronounced SEE-burf). Campbell and

Oct. 2, 2006

U.S. Northern Command reflects on fourth birthday

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command observed its fourth birthday Monday with a cake-cutting ceremony as headquarters personnel gathered to reflect on the events from which the command was born. “From time to time you ought to go look at that wall,” said Army Lt. Gen. Joseph Inge, USNORTHCOM deputy commander, referring to the

Sept. 27, 2006

USNORTHCOM to celebrate fourth birthday

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command will observe its fourth birthday Monday, Oct. 2, with a cake-cutting ceremony at its headquarters. USNORTHCOM became operational Oct. 1, 2002, although the Department of Defense began reviewing the need for a homeland defense combatant command within weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist

Sept. 27, 2006

JTF-CS studies Fort Lewis personnel readiness process

With notebook and pen in hand, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Teresa Brown glided intently from one station to another, asking questions and jotting down notes.“The procedure here is very organized,” Brown whispered to a Soldier standing next to her. “The process is quick and fast.”Brown, a personnel support specialist for Joint Task Force Civil

Sept. 27, 2006

USNORTHCOM engineer earns Homeland Security degree from Naval Postgraduate School

Peter A. Topp, PE, a USNORTHCOM staff engineer, recently completed a Master of Arts degree in Homeland Security Studies at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.Topp is the current operations engineer in the command's Directorate of Logistics and Engineering. He has been a part of

Sept. 25, 2006

NORAD, USNORTHCOM host Aviation/Transportation Security Conference

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command, the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Transportation Security Administration hosted the second annual Interagency Aviation/Transportation Security Conference Sept. 6-8. As the nation remembered the lives lost or changed forever five years ago in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks,

Sept. 13, 2006

Joint Task Force Civil Support goes wireless for warfighter

FORT MONROE, Va. — When responding to an emergency, minutes, even seconds, count - and when you deploy as part of that response, time is one thing you can’t bring with you. A new communications capability, developed for Joint Task Force Civil Support by U.S. Joint Forces Command, will not only save hours during the unit’s initial set-up, but will

Sept. 11, 2006

U.S. Northern Command chief talks of 9-11 experiences, state of defense today

WASHINGTON – One result of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was the establishment of U.S. Northern Command to deal with threats aimed at the United States, the organization’s commander said here today. During an interview at the Pentagon’s Radio Day event, Navy Adm. Timothy Keating spoke of his personal experiences during the attack and

Sept. 11, 2006

USNORTHCOM, NORAD host Netherlands defense leader

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Using military assets to support civilian authorities in times of crisis is not unique to American military organizations, and a top military leader of the Netherlands knows the communication process is challenging. Lt. Gen. Hans Sonneveld, Vice Chief of Defense of the Netherlands Armed Forces, visited NORAD and

Sept. 7, 2006

USNORTHCOM, NORAD announce 2nd quarter award winners

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command recognized their top performers for April-June 2006 during an awards ceremony Aug. 30.Lt. Gen. Eric A. Findley, deputy commander of NORAD, and Maj. Gen. Paul J. Sullivan, NORAD and USNORTHCOM chief of staff, presented the awards.The USNORTHCOM

Sept. 5, 2006

U.S. Northern Command, NORAD support Atlantis shuttle mission

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command provide support to NASA and the shuttle program’s mission with distinctly different but important missions.NORAD — the bi-national command responsible for air defense of North American airspace — is ensuring airspace safety and security

Sept. 5, 2006

DoD supports Atlantis shuttle mission

U.S. Northern Command is the focal point for military emergency support to the Space Shuttle. Support includes astronaut rescue and recovery and orbiter recovery. USNORTHCOM, established in 2002 and fully operational Sept. 11, 2003, coordinates U.S. military support for the Department of Defense efforts to assist the Space Shuttle astronauts in the

Sept. 2, 2006

Firefighting mission ends for Army’s Task Force Blaze

Task Force Blaze will return home Sunday afternoon to Fort Lewis, Wash., following a three-week deployment to fight wildfires in North Central Washington.The military worked side-by-side with civilian firefighters since mid August, filling a crucial need for ground crews. The last time a military battalion was used to fight wildfires was in 2003 in

Aug. 31, 2006

USNORTHCOM hosts senior Air Force leader

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Sometimes, to get to know someone better, you just have to meet face-to-face. This week, the Air Force general in charge of an organization that provides critical information to U.S. Northern Command's homeland defense and civil support missions came to Colorado to get to know USNORTHCOM better.Lt. Gen. Robert J.

Aug. 30, 2006

Soldiers Battle Wildfires

PFC Luke Schneider of the 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, is one of 550 Soldiers from Fort Lewis, Wash., helping civilian firefighters fight blazes in Washington state. SPC Abel TrevinoSoldiers from Fort Lewis, Wash., are helping protect nearly 500 homes and other structures in Washington state as the Cedar Creek Fire burns near the town of