April 28, 2006

NORAD, USNORTHCOM announces Ardent Sentry exercise

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command will conduct one of their premier exercises for 2006 on May 8 – 18 in Colorado Springs, Colo., and other locations in the United States and Canada.Ardent Sentry 06 is a bilateral exercise that involves numerous federal, provincial, state and

April 18, 2006

NORAD, USNORTHCOM announce spouse of the year

The wife of a North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command officer is the commands’ nominee for the 2006 Joan Orr Air Force Spouse of the Year Award.Eva C. Maberry, wife of Col. Stuart Maberry, commander of the Fusion Division Joint Intelligence Operations Center North, will represent NORAD-USNORTHCOM at the Air Force-level

April 10, 2006

NORAD, USNORTHCOM host civic leader tour of military installations

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – From the rocky tunnels of Colorado's Cheyenne Mountain to the sunny runways of Florida's Tyndall Air Force Base, 29 civilian leaders recently took a four-day crash course in military education.The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command hosted the group of business and civic leaders on a

April 10, 2006

USNORTHCOM team member recognized for scholastic achievement

MONTEREY, Calif. -- Donald J. Reed of U.S. Northern Command's J35 Future Operations Division was recently awarded the Curtis H. "Butch" Straub Achievement Award for his performance in the master's degree program at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security here. The award is given to the participant who demonstrates

April 3, 2006

DoD personnel advised to prepare for possible pandemic influenza

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Living a sensible, healthy lifestyle and staying away from crowds may be two of the most important ways to avoid becoming infected with a pandemic influenza, according to a senior U.S. Northern Command medical official."It's really pretty simple," said Cdr. Tanis Batsel, USNORTHCOM Chief of Preventive Medicine.

March 29, 2006

C-130s answer firefighting call at Kirtland Air Force Base

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. -- During wildfires, ranchers fearing for their livestock and people fearing for their homes probably don’t realize the massive effort and the number of people supporting the military aircraft that drop liquid salvation from the sky. But cooperation between military members and civilians can save acres and lives when

March 24, 2006

USNORTHCOM announces 2005 top performers

The United States Northern Command announced its 2005 top performers March 24.“Our winners represent the very finest examples of committed service to a noble cause,” said Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. D. Scott Frye, USNORTHCOM Senior Enlisted Advisor.These annual awards recognize the command’s top performers in each category.The 2005 winners are:• Senior

March 24, 2006

Conference focuses on influenza pandemic preparation

FORT MONROE, Va..-- Joint Task Force Civil Support hosted representatives from more than 50 federal, state and local agencies for a two-day conference that began March 22 and was designed to bring medical examiners, first responders, and a host of mortuary affairs specialists together in an effort to identify problems, discuss challenges, and

March 24, 2006

Northern Command integrating lessons learned from Katrina

WASHINGTON – The Defense Department and U.S. Northern Command learned valuable lessons from the government's response to Hurricane Katrina, and those lessons are being applied to prepare for future civil support operations, the commander of Northern Command said here March 14. The two most important lessons learned from Katrina pertain to unity of

March 7, 2006

Joint Task Force Civil Support Rolls the DICE

Joint Task Force Civil Support hosted part of the Department of Defense Interoperability Communications Exercise 06 Feb. 20 thru March 3. The exercise took place at the JTF-CS headquarters aboard Ft. Monroe, Va. Various agencies that would have a role in working with U.S. Northern Command in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological,

Feb. 23, 2006

Hon. Paul McHale visits USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – “I’m leaving with a clear sense of confidence in the vision and planning of U.S. Northern Command to deal with any emerging threat, whether an occurrence of pandemic flu, a 2006 hurricane in the vicinity of New Orleans or a terrorist attack still being planned by our adversaries,” said Paul McHale, Assistant

Feb. 13, 2006

Military leaders prepare for 2006 hurricane season

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Do the right thing for the American people.This was the clear message Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of U.S. Northern Command, had for the group of senior military leaders who gathered for the 2006 Hurricane Preparation Conference Feb. 13 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.The admiral in charge of coordinating

Feb. 8, 2006

NORAD, USNORTHCOM host senior enlisted leaders

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command hosted a visit Feb. 7 from more than 40 senior enlisted leaders representing every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. The command sergeants major, sergeants major, chief master sergeants, command master chiefs and master chief petty officers are

Feb. 3, 2006

Statement on the Quadrennial Defense Review

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command actively participated in the Quadrennial Defense Review process and support its conclusions and recommendations. “The Quadrennial Defense Review reflects the lessons learned since the 9/11 attacks on the U.S., our engagement in the Global War on

Feb. 3, 2006

USNORTHCOM secures the Super Bowl

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The men and women of U.S. Northern Command are "maintaining 24-hour vigilance and are ready to respond if needed" to a crisis at Sunday's Super Bowl in Detroit, said Michael Perini, the command's director of public affairs."We don't expect anything to happen," Perini said, "but, as always, USNORTHCOM is