Sept. 24, 2005

President monitors Hurricane Rita from USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — President George W. Bush was at U.S. Northern Command monitoring Hurricane Rita as the once Category 5 hurricane barreled toward the already battered Gulf Coast Sept. 23.Side-by-side the men and women of the USNORTHCOM Joint Operations Center, the president and Department of Homeland Security Director Michael

Sept. 20, 2005

U.S. Northern Command prepares to support relief efforts for Hurricane Rita

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is prepared to meet Requests for Assistance that the Federal Emergency Management Agency may issue prior to and in the wake of Hurricane Rita.USNORTHCOM’s Joint Operations Center continues 24-hour operations in Colorado Springs, Colo., to monitor the storm’s progress and to facilitate

Sept. 16, 2005

Civil Air Patrol to the rescue

With the myriad of aid pouring into New Orleans among the names of the recognizable organizations are the Red Cross, FEMA, and the Department of Homeland Security. Of course, there are individual volunteers as well, and among the volunteers are a group of retired pilots who are a part of the Civil Air Patrol.The CAP is a member of the U.S. Air

Sept. 16, 2005

Task Force Care helping Soldiers pick up the pieces

Soldiers of the National Guard’s 265th Brigade Combat Team out of Fort Polk, Louisiana are returning from a year-long deployment in Iraq. Rather than being greeted by the usual smiling faces and open arms, they are being greeted by the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.Enter Task Force Care, a group of volunteers who share a vision: to provide the

Sept. 16, 2005

German Federal Agency for Technical Relief assists in relief efforts

Pumps, personnel and trucks from the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief filled four C-17 Globemasters and three C-5 Galaxies and arrived less than a week ago to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts. This team of specialists loaded their mobile pumping units gear into seven U.S. Air Force aircraft September 8 on a mission from Ramstein

Sept. 15, 2005

Army Reserve Chinooks lift evacuees and spirits in New Orleans

As Chief Warrant Officer Jim Adkins settled his CH-47 Chinook helicopter into a hover over what Hurricane Katrina left of the coastal village of Empire, La., he saw something inspiring. Amongst the overturned shrimp boats and piles of splintered lumber that used to be houses stood the only structure that was still recognizable as a building: a

Sept. 15, 2005

MSSG-11 helps Red Cross salvage distribution warehouse

GULFPORT, Miss.(Sept. 9, 2005) -- A detachment of Marines and a sailor from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Pendleton, Calif., helped members of the American, British and Spanish Red Crosses to salvage a warehouse decimated by Hurricane Katrina here. The warehouse will be used as a distribution point for food, water and other essential

Sept. 14, 2005

MSSG-11 helps Red Cross salvage distribution warehouse

FORT GILLEM, GA. (JOINT TASK FORCE KATRINA) – The commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, Lieutenant General Russel Honore, in consultation with Vice Admiral Thad Allen, Principal Federal Officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and state and local officials has recommended several adjustments to military forces supporting

Sept. 13, 2005

U.S. Northern Command Element Helps Save Lives in New Orleans

NAVAL AIR STATION NEW ORLEANS – A command element from U.S. Northern Command that deployed here from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is coordinating the rescue efforts of the thousands of active duty forces that have rushed into New Orleans to save lives. USNORTHCOM’s Standing Joint Force Headquarters left Colorado with the mission of synchronizing

Sept. 13, 2005

Navy Chief Visits Bataan During Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

ON BOARD USS BATAAN (LHD 5) IN THE GULF OF MEXICO – In just one of many stops during a daylong tour of the military’s Hurricane Katrina joint operations area, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Mullen came to Gulfport, Miss., Saturday to visit the crew of the first Navy warship on the scene for hurricane relief efforts.At an all-hands call in

Sept. 12, 2005

U.S. Northern Command Support to Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – As directed by the Secretary of Defense and in accordance with the National Response Plan, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) is supporting the Dept. of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal agencies in disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.Updates

Sept. 10, 2005

USNORTHCOM Commander: Primary Mission is Homeland Defense

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in no way detracts from U.S. Northern Command’s number one job, said USNORTHCOM Commander Adm. Timothy J. Keating in a press conference here Friday."Despite the enormous effort we are making to support the hurricane survivors,

Sept. 8, 2005

Fifth Army assists in relief efforts in hurricane’s aftermath

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Fifth U.S. Army joined thousands of Defense Department personnel in relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Even as the hurricane struck Aug. 29, Fifth Army established a lifeline in Louisiana, one of the 21 states within the unit’s area of responsibility for training and mobilization.Lt. Gen. Robert T. Clark, the

Sept. 8, 2005

U.S. Northern Command Admiral: U.S. Military Vigilant Against Terrorism

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command is prepared to respond to threats of terrorism, even with thousands of military personnel mobilized to the Gulf Coast assisting in Hurricane Katrina relief and recovery operations, according to USNORTHCOM officials.According to U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of USNORTHCOM and the

Sept. 7, 2005

Marines Continue Search For Katrina Survivors

NAVAL AIR STATION NEW ORLEANS – More than 1,000 Marines hurried to the storm-stricken Gulf Coast over the weekend moved quickly to communities in and around New Orleans today in search of residents still in need of rescue and life-saving sustenance one week after Hurricane Katrina plunged much of the city under water.From their initial staging base