Oct. 29, 2003

Northern Command Sending 14 Aircraft to Battle California Fires

United States Northern Command is sending all eight of the Department of Defense’s C-130 aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, or MAFFS, and six CH-53 helicopters with fire suppression buckets to support the wildland firefighting effort.While homeland defense is the primary mission of the command established as a result

Oct. 27, 2003

Northern Command Assists California Firefighting Effort

U.S. Northern Command is joining the effort to battle 11 wildland fires that have burned more than 230,000 acres in Southern California and has depleted the state’s firefighting resources.While homeland defense is the primary mission of the command established as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, officials noted that U.S. Northern Command

Oct. 3, 2003

NORTHCOM Chief Says U.S. Better Prepared Against Terror

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2003 -- "The United States is better prepared to face terrorist threats today and the U.S.Northern Command will continue to improve U.S. capabilities," the head of that unified command said today.During an interview in the Pentagon, Air Force Gen. Ralph Eberhart said Northern Command brings a focus on planning and training to

Sept. 30, 2003

Government, military, industry leaders unite to talk homeland defense

“No one knows how long this war is going to last. No one knows what resources will ultimately be required, but we do know that transnational terrorism will be defeated and Americans will once again be able to live unhurt in peace.” These were the words Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Paul McHale used to summarize his keynote

Sept. 23, 2003

It’s Been a Good Year

It’s been a very good year for the recently promoted MSG Mark Lawson. Lawson, the noncommissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) of U.S. Northern Command’s (USNORTHCOM) Combined Intelligence and Fusion Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., was selected as the U.S. Strategic Command’s senior noncommissioned officer of the year; reassigned to the

Sept. 16, 2003

U.S. Northern Command prepares for Hurricane Isabel recovery operations

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- U.S. Northern Command is working closely with Department of Defense officials to anticipate what military resources may be requested for recovery operations following the onslaught of Hurricane Isabel.The dangerous storm expected to make landfall somewhere between North Carolina and New Jersey as early as

Sept. 16, 2003

Northern Command Announces Full Operational Capability

PETERSON Air Force Base, Colo. -- U.S. Northern Command, created in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, announced full operational capability on the second anniversary of the New York, Pentagon and Shanksville, Penn., tragedies.USNORTHCOM, the nation’s newest unified combatant command responsible for providing homeland defense and military

Aug. 29, 2003

USNORTHCOM Completes Determined Promise ’03

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo - Dozens die when terrorists release pneumonic plague in Las Vegas. Quickly thereafter, a hurricane wreaks havoc in Florida, wildland fires scorch thousands of acres in the Northwest, and a train carrying munitions derails in Kentucky.It’s a nightmare, worst-case scenario in the post-Sept. 11 world. But that’s what

Aug. 29, 2003

U.S. Northern Command hosts first Homeland Defense Symposium

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), in partnership with the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce and Rocky Mountain Chapter National Defense Industrial Association, present the first Homeland Defense Symposium, Sept. 25, 2003, at the Broadmoor Hotel International Center, in Colorado Springs.The purpose of this

Aug. 26, 2003

Rear Admiral J. Stanton Thompson Receives Defense Superior Service Medal

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Rear Adm. J. Stanton Thompson recently received the Defense Superior Service Medal for his service at U.S. Pacific Command during a ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. Rear Adm. Thompson was recognized for his dynamic leadership and continuous aggressive pursuit of efficient, effective and

Aug. 24, 2003

Civil Air Patrol To Assist In Southwest Homeland Security Exercise

MAXWELL AFB, Ala. — Civil Air Patrol volunteers will be part of an upcoming homeland security preparedness exercise next week near Las Vegas. CAP volunteers from the Nevada Wing and possibly other CAP wings will assist in “Determined Promise,” an exercise sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. Scheduled for Aug. 18-29 at Indian Spring Air

Aug. 21, 2003

Keeping Troops Legal in DP-03

Unlike the television show “JAG,” the mission of the legal staff involved in Determined Promise-03 is to advise the military on the law, not to solve crimes. When Joint Task Force Civil Support deploys to Clark County, Nevada, to provide humanitarian aid for a simulated bioterrorism incident, the people involved in the exercise will need education

Aug. 15, 2003

Northern Command Tests Homeland Defense, Civil Assistance Capabilities

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.– U.S. Northern Command’s capability of responding to multiple, simultaneous homeland defense and federal relief events will be put to the test Aug. 18-28 during Exercise Determined Promise.The multi-level exercise, which takes place primarily in Clark County, Nev., and Colorado Springs, tests the Department of

Aug. 15, 2003

Exercise to evaluate Northern Command’s capabilities

Beginning August 18, the United States Northern Command will conduct Exercise Determined Promise 03, a major exercise designed to evaluate the command’s ability to command and control multiple homeland defense and military assistance to civil authorities missions simultaneously. The exercise will take place from Aug 18 – 28 in Clark County, Nev.

Aug. 6, 2003

Northern Command showcases military firefighting capability

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Americans can rest assured that the military’s highly skilled firefighters are ready to lend a helping hand to assist local, state and federal firefighters contain ravaging wildland fires should the need arise.U.S. Northern Command officials treated local, regional and national media Aug. 5 to a briefing and