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A U.S. Army combat medic administers a COVID vaccine.

March 25, 2021

ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Washington

San Antonio, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 100 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Washington to support a state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination Center.

Vaccine administration

March 17, 2021

64th AEG provides vaccination support to FEMA in Michigan

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 220 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Michigan to support a state-run, federally supported community vaccination center.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Minh Tran, third from the left, a medical technician assigned to COVID Theater Hospital-1, and his civilian colleagues prepare to move a patient at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, Calif., August 10, 2020. Tran is a member of a medical support team deployed from the 60th Medical Group, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., which integrated with hospital staff to provide additional medical support. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency in support of the whole-of-America COVID-19 response. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Charles Calio)

March 16, 2021

99th Medical Group deploys in response to COVID-19

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. — Members of the 99th Medical Group were deployed to California at the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state of California in response to a surge of COVID-19 patients, Jan. 7 to Feb. 13, 2021.

A middle school Spanish teacher, receives her COVID-19 vaccine.

March 15, 2021

ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Michigan

San Antonio, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 220 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Michigan to support a state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination Center.

Photo of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile.

March 15, 2021

COMMANDER NORAD and USNORTHCOM releases Strategic Vision

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Today, General Glen VanHerck, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command (NORAD and USNORTHCOM) released his strategic vision for the future and his priorities for ensuring the defense of the United States and Canada.

A U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a community member.

March 9, 2021

ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Georgia and Ohio

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 440 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Georgia and Ohio to support two state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination Centers.

A hospital corpsman with assists local community members through the check-in process to receive their COVID-19 vaccine.

March 2, 2021

ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Illinois and North Carolina

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 360 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Illinois and North Carolina to support two state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination Centers.

A soldier wearing a face mask and gloves kneels down to give a shot in the arm of a woman sitting in a chair.

Feb. 24, 2021

ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Florida and Pennsylvania

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 780 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Florida and Pennsylvania to support five state-run, federally-supported Community Vaccination Centers.

Photo of paratroopers dropping into the Donnelley Training Area, Alaska.

Feb. 17, 2021

ARCTIC WARRIOR 21: Extreme environment builds resilience and readiness

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Arctic Warrior, a U.S. Army Alaska-led exercise designed to test the ability of 4-25th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), “Spartans” and supporting units’ Arctic combat readiness in facing near-peer adversaries in Arctic conditions, will conclude, February 19, 2021.

A Soldier administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a local New Jersey citizen in support of COVID-19 vaccine operations.

Feb. 16, 2021

Fact Sheet: U.S. Army North COVID-19 Vaccination Site Support Since February 2021

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command's Joint Force Land Component Command, has overseen the Department of Defense's COVID-19 response operation in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services since March 2020. This fact sheet reflects assistance to state-run, federally supported community vaccination centers since February 2021.

An aeromedical technician prepares to fill a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine

Feb. 11, 2021

ARNORTH to oversee military COVID-19 vaccination support to FEMA in California

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 222 Soldiers from Fort Carson, Colorado, will deploy in the coming days to Los Angeles, California, to support a state-run, federally supported COVID-19 vaccination center there.

Photo of an U.S. Air Force nurse preparing medical equipment for incoming patients within the emergency department of Del Sol Medical Center, El Paso, Texas.

Jan. 27, 2021

ARNORTH to oversee new military COVID-19 response in Texas, adjust support in two states

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 80 military medical personnel from across the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force, will deploy to Texas as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation.

Photo of nurses assigned to Travis Air Force Base, Calif., working side-by-side with the medical staff at Dameron Hospital.

Jan. 8, 2021

ARNORTH to adjust military COVID-19 response operation in four states, Navajo Nation

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 150 military medical personnel from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army began deploying this week to expand support to California, and approximately 40 U.S. Army Reserve medical personnel deployed to support Arizona as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 support operation.

U.S. Air Force medical providers receive a brief on how to utilize their Joint All-Domain Command and Control devices at the David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center.

Dec. 29, 2020

ARNORTH to oversee California COVID-19 response operation

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 75 U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force military medical personnel deployed to California as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation.

A photo of a North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command operator answering the phone while on shift in the NORAD and USNORTHCOM command center.

Dec. 23, 2020

NORAD, USNORTHCOM’s Command Center garnered C2 Center Award; continues COVID mission assurance into the New Year

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The command center of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, known as the N2C2, was recently awarded the Air Force District of Washington’s annual U.S. Air Force Service Watch/MAJCOM Command Center Award and they will compete at the Air Force level.