March 28, 2022

Guard incorporates women, peace and security initiatives

ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Guard is playing a key role in integrating a Department of Defense initiative to reinforce the importance of equal gender participation in all aspects of global peace and security.

July 9, 2021

VanHerck meets with Mexican military secretaries, discusses security cooperation and areas of mutual interest

MEXICO CITY — Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, met with the Mexican Secretariats of National Defense and Navy in Mexico City, July 6-8, 2021.

June 25, 2019

Soldiers rescue two migrants from waters on U.S. border

EL PASO, Texas — Two U.S. Army Soldiers rescued two migrants from canal waters on the U.S. border in El Paso, TX, June 20. The two Soldiers were part of a Mobile Surveillance Team assisting Customs and Border Protection on the Southwest border, saw a migrant family enter the canal.

Nov. 1, 2018

DoD units supporting DHS along Southwest Border

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Department of Homeland Security has requested the Department of Defense to provide a range of assistance, including planning, engineering, transportation, logistics and medical support to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Aug. 26, 2016

Southwest Border Region Visit

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. Lori Robinson, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander, was briefed on and toured the Southwest Border Region during a visit to San Diego, Calif., Aug. 24, 2016.

Aug. 5, 2016

Southern Border Visit

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson, commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, travelled the Southern U.S. Border visiting NORTHCOM mission partners and units July 19-21, 2016. She received mission briefs and aerial tours in Texas and Arizona.

March 28, 2012

JTF-North deploys Soldiers to support Border Patrol in N.M., Ariz.

ARIZONA — Active-duty Soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, and Fort Bliss, Texas, deployed in mid-February to southern New Mexico and southern Arizona to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection border security efforts.

June 13, 2011

North American Border Conference convenes

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Common ocean approaches, shared air space and land borders, and the defense of the population of North America brought 30 senior enlisted leaders from across the United States and Canada to San Diego June 1-2 for the 2011 North America Border Conference.The annual conference is co-hosted by U.S. Northern Command and

Feb. 8, 2011

U.S. Customs & Border Protection officials meet with U.S. Northern Command to coordinate security efforts

TUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin met today with the commander of U.S. Northern Command, Adm. James A. Winnefeld, Jr., and other senior USNORTHCOM officials at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., to discuss the agencies’ ongoing partnership along the Southwest border. “Over the past two years we have

July 19, 2010

AFNORTH hosts North American Air Chiefs Conference

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – With a focus on enhancing cooperative assistance and security both within and throughout the region, guests at the North American Regional Air Chiefs Conference exchanged information and ideas during the three-day event July 12-15. Hosted by Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command

July 15, 2010

Brig. Gen. Treacy takes command of JTF-CS

FORT MONROE, Va. –Joint Task Force – Civil Support has a “no-fail mission,” declared its new commander: to provide life saving and life-sustaining capabilities to local and state leaders in the wake of a catastrophic event.Such was the message delivered by Air Force Brig. Gen. Jonathan Treacy as he assumed command of JTF-CS from Army Maj. Gen.

Sept. 30, 2008

Canada-U.S. conference focuses on situational awareness, maritime and border security

It is necessary to work together “to defeat any threat that comes into North America,” said the commander of Canada’s Joint Task Force Atlantic and Maritime Forces Atlantic at the second annual Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSEL) Northern Border Conference at Canadian Forces Base Halifax in Nova Scotia.Maritime security is vital to the economic

July 25, 2007

JTFCS welcomes new commander

FORT MONROE, Va.-- Major General Daniel E. Long Jr. became the fourth commander of Joint Task Force Civil Support when he took the command colors from Gen. Gene Renuart, Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Commander, in a ceremony here July 18.  Long comes to JTF-CS following a tour of duty as the

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

May 12, 2005

Homeland Security Secretary Visits USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff recently made his first visit to U.S. Northern Command to familiarize himself with the mission of USNORTHCOM and how DHS and the command interact.Chertoff’s visit included an office call with Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of the North American Aerospace