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