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COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – U.S. Army Capt. Alexis Acuna, a critical care nurse assigned to the 627th Hospital Center, provides care to a COVID positive patient during the COVID response operations at Kootenai Health regional medical center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Sept. 26, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the whole-of- government COVID response. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Kaden D. Pitt)

Nov. 9, 2021

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Montana, continues in three states

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, one team of approximately 20 military medical personnel deployed to Montana to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in one city at one hospital.

Nov. 3, 2021

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Utah, continues in four states

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, one monoclonal antibody infusion team, consisting of approximately 15 active duty military medical personnel, deployed to Utah.

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – U.S. Army Capt. Alexis Acuna, a critical care nurse assigned to the 627th Hospital Center, provides care to a COVID positive patient during the COVID response operations at Kootenai Health regional medical center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Sept. 26, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the whole-of- government COVID response. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Kaden D. Pitt)

Oct. 19, 2021

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Washington, continues in five states

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 40 military medical personnel deployed to Washington in two cities to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in two local hospitals.

U.S. Army Capt. Breanna Alis, attached to 10th Field Hospital, Task Force McCoy, vaccinates an Afghan evacuee during a mass vaccination campaign at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Sept. 16, 2021, as part of Operation Allies Welcome. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Rhianna Ballenger, 55th Signal Company)

Oct. 4, 2021

Operation Allies Welcome Completes Vaccination Campaign for Measles and Varicella for Afghan Evacuees

WASHINGTON — Operation Allies Welcome (OAW) has completed a historic and nationwide vaccination campaign for measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), and varicella (chickenpox) to Afghan evacuees who are temporarily staying at eight military installations in the United States.

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kayon Dickens, a registered nurse assigned to 81st Medical Group out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, checks a patient’s oxygen tube at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sept. 20, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the whole-of-government COVID response. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hughes)

Sept. 22, 2021

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Tennessee, continues in five states

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 20 military medical personnel deployed to Tennessee to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in local hospitals.

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.

Sept. 7, 2021

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Idaho, Arkansas, expands in Alabama

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 60 military medical personnel deployed in three, 20-person teams, each to one of three states – Idaho, Arkansas and Alabama – to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in local hospitals.

A man wearing a face mask, gloves and medical gown holds an oxygen tank.

Aug. 30, 2021

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Alabama, expands further in Louisiana

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 20 military medical personnel deployed to Dothan, Alabama, and another 20 deployed to Alexandria, Louisiana, to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in local hospitals.

U.S. Navy. Capt. Sean McKay, a physician from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bethesda and the medical support team (MST) senior medical officer, right, directs MST members while moving a COVID positive patient to the prone position.

Aug. 23, 2021

ARNORTH supports FEMA in Mississippi, expands in Louisiana

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 20 military medical personnel have deployed to Jackson, Mississippi, while another 20 will deploy to Tupelo, Mississippi.

U.S. Airmen from Brooke Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas and Kessler Medical Center, Biloxi, Miss., assigned to U.S. Army North Task Force 46, get a tour of Kingman Regional Medical Center as part of in-processing at KRMC, Kingman, Ariz., March 2, 2021.

Aug. 18, 2021

ARNORTH provides operational command of military hospital support to FEMA in Louisiana

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 20 military medical personnel from the U.S. Navy will deploy to Louisiana as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation.

Commander Offers Strategies for Deterring Aggression From China and Russia

Aug. 11, 2021

Commander Offers Strategies for Deterring Aggression from China and Russia

The commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command described threats from Russia and China and ways to mitigate those threats.

Maj. Gen. Michelle Rose of U.S. Northern Command demonstrates one of 20 total AIRVO respirators being donated to the Bahamas Ministry of Health, to Minister of Health Renward Wells, June 23, 2021.

June 23, 2021

U.S. Donates Additional $500K towards COVID-19 Response in The Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas — On June 23, 2021, The Bahamas officially received $500,000 in additional public health assistance form the United States. The donation demonstrates the continued commitment by the United States government to supporting The Bahamas in the ongoing fight against COVID-19, as well as disaster response.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gabriel Martinez, an Odessa, Texas, native and medical technician assigned to the 59th Medical Wing, prepares COVID-19 vaccine at the state-run, federally-supported COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, April 1, 2021.

June 22, 2021

ARNORTH adjusts military COVID-19 vaccine support mission, prepared for future all-hazards response and homeland defense

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command's Joint Force Land Component Command, made final adjustments to its COVID-19 vaccine response operation today when military medical personnel from the U.S. Air Force departed the New Jersey Institute of Technology Naimoli Family Recreational Facility in Newark, New Jersey.

Rhode Island National Guard (RING) crewmembers load specialized coolers filled with COVID-19 vaccine doses onto a RING C-12 aircraft for distribution to the Family Islands in The Bahamas, June 21, 2021.

June 21, 2021

U.S. Again Partners with Bahamas to Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines to Family Islands

NASSAU, Bahamas — On Monday, June 21, the Rhode Island National Guard (RING) began its second mission to partner with The Bahamas Ministry of Health and the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee to distribute 7,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to eight Family Islands, with deliveries again planned for Mayaguana, Acklins Island, Crooked Island, Cat Island, Long Island, Inagua, Bimini, and Eleuthera.

Gen. Glen VanHerck poses for a photo with participants during the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander’s Conference.

May 24, 2021

NORAD and USNORTHCOM hosts commanders’ conference

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, held a conference for senior leaders from all component, subordinate, and region commands at his headquarters on Peterson Air Force Base, May 19-20, 2021.

A Hospital Corpsman vaccinates a community member at the Tulsa Community Vaccination Center.

April 26, 2021

ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Kentucky

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 30 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Kentucky to support federal vaccination efforts in partnership with the state.