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Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of U.S. Northern Command, speaks to attendees of the 2008 Joint Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer Workshop on March 4, 2008, in Miami, Fla. More than 600 Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard attended the weeklong conference. Known as EPLOs, these officers become familiar with local and state response plans and advise states and regions on the capabilities of their services.

March 12, 2008

USNORTHCOM works toward greater jointness in civil support operations

Jointness is the way of the future for civil support operations, said the four-star commander in charge of homeland defense and civil support in the continental United States.Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of U.S. Northern Command, spoke about the way ahead for civil support operations on March 4 while addressing more than 600 attendees of

March 11, 2008

NEADS, AWACS link up for integration training

ROME, N.Y. - An E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System, or AWACS, aircraft from the 552nd Air Control Wing based at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., landed at the Oneida County Airport in Rome, N.Y., for integration training with controllers at the Northeast Air Defense Sector Monday.During the weeklong visit, the aircrew toured the Sector

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen speaks to the staff of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command during a visit to command headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on March 10, 2008. It was Mullen's first visit to the commands since he was sworn in as chairman in October 2007.

March 11, 2008

NORAD, USNORTHCOM host Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- We live in a real time of change, said the four-star chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during a March 10 visit to the headquarters of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command."I don't think there's a command in the United States of America that is more representative of that than

Lt. Gen. William Webster, deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command, talks with senior enlisted leaders who visited North American Aerospace Defense Command and USNORTHCOM this week as part of the Keystone course.

Feb. 14, 2008

NORAD, USNORTHCOM host senior enlisted military leaders

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command hosted a visit this week from several dozen servicemembers enrolled in the Keystone command senior enlisted leader course.All of the Keystone fellows either currently hold or will soon hold positions in joint assignments."As time has progressed

U.S. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, left, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Canadian Air Force Lt.-Gen. Marc Dumais, commander of Canada Command, signed a Civil Assistance Plan that allows the military from one nation to support the armed forces of the other nation during a civil emergency. The signing took place at U.S. Army North headquarters, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb. 14, 2008.

Feb. 14, 2008

U.S. Northern Command, Canada Command establish new bilateral Civil Assistance Plan

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — U.S. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Canadian Air Force Lt.-Gen. Marc Dumais, commander of Canada Command, have signed a Civil Assistance Plan that allows the military from one nation to support the armed forces of the other nation during a civil

Feb. 1, 2008

USNORTHCOM’s official response to Commission on National Guard and Reserves Final Report

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- U.S. Northern Command’s primary mission is Homeland Defense, and the command stands ready to respond to any homeland defense or civil support mission requirement.“The U.S. military absolutely has the capacity to respond to potential threats within our nation today. It will get better in this coming year and

Jan. 31, 2008

USNORTHCOM response to the Final Report to Congress by the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves

Today the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves (CNGR) delivered its Final Report to Congress. The recommendations in the report will be evaluated by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) for implementation where appropriate. USNORTHCOM will work closely with OSD in the evaluation of recommendations in the CNGR Final Report in order

Dec. 12, 2007

NORAD, NORTHCOM conducts Intelligence Oversight Conference

Safeguarding the privacy rights of U.S. persons is critical to the Department of Defense agencies that conduct intelligence activities in support of the nation’s homeland defense and homeland security. To ensure the rights of all U.S. persons are protected, DoD established an Intelligence Oversight program to ensure that all military intelligence,

California state fire marshal, Chief Kate Dargan, speaks at the Defense Support of Civil Authorities Executive Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 6, 2007. Dargan credited U.S. Northern Command with being the "enabler" of recent wildfire fighting operations in Southern California.

Nov. 7, 2007

California state fire marshal praises USNORTHCOM response to wildfires

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – In a presentation Tuesday in Colorado Springs, Colo., California's state fire marshal described the response to the recent Southern California wildfires as unequalled in her experience and credited U.S. Northern Command with being the "enabler" of the firefighting operation.Chief Kate Dargan, who has been with the

Members of 5th Army Operational Command Post Two monitor and coordinate relief efforts on March Air Force Base in Riverside, Calif., Oct. 25, 2007, as part of a federal support package used to assist agencies responding to the California wildfires. DoD photo by Senior Airman Daniel St. Pierre, U.S. Air Force. (Released)

Oct. 30, 2007

DoD, U.S Northern Command assets, personnel supported Southern California firefighting efforts

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The Department of Defense deployed, under the operational control of U.S. Northern Command, unique military capabilities to support local, state and federal emergency response efforts in Southern California. The following is a list of Department of Defense assets and personnel that were used to support those

Oct. 29, 2007

Wildfires spark deployment of Army North Command Post

MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. – As wildfires ravaged southern California, Army North's Operational Command Post 2 deployed to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., Wednesday to assist the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to the crisis. “After we got the call, we had 36 hours to deploy our personnel and equipment,” said Army Lt. Col.

Oct. 28, 2007

C-130s make air drops in support of California firefighters

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Department of Defense completed a fifth day of supporting California firefighting efforts with more than 20 air drops on Sunday. Flying under the command and control of U.S. Northern Command, six Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules planes equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System

Oct. 28, 2007

ARNORTH transitions from exercise mode to real world

U.S. Army North proved it’s ready for the “real world” during exercise Vigilant Shield ’08. The national-level exercise, sponsored by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and the Department of Homeland Security, tested how the unit responds during homeland defense and civil support emergencies.

Aircraft freight loaders move containers belonging to a U.S. Army North operational command post onto a C-17 at Kelly USA, in San Antonio, Tex. Oct. 24th. The OCP is deploying in response to the effort to fight the wildfires burning in Calif.

Oct. 28, 2007

US Army North supports California firefighting efforts

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – US Army North has deployed an operational command post to Southern California to provide command and control of DoD forces supporting firefighting efforts. This is the first time U.S. Northern Command has directed operational deployment of an Army North OCP.Army North’s Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Matthews, OCP commander, is

Fire retardant lines are placed in front of the advancing Poomacha fire burning in the Mount Palomar area. C-130s launched from Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., Oct., 26, 2007 are participating in the Southern California firefighting effort.

Oct. 27, 2007

U.S. Northern Command continues California firefighting assistance

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Department of Defense completed a third day of supporting California firefighting efforts with specially equipped aircraft on Friday. Six Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules planes equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System dropped tons of fire retardant on wildfires in San Diego

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