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Aug. 13, 2007
Secretary of Transportation Praises DoD Efforts in Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS -- Secretary of Transportation, the Honorable Mary E. Peters, visited the site of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse here, where Department of Defense forces are supporting search and recovery efforts.Secretary Peters met with Army Col. Mike Chesney, the Defense Coordinating Officer responsible for all military assets supporting civil
Defense Coordination Element Works Towards Recovery
Minneapolis – Response to tragedies such as the I-35 bridge collapse Aug. 1 often requires coordination among many agencies, whether local, state or federal. As more people and agencies - including active-duty military organizations and troops - join a disaster response, the amount of coordination involved may be the true test of success in the
Aug. 10, 2007
Navy unit brings unique capability to Minneapolis bridge recovery
MINNEAPOLIS -- Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., bring unique expeditionary diving and salvage capabilities to the search and recovery efforts at the site of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse. MDSU-2 has earned its reputation during combat salvage operations to open the Al Faw waterway
Aug. 9, 2007
Navy divers continue search, recovery efforts in Minneapolis
Navy divers continued efforts yesterday in support of search and recovery efforts at the site of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minn. The divers of Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., reentered the waters of the Mississippi River before 7 a.m. to continue a meticulous, hand-over-hand
Minnesota governor thanks Navy for support
During an Aug. 8 survey of the site of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty expressed his gratitude to the Navy for its support of search and recovery efforts.Pawlenty visited the site with Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Donald C. Winter, and thanked Winter for the assistance the Navy is providing
Navy secretary visits Minneapolis bridge site
The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Donald C. Winter, surveyed recovery efforts at the site of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 8.Secretary Winter also met with Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 and officials from local, state and federal agencies involved in the search and recovery efforts.Two
NORAD and USNORTHCOM civilian receives CFC hero award
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The chairman of the 2006 North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Combined Federal Campaign was awarded the 2006 National CFC Military Civilian Hero Award for his efforts with the CFC and other volunteer activities in the community.Kirk Brown is a civilian employee in the NORAD and
Aug. 8, 2007
DoD provides assistance to Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Department of Defense has deployed a Defense Coordinating Element to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area to assist with last week's I-35 bridge collapse.The six-person Region V DCE, based in Chicago, prepares for civil support missions by working daily with federal and state emergency planners and consequence managers in the
Aug. 6, 2007
DoD, Navy and USNORTHCOM to support recovery effort in Minneapolis-St. Paul
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – At the request of the Department of Transportation, and as directed by the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Northern Command has deployed a Defense Coordinating Officer, a Defense Coordinating Element and a Navy Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in response to last week's I-35 bridge collapse.
Aug. 3, 2007
NORAD and U.S. Northern Command support Manned Space Flight Shuttle Mission for STS-118
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command provide support to NASA and the shuttle program’s mission with distinctly different but important missions.NORAD—the bi-national command responsible for air defense of the North American air space—is ensuring airspace safety and security
July 17, 2007
USNORTHCOM statement regarding National Intelligence Estimate
U.S. Northern Command, in its role as the DoD Lead Agency for Homeland Defense, is working in close collaboration with DHS and other Interagency partners to deter and disrupt, and, if necessary, confront any attack planned against the Homeland. We are keenly aware of the information within the National Intelligence Estimate and remain focused on
June 22, 2007
CWID brings technology, military together for homeland defense, DSCA
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Imagine coordinating the response to a terrorist attack or natural disaster that involves not only local police and fire departments, but federal agencies and military assistance. Now imagine the different computer networks, radio frequencies and possibly even languages that could be involved in that coordination.Finally,
June 18, 2007
DOD trains with FEMA, state during Texas hurricane exercise
Whether the participants were new to civil support operations or veterans of real-world missions, all say they found opportunities to learn during the Texas Hurricane Exercise June 4-7. The event in Austin, Texas, allowed the state and its federal partners to evaluate Brownsville and Houston-Galveston evacuation plans as the notional Category 4
June 11, 2007
Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration 2007 media day
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- U.S. Northern Command is hosting the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration 2007 media day on Monday, June 18 in Colorado Springs, Colo. The focus of CWID 2007 is on new and emerging technologies; in addition, CWID is a venue for information technology development or validation of fielded or near-fielded
June 4, 2007
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