April 10, 2006

USNORTHCOM team member recognized for scholastic achievement

MONTEREY, Calif. -- Donald J. Reed of U.S. Northern Command's J35 Future Operations Division was recently awarded the Curtis H. "Butch" Straub Achievement Award for his performance in the master's degree program at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security here. The award is given to the participant who demonstrates

March 24, 2006

USNORTHCOM announces 2005 top performers

The United States Northern Command announced its 2005 top performers March 24.“Our winners represent the very finest examples of committed service to a noble cause,” said Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. D. Scott Frye, USNORTHCOM Senior Enlisted Advisor.These annual awards recognize the command’s top performers in each category.The 2005 winners are:• Senior

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

Feb. 23, 2006

Hon. Paul McHale visits USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – “I’m leaving with a clear sense of confidence in the vision and planning of U.S. Northern Command to deal with any emerging threat, whether an occurrence of pandemic flu, a 2006 hurricane in the vicinity of New Orleans or a terrorist attack still being planned by our adversaries,” said Paul McHale, Assistant

Feb. 13, 2006

Military leaders prepare for 2006 hurricane season

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Do the right thing for the American people.This was the clear message Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of U.S. Northern Command, had for the group of senior military leaders who gathered for the 2006 Hurricane Preparation Conference Feb. 13 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.The admiral in charge of coordinating

Feb. 8, 2006

NORAD, USNORTHCOM host senior enlisted leaders

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command hosted a visit Feb. 7 from more than 40 senior enlisted leaders representing every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. The command sergeants major, sergeants major, chief master sergeants, command master chiefs and master chief petty officers are

Dec. 15, 2005

Vandenberg Helicopter Crews Help Seize Drugs

VANDENBERG Air Force BASE, Calif. - The 76th Helicopter Squadron here helped seize $284 million of marijuana while supporting Joint Task Force North counterdrug operations this year. The joint task force bases operations on requests for Department of Defense assistance from the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Border Patrol in coordination

Nov. 9, 2005

CJCS senior enlisted advisor visits homeland defenders

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff spent his first trip outside of the National Capital Region getting an up-close look at the military commands responsible for the Department of Defense’s homeland defense mission.Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, who became the first senior

Sept. 7, 2005

Marines Continue Search For Katrina Survivors

NAVAL AIR STATION NEW ORLEANS – More than 1,000 Marines hurried to the storm-stricken Gulf Coast over the weekend moved quickly to communities in and around New Orleans today in search of residents still in need of rescue and life-saving sustenance one week after Hurricane Katrina plunged much of the city under water.From their initial staging base

Aug. 2, 2005

NORAD-USNORTHCOM recognize quarter’s best

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command recognized their top performers for April through June during a quarterly awards ceremony July 28.NORAD Deputy Commander Lt.-Gen. Rick Findley presented the NORAD awards and USNORTHCOM Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Joseph Inge presented the

June 26, 2005

Exercise to focus on nuclear terror scenario

FORT MONROE, Va. -- Here’s the scenario…A seafaring vessel transporting a 10-kiloton nuclear warhead makes its way into a port off the coast of Charleston, S.C. Terrorists aboard the ship attempt to smuggle the warhead off the ship to detonate it. Is this really a possibility?Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) here is planning its next

April 29, 2005

NORAD-USNORTHCOM Announce Annual Communications Award Winners

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U. S. Northern Command recognized their annual communications awards winners during a ceremony April 15. These awards recognize individuals who have provided sustained superior performance in communications and information support to the Air Force and/or

April 23, 2005

NORAD-USNORTHCOM hold joint enlisted dining-out

More than 200 American and Canadian military members and their guests joined forces at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on March 18 for a historic social event: the first-ever joint enlisted dining-out held by the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, both headquartered at Peterson.“It (was) two nations and

March 2, 2005

MG Rees returns to Oregon Adjutant General post

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - One of the nation’s top homeland defense military officers will return for a third tour of duty as the Adjutant General of Oregon.Maj. Gen. Raymond “Fred” Rees, who has served as the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Chief of Staff since May 2003, will return to the post he has held

Feb. 28, 2005

NORAD-USNORTHCOM Announce Annual Award Winners

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U. S. Northern Command named their annual awards winners during a luncheon Feb. 22 at the Peterson Air Force Base Enlisted Club. More than 300 personnel attended the ceremony at which the Air Force Band, Rocky Mountain Blue, provided entertainment. Navy Adm. Timothy