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March 15, 2021
ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Michigan
San Antonio, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 220 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Michigan to support a state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination Center.
March 9, 2021
ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Georgia and Ohio
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 440 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Georgia and Ohio to support two state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination Centers.
March 2, 2021
ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Illinois and North Carolina
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 360 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Illinois and North Carolina to support two state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination Centers.
Feb. 24, 2021
ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA in Florida and Pennsylvania
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 780 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Florida and Pennsylvania to support five state-run, federally-supported Community Vaccination Centers.
Feb. 16, 2021
Fact Sheet: U.S. Army North COVID-19 Vaccination Site Support Since February 2021
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command's Joint Force Land Component Command, has overseen the Department of Defense's COVID-19 response operation in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services since March 2020. This fact sheet reflects assistance to state-run, federally supported community vaccination centers since February 2021.
Feb. 11, 2021
ARNORTH to oversee military COVID-19 vaccination support to FEMA in California
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 222 Soldiers from Fort Carson, Colorado, will deploy in the coming days to Los Angeles, California, to support a state-run, federally supported COVID-19 vaccination center there.
Jan. 27, 2021
ARNORTH to oversee new military COVID-19 response in Texas, adjust support in two states
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 80 military medical personnel from across the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force, will deploy to Texas as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation.
Jan. 8, 2021
ARNORTH to adjust military COVID-19 response operation in four states, Navajo Nation
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 150 military medical personnel from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army began deploying this week to expand support to California, and approximately 40 U.S. Army Reserve medical personnel deployed to support Arizona as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 support operation.
July 29, 2020
Medical Reserve units join US Army North COVID-19 operations in Texas
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, three U.S. Army Reserve Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces deployed as part of the Department of Defense’s ongoing COVID-19 operations in Texas. U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, continues to oversee the military operation in support of federal efforts and the state.
July 21, 2020
US Army North Hosts Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept Drill
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — U.S. Army North, federal, state, tribal and territorial partners are ready to respond as we near peak hurricane season for the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
July 16, 2020
U.S. Army North ready to battle COVID-19 after busy spring
ARLINGTON, Virginia — Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, the head of U.S. Northern Command’s land forces spoke recently of the lessons learned from its ongoing battle against COVID-19, as the command prepares to send more troops to hotspots in Texas and California.
July 13, 2020
ARNORTH to oversee military COVID-19 operations in Texas, California
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and state officials, approximately 740 Department of Defense medical and support professionals from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force are assigned as part of DOD’s ongoing COVID-19 operations in Texas and California. As part of the whole-of-America response, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Forces Land Component Command, will oversee the military operation in support of federal efforts and the state.
May 14, 2020
U.S. military prepares for hurricane season in midst of COVID-19
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Military and interagency personnel held a virtual table top exercise here May 13, 2020, to discuss how U.S. Northern Command would perform its Defense Support to Civil Authorities mission in a COVID-19 environment.
May 8, 2020
Secretary of Defense visits NORAD, NORTHCOM
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Secretary of Defense visited the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command here May 7, 2020.
April 23, 2020
Additional 920th Medical Airmen Headed for COVID-19 Response
PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Additional medical Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing’s Aeromedical Staging Squadron (ASTS) have been sent to the New York City area to assist with pandemic response.
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