April 9, 2021

ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA at four new locations

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 560 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota and Oklahoma to support federal vaccination efforts in partnership with the states.

April 6, 2021

U.S. Northern Command executes the second in a series of Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE)

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The second in a series of Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE) took place March 22-23, 2021, and was designed to enable cross-combatant command collaboration to generate globally integrated effects using artificial intelligence enabled information. 

April 6, 2021

335th EMDOS Airman translates for Brooklyn CVC community

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Efforts have been underway for almost a month to bring the COVID-19 vaccine to people at the state-led, federally-supported Medgar Evers College Community Vaccination Center in Brooklyn.

April 2, 2021

ARNORTH to oversee military vaccination support to FEMA at three new locations

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 420 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Maryland, Tennessee and Wisconsin to support state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination Centers.

April 1, 2021

Exercise Reveals Advantages Artificial Intelligence Gives in All-Domain Ops

A global information dominance exercise showed the tremendous advantages the Defense Department would realize by applying machine learning and artificial intelligence to all-domain information, Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck said.

April 1, 2021

Deter in Competition, Deescalate in Crisis, and Defeat in Conflict

As the world’s security environment has evolved over time, our legacy systems have become increasingly challenged, even as our attention drifted away from the possibility of major conflict, especially the possibility of conflict in North America.

March 29, 2021

Peterson Airmen support Florida community members

TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. Air Force Captain Stephanie McIlwraith promised herself she would never return to Florida after her mother’s funeral in August of 2020. Earlier that year, just as the nation began to implement COVID-19 restrictions, McIlwraith’s mother was diagnosed with cancer.

Dec. 26, 2019

Military conducts first test of Advanced Battle Management System

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and technology Dec. 16-18 for collecting, analyzing and sharing information in real time to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat.

June 18, 2019

Mexican Military Service College students visit U.S. Northern Command

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Members of Mexico's military Service College recently visited U.S. Northern Command at Peterson AFB, Colorado and received briefings on USNORTHCOM's missions, to include: homeland defense, security cooperation, and defense support of civil authorities. U.S.-Mexico military engagements such as these are intended to enhance our ability to work together to achieve the defense objectives of both the United States and Mexico. USNORTHCOM is committed to strong and enduring partnerships and routinely participates in security cooperation with Mexico to advance North American defense and security interests.

March 8, 2018

Navy kicks off ICEX 2018

ARCTIC CIRCLE, Alaska — ICEX 2018 is a five-week biennial exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies and partner organizations.

Nov. 17, 2017

SECDEF visits NORAD, U.S. Northern Command

PETERSON AFB, Colo. — Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis visited Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Nov. 16 to discuss the topics of homeland defense, ballistic missile defense and NORTHCOM's role in assistance to response efforts to natural disasters.During his visit, Mattis toured NORAD and USNORTHCOM command and control

July 17, 2017

NORAD, USNORTHCOM and the Mexican Air Force successfully accomplish objectives in AMALGAM EAGLE 17

PETERSON AFB, Colo. — The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, along with the Mexican Air Force, successfully conducted AMALGAM EAGLE 17, a tactical exercise, which was designed to enhance mutual warning and information sharing procedures in support of a cooperative response to a an illicit flight that crossed the U.S. – Mexico

Oct. 6, 2016

DoD Assistance Team Arrives in Haiti for Post-Hurricane Support

WASHINGTON — U.S. military assistance is on the ground in Haiti to assist and support the tiny island nation with the impact felt from Hurricane Matthew, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters.

Sept. 15, 2016

FEMA Administrator visits U.S. Northern Command

September 6, 2016 — Gen. Lori Robinson, Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, welcomed Craig Fugate, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator, to the commands' headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo., Sept. 6, 2016.

Aug. 29, 2016

Joint task force trains to save lives during disaster exercise

FORT HOOD, Texas — Service members with Joint Task Force Civil Support honed their disaster response skills during realistic decontamination training Aug. 25, as part of Exercise Sudden Response 16 at Fort Hood, Texas.