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April 10, 2023

NORAD and U.S. Northern Command will conduct exercise VIGILANT SHIELD 23

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command will conduct its annual homeland defense exercise, VIGILANT SHIELD 23, Apr. 11-19, 2023.

Maple Resolve 2019

May 3, 2022

US Army, US Marines and multinational forces to participate in Maple Resolve 22

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Approximately 680 U.S. Army Soldiers, 20 U.S. Marines and 3,200 Canadian and British forces will participate in the largest allied exercise conducted in North America, May 10-22, 2022.

graphic with USAF aircraft and emblems on a U.S. flag background for Virtual Flag: Homeland Defense exercise

April 19, 2022

VIRTUAL FLAG: Homeland Defense exercise sharpens skills, deters enemy aggression

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — The VIRTUAL FLAG 22-2 homeland defense exercise was successfully executed at the 705th Combat Training Squadron’s Distributed Mission Operation Center, or DMOC, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed locations around the world from March 28 – April 1.

Green Berets with 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) load snowmobiles onto a Royal Canadian Air Force C-130 Hercules during Exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2022 in Wainwright, Alaska, March 12, 2022. AE22 is a biennial, binational exercise designed to provide realistic and effective training for participants using the premier training locations available throughout Alaska, February 28 – March 17. (DoD photo)

March 18, 2022

ARCTIC EDGE 22 comes to a close

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — U.S. Northern Command’s exercise Arctic Edge 22 came to a close March 16 across the state of Alaska. Hosted by Alaskan Command, the bi-national, multi-service exercise is held every two years with roots going back more than five decades to a shared commitment to the defense of North America.

Paratroopers from C Troop, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 40th Cavalry Regiment jump into Donnelly Drop Zone Feb. 29, 2020, from a Royal Canadian Air Force C-130 as part of Arctic Edge 2020. As a Homeland Defense exercise, AE20 is designed to provide high quality and effective training in the extreme cold-weather conditions found in Arctic environments. The exercise is conducted under the authority of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command. AE20 is the largest joint exercise scheduled in Alaska this year. (Army photo/John Pennell)

Feb. 8, 2022

Alaskan Command Prepares for Exercise Arctic Edge 2022

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Alaskan Command will conduct ARCTIC EDGE, a biennial exercise, Feb. 28 – March 17. ARCTIC EDGE is designed to provide realistic and effective training for participants using the premier training locations available throughout Alaska.  Alaskan Command has successfully operated in the Arctic and defended Alaska for more than 70 years.

An autonomous vehicle drives across a desert floor.

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.

Photo of paratroopers dropping into the Donnelley Training Area, Alaska.

Feb. 17, 2021

ARCTIC WARRIOR 21: Extreme environment builds resilience and readiness

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Arctic Warrior, a U.S. Army Alaska-led exercise designed to test the ability of 4-25th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), “Spartans” and supporting units’ Arctic combat readiness in facing near-peer adversaries in Arctic conditions, will conclude, February 19, 2021.

Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson (second from left), commander of U.S. Army North, views the patient area of the intensive care unit at the Javits New York Medical Station, April 12, 2020.

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.

Fighter jet lands on USS Harry S. Truman

May 29, 2020

USNORTHCOM Leads Major Homeland Defense Exercise

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. Terrence O’Shaughnessy, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, visited the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean May 29, 2020, to witness first-hand the multi-combatant command homeland defense exercise.

A service member stands on ice as other service members watch from a submarine.

March 6, 2020

U.S. Navy kicks off ICEX 2020 in Arctic Ocean

ARCTIC OCEAN — Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially commenced Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020 in the Arctic Ocean with the construction of a temporary ice camp, Camp Seadragon, and the arrival of two U.S. Navy fast-attack submarines, March 4.

Alaska Guardsmen Gain Lethality with Arctic Survival, New M17 Pistol Training in the Arctic

March 6, 2020

Arctic Edge 2020

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Arctic Edge 2020 (AE20) is a joint force and international training exercise and is the largest joint exercise scheduled in Alaska this year with approximately 1,000 US military personnel working alongside members of the Canadian Armed Forces.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to The Old Guard 289th Military Police Company's Special Reaction Team, Fort Myer, Va., move to clear the area during the active shooter response training portion of Exercise Capital Shield 2016 at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Va., Sept. 13, 2016. Exercises such as Capital Shield help service members prepare to support state and federal first responders in any type of contingency situation. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Bernardus Pol)

Sept. 16, 2016

Active Shooter Exercise

Fort Belvoir, Va. — U.S. Soldiers clear the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital at Fort Belvoir, Va., Sept. 13, 2016, during an active shooter exercise.

A Soldier with the 172nd Hazard Response Company from Fort Riley, Kansas examines a simulated injury Aug. 25, 2016 at Fort Hood, Texas during Exercise Sudden Response 16. The weeklong exercise was a key training event for the 172nd HR Co. and various other units within Joint Task Force Civil Support, a rapidly deployable force of more than 5,000 service members from across the country who are specially trained and equipped to provide life-saving assistance in the event of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear disasters in the U.S. During the exercise, the Soldiers had to decontaminate and medically treat 200 civilian role players who acted as survivors of a nuclear attack. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Marcus Floyd, 13th Public Affairs Detachment)

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.

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric McComb and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Markham, both Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) technicians with the 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (WMD-CST), out of Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, walk toward a building with potential CBRN threats Aug. 23, 2016, at the Fairbanks Regional Fire Training Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. The 103rd WMD-CST is a joint unit thats includes both Alaska Air National Guard and Alaska Army National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Isaac Johnson)

Aug. 26, 2016

Alaska Army National Guard supports community with multi-agency exercise

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — The 103rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team, composed of Alaska Army National Guard Soldiers and Alaska Air National Guard Airmen, hosted an exercise in Fairbanks, Alaska, Aug. 23 for different agencies in the area including Eielson Air Force Base and Fort Wainwright. The exercise provided an opportunity for different agencies to train together on Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Environmental agents.

New York Army National Guard CH-47 F model left the Army Aviation Support Facility in Rochester, N.Y. for Stratton Air National Guard Base in Schenectady, N.Y. on July 27, 2016, aviators and crew members from Detachment 1, Company B, 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation Regiment picked up service members from the New York National Guard’s 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) and landed at the Burlington Air National Guard Base in Vermont. The Battalion is part of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade.

Aug. 3, 2016

New York Guard team catches unusual ride to work for Vigilant Guard exercise

STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. — A 5 a.m. commute in a 50,000 pound Army helicopter isn't a normal morning commute for most people, but for the National Guard members of the 2nd Civil Support Team—military personnel specially trained to find chemical, biological, and radiological weapons—it's just another day in the office.