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Women, Peace and Security

U.S. Northern Command's (USNORTHCOM) Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Program is part of an international effort to promote the meaningful contributions of women in the defense and security sectors at home and around the world. USNORTHCOM seeks to institutionalize WPS across USNORTHCOM missions and functions to improve operational effectiveness, promote opportunities for the meaningful participation of women in decision-making across the command, and ensure safety, security and human rights for all.

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USNORTHCOM’s WPS approach is anchored in two decades of practice, in U.S. national law, U.S. strategy, and DoD and USNORTHCOM commander’s implementation guidance. WPS is founded upon abundant evidence showing that women’s safety and security is directly linked to a country’s stability, and that persistent barriers to women’s advancement in defense undermines organizational effectiveness and national security. WPS provides unique opportunities, both throughout USNORTHCOM and with our partners, to reinforce women’s empowerment, meaningful participation in decision-making, protection from violence, and access to resources. It is both a values-based approach, and also a practical one. When USNORTHCOM and our partners advance the principles of WPS, we not only strengthen our security and defense institutions and interoperability, evidence shows it also leads to more stable and resilient societies.  

WPS News

May 5, 2023

WHINSEC conducts WPS symposium

WHINSEC conducts its sixth-annual Women, Peace, and Security symposium.
May 5, 2023

USNORTHCOM hosts WPS Barrier Analysis Focus Group

In its continuing effort to expand and evolve the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) program, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) hosted a series of WPS barrier analysis focus groups for command members from Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, 2023, at the North American Aerospace Command and USNORTHCOM headquarters on Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Golnoosh Hakimdavar, who has a doctorate in law and economics, works as a cultural liaison for the Interagency Coordination Center in support of Operation Allies Welcome, translates to guests during the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade combat team, 1st Armored Division women’s town hall at Fort Bliss’ Doña Ana Complex in New Mexico, Sept. 22, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Briaira Tolbert, 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade)
Sept. 30, 2021

Female engagement team continues to evaluate female evacuees needs at Fort Bliss’ Doña Ana Complex

Afghan evacuee women at Fort Bliss’ Doña Ana Complex in New Mexico meet weekly with female leaders to address their concerns and ease their transition into American life.
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Disclaimer: Partner news external links contained herein are made available for the purpose of peer review and discussion. The thoughts and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.

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Regardless of their size, islands play a critical role in providing valuable habitat, recreation opportunities, and coastal protection by reducing erosion and wave energy to nearby shorelines. Benefits are derived from the fact that islands often consist of multiple habitats that span different elevations, like beaches, dunes and marshes. These habitats in succession act as a multiple lines of defense strategy to reduce wave energy and loss of habitat. However, islands have been disappearing at an alarming rate along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast of the United States. And as islands disappear, so do their valuable habitats and the critical protective functions they provide.
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Long-Term Function of Coastal Islands Derived from Engineering With Nature Efforts
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Regardless of their size, islands play a critical role in providing valuable habitat, recreation opportunities, and coastal protection by reducing erosion and wave energy to nearby shorelines. Benefits are derived from the fact that islands often consist of multiple habitats that span different elevations, like beaches, dunes and marshes. These habitats in succession act as a multiple lines of defense strategy to reduce wave energy and loss of habitat. However, islands have been disappearing at an alarming rate along the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast of the United States. And as islands disappear, so do their valuable habitats and the critical protective functions they provide.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been addressing this challenge by restoring and creating islands through the beneficial use of dredged sediment, which is increasing habitats and protecting nearby shorelines. USACE’s Engineering With Nature initiative is taking island restoration one step further by partnering with its Baltimore District and multiple stakeholders for the restoration of Swan Island in the Chesapeake Bay. The Swan Island restoration provided a unique opportunity to quantify and evaluate island performance and use that data to inform future monitoring and adaptive management strategies.

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