Jan. 15, 2026

Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel (JIATF-CC) established

TUCSON, Ariz — The Department of War established Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel (JIATF-CC) under U.S. Northern Command.

Jan. 15, 2026

U.S. Northern Command Establishes JTF-Gold

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — U.S. Northern Command established Joint Task Force-Gold (JTF-Gold), led by Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey who is dual-hatted as the commanding general of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC). This new command enhances the integration and synchronization of the homeland’s integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) enterprise. JTF-Gold will be co-located with the USASMDC at Peterson Space Force Base.

Nov. 11, 2025

USS St. Louis (LCS 19) Returns from Deployment in Support of Southern Border Operations

NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. — The Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), operating under U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) in the Gulf of America, returned to Naval Station Mayport after completing a surge deployment on November 10, 2025.

Nov. 6, 2025

USNORTHCOM's counter-small UAS fly-away kit attains operational certification

An 11-person team from U.S. Northern Command deployed here Oct. 21-27, 2025, to provide counter-small unmanned aerial system support to the 5th Bomb Wing and installation commander, successfully engaging more than 100 targets of interest across several days and attaining certification as an operational team.

Sept. 25, 2025

Falcon Peak highlights need to counter UAS threat

Counter-small UAS experiment focused on detecting, identifying, tracking, and mitigating UAS incursions at military installations, as well as gauging low-collateral defeat options.

Sept. 19, 2025

USAFA Cadet furthers SOCNORTH mission in Alaska

U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. — Cadet Isabella Roberts was awarded the Air and Space Achievement Medal by Special Operations Command North leadership in recognition of her significant contributions to the command’s mission, here, Sept. 3, 2025.

Sept. 18, 2025

SOCNORTH strengthens Homeland Defense throughout Alaska during Arctic Edge 25

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Special Operations Command North successfully wrapped up Arctic Edge 25 (AE25), a NORAD and U.S. Northern Command–led homeland defense exercise spanning Alaska from Aug. 1–31, 2025. AE25 showcased integration of multi-domain capabilities, innovative logistics, and joint interoperability throughout one of the world’s most challenging environments.

Sept. 18, 2025

SOCNORTH International partners observe experimental resupply test during Arctic Edge 25

TOK, Alaska — The roar of aircraft engines echoed across Alaska’s interior skies as an unusual payload dropped from the back of a plane during exercise Arctic Edge 25. Instead of a simple parachute bundle drifting to the ground, the device kicked into motion and steered itself toward a precise landing zone. For U.S. Special Operations Command North, the experimental resupply system represents more than new technology. It demonstrates how the military can sustain operations in some of the world’s harshest environments even when global positioning systems are denied or disrupted.

Sept. 17, 2025

JTF-CS and the ROK MND blast through barriers, enhance CBRN response preparedness for USA and South Korea

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – — The ties that bind ally nations together must often transcend geographical and demographical

Aug. 26, 2025

UPDATE: 302d AW Aerial Firefighting Aircraft Repositioned to Idaho, Stats for Colorado, Wyoming

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — One aircraft from the Air Force Reserve’s 302d Airlift Wing repositioned to Idaho Aug. 25 to continue support for western wildfires. The wing has been providing aerial firefighting support in Colorado and Wyoming since August 9.