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Feb. 24, 2005

USNORTHCOM and the National Guard Bureau Hold Homeland Defense Conference

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – High-ranking National Guard officers and civilians charged with protecting

NORAD – USNORTHCOM joint service color guard lines up behind members of the Air Force Academy choir during the opening ceremony of the NBA All-Star game Sunday in Denver. Color guard members are, left to right, Army Sgt. Leander Jones III, Sgt. 1st Class Martin Thomas, Spc. Charles Kemp, Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Kenneth Edwards, Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class David Diener, Air Force Staff Sgt. Tameshia Johnson, Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Chris Meedel and Marine Corps Sgt. Grayson Warbritton.

Feb. 23, 2005

NORAD-USNORTHCOM Color Guard performs at NBA All-Star Game

The fans crowding the seats at Denver’s Pepsi Center Sunday night may have come to see Shaq and Yao

U.S. Army Specialists Brad Fraser (left) and Daniel McKinlay stand guard at the Port of Anchorage Wednesday morning as part of Exercise Vigilant Port. Over 200 soldiers, Coast Guardsmen and state and local officials are participating in the two day operation that is being run by Joint Task Force Alaska. Vigilant Port's scenario includes a terrorist threat targeting military equipment being shipped via the port. The Port of Anchorage is one of 15 US strategic seaports and approximately 90 percent of all consumer goods in Alaska flow through the port. The exercise is set to end late Wednesday afternoon.

Jan. 18, 2005

Quick Reaction Force deploys to Anchorage Port

ELMENDORF AFB, Alaska -- Joint Task Force-Alaska, JTF-AK, the standing military headquarters for

Dec. 13, 2004

4ID Soldiers Help Secure Air Base For Homeland Defense

LACKLAND AFB, Texas (Army News Service, Dec. 10, 2004) – Last year the 4th Infantry Division focused

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Bruce Davis takes the unit guidon, as he assumes command of the JTF-CS, during a recent ceremony at Fort Monroe, Va.

Nov. 24, 2004

New Commander Takes Charge of Joint Task Force Civil Support

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Bruce E. Davis, a native of North Vernon, Indiana, was sworn in as the new

Gen. Ed Eberhart, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, addresses Homeland Defense Symposium.

Nov. 20, 2004

Eberhart: ‘This May Be The Most Important War Ever’

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – The global war on terror “may be the most important war this nation has ever

Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge and Navy Capt. Brad Johanson discuss the capabilities of the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) Domestic Warning Center.

Nov. 18, 2004

HLS Secretary Ridge Visits NORAD-USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AFB, Colo.—Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge visited North American Aerospace

Nov. 5, 2004

Keating Becomes NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – It was before a full house that Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating assumed command

Nov. 5, 2004

Joint Task Force Six gets new name, new mission

FORT BLISS, Texas – Joint Task Force-North (JTF-North) assumed its new name and new homeland defense

Nov. 4, 2004

Keating Becomes NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander

General Eberhart told his staff they should be proud of the command’s accomplishments over the past