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1st Lt. Samuel Mueller (left) and Staff Sgt. Michael Mathews (right), both assigned to 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, pose for a photo in El Paso, Texas, June 21, 2019. Both soldiers rescued a migrant woman and her child who fell into a canal in El Paso, Texas on June 20, 2019

June 25, 2019

Soldiers rescue two migrants from waters on U.S. border

EL PASO, Texas — Two U.S. Army Soldiers rescued two migrants from canal waters on the U.S. border in El Paso, TX, June 20. The two Soldiers were part of a Mobile Surveillance Team assisting Customs and Border Protection on the Southwest border, saw a migrant family enter the canal.

Mexican military service college visit to USNORTHCOM

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.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk (center), the Commander, Air Force Space Command, and Joint Force Space Component Commander, Gen. Jay Raymond (left), and the Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Air Force General Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy pose for a photo in the command’s headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado, April 15, 2019. During Musk’s visit, he participated in conversations and round table briefings about future space operations and homeland defense innovation.

April 16, 2019

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk visits N&NC and AFSPC

Peterson AFB, Colo. —

Capt. Harold Rivard, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, is reunited with his daughter, Landry, and wife, Sarah, following a homecoming ceremony at the William Bill Reed Special Event Center, Fort Carson, Colo., Nov. 17, 2018.

Jan. 31, 2019

Army offers more flexibility with new parental leave policy

FORT MEADE, Maryland — The Army has doubled the amount of parental leave available to fathers and other secondary caregivers of newborn infants with a policy that also provides more leave flexibility for mothers.

Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr. responds to a question during an open hearing on worldwide threats facing the nation to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Jan. 29, on Capitol Hill.

Jan. 30, 2019

DIA director delivers Worldwide Threat Assessment

Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, D.C. — DIA Director Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, Jr., along with Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and the heads of the FBI, National Security Agency, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, and CIA, briefed the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on worldwide threats facing the nation during open and closed sessions Jan. 29, on Capitol Hill.

Army Capt. Richard Pfrogner, JTF-CS joint operations officer, course instructor briefs joint action officers and NCO’s at Fort Eustis, Va., Dec 11, 2018. JTF-CS hosted a three-day Joint Operations Center (JOC) training course Dec. 11-13 educating the (DCRF) members on the art and science of employing an operation center in preparation for a catastrophic CBRN occurrence. When directed, JTF-CS is ready to respond in 24 hours to provide command and control of 5,200 federal military forces located at more than 30 locations throughout the nation in support of civil authority response operations to save lives, prevent further injury and provide critical support to enable community recovery. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Campbell/ Released)

Dec. 14, 2018

DCRF action officers train for joint operations center success

Fort Eustis, Va. — Almost 40 members of the Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Force (DCRF) gathered here to train as action officers within the joint operations center (JOC), Dec. 11-13.

A decontamination team of Airmen and Soldiers care for casualties in a simulated mass casualty decontamination line during the 503rd Military Police Battalion field training exercise at Camp Blanding, Fla., on Oct. 24, 2018. Army Maj. Gen. William “Bill” Hall participates as a mock victim of a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear catastrophe. (Courtesy photo by Navy Chief Petty Officer Zach McKinley)

Dec. 13, 2018

Joint Task Force Civil Support is prepared for any CBRN Disaster

Fort Eustis, Va. — Task forces can be formed at the time of a crisis, but a unit in Newport News, Va., Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS), works 365 days a year with people on call 24/7 for the past 19 years.

First Lady Melania Trump visited Joint Base Langley-Eustis Soldiers and Airmen, Dec. 12, 2018. Mrs. Trump addressed the service members, DoD civilians, family members and students from across Hampton Roads taking time to shake their hands and pose for photographs in an aircraft hangar at the 1st Fighter Wing. (Courtesy photo by David Phillips/ Released)

Dec. 12, 2018

First Lady Melania Trump visits Joint Base Langley-Eustis

Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. — First Lady Melania Trump visited Joint Base Langley-Eustis Soldiers and Airmen today to thank the

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bill Hall, JTF-CS commander speaks to senior leaders and representatives at the Mission Planning Conference (MPC), Fort Eustis, Va., Dec. 3-4, 2018. The MPC prepared and strengthened communication roles of the Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Force (DCRF) and other DoD CBRN Response Enterprise (CRE) entities for participation in response operations. In the event of a catastrophic CBRN incident, the JTF-CS and DCRF missions assist local, state, federal and tribal partners in saving lives, preventing further injury, and providing critical support to enable community recovery when conducting Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) response operations. “This is also a good stage setter for Exercise Sudden Response/Determined Response in January 2019 because we addressed important issues and solutions, leading to an action plan for success,” said Hall. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Campbell/ Released)

Dec. 12, 2018

JTF-CS focuses on catastrophic scenario at Mission Planning Conference 2018

Fort Eustis, Va. — Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) hosted their semi-annual Mission Planning Conference (MPC) that featured a Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill at Fort Eustis, Va. Dec 3 through 4, 2018, with 58 attendees from 26 organizations and units across the United States and Canada.

Exercise Vibrant Response 2019 (VR-19) Mid Planning Meeting is now underway at Camp Atterbury, Ind. (CAIN). Some 150 active and reserve joint military members; DoD civilians; contractors and interagency representatives like FEMA from more than 50 units or organizations are preparing for VR-19. The 16 Joint Task Force Civil Support planners are completing milestones toward confirming their operational CBRN readiness and capabilities. US Army North executes VR-19, a Command-Post Exercise (CPX) from April 22 to May 22 at CAIN and in Michigan.(DoD photo by Air Force Lt. Col. Karen Roganov, director of JTF-CS Public Affairs/ released)

Dec. 12, 2018

Responders Plan for US NORTHCOM’s Largest Annual CBRN Exercise

Camp Atterbury, Ind. — About 150 active joint, Reserve and National Guard members and DoD civilians from units representing