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April 2, 2020

Army transforms event center into hospital for COVID-19 Response

Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, our team at U. S. Army North (Fifth Army) transformed the CenturyLink Field Event Center in Seattle, Washington, from a sports arena to a world-class U.S. Army hospital to help free bed space in local hospitals and allow medical professionals to focus on providing care to #COVID19 patients.

April 2, 2020

Navy Hospital Ships Helping In COVID-19 Response

Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, two U.S. Navy Hospital Ships are providing support to U.S. hospitals for the whole-of-America response for COVID-19.

March 6, 2020

U.S. Navy kicks off ICEX 2020 in 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.

March 6, 2020

Arctic Edge 2020

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.

March 2, 2020

Arctic Warriors Face the Bitter Cold During Arctic Edge 20

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska -- In the early morning hours of Feb. 28, 2020, Soldiers and Marines

Jan. 21, 2020

Commander talks Homeland Defense with Community Leaders

Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, Commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, spoke to nearly 100 Colorado Thirty Group attendees during a Combatant Commander's Conference Jan. 21, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Dec. 26, 2019

Military conducts first test of Advanced Battle Management System

The Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and technology Dec. 16-18 for collecting, analyzing and sharing information in real time to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat.

Dec. 11, 2019

Steel Knight 20

U.S. Marines and Sailors participated in Steel Knight 20.

Nov. 27, 2019

Navy's Newest Littoral Combat Ship USS Indianapolis Arrives in Mayport

The newest littoral combat ship, the Freedom-variant USS Indianapolis (LCS 17), arrived at its homeport, Mayport Fla. Nov. 26. after completing its maiden voyage from the shipyard in Marinette, Wis.

Nov. 4, 2019

Deputy Secretary of Defense visits Commands

Gen. O’Shaughnessy, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, hosted Deputy Secretary of Defense, David L. Norquist to the commands’ headquarters on Peterson Air Force Base, Nov. 1, 2019.