Nov. 27, 2019

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

MAYPORT, Fla. — 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

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — 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.

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.

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.

April 16, 2019

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk visits N&NC and AFSPC

Peterson AFB, Colo. —

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.

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.

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.

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.

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