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September is National Preparedness Month, which serves as a reminder to take action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for the types of emergencies that could affect individuals where they live, work and visit. President Obama’s Proclamation for National Preparedness Month was given Aug. 31, 2015.

Aug. 24, 2016

September is National Preparedness Month

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- — September is National Preparedness Month! Are you ready?

Aug. 23, 2016

Hurricane Hunters to fly low-level investigation mission today

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. — The Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters will fly an investigative mission out of St. Croix today into Invest 99-L in the Western Atlantic Ocean. During the mission the WC-130J crew members will fly the aircraft between 500 and 1500 feet above the surface of the ocean to collect data that will help the National Hurricane Center determine whether Invest 99-L has the potential to develop into a tropical system.

Aug. 22, 2016

Air Refueling: Here Comes the Boom

EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska -- Laying down soaring through the sky clouds are visible as far as the eye can see. In the distance appears a speck, which grows larger by the second, finally becoming recognizable as an aircraft.

Community leaders from the state of Georgia visited NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters, Aug. 19, 2016. The community leaders were part of a civic leader tour and were flown to Colorado by the 94th Airlift Wing from Dobbins ARB, Ga. The experience allowed the civic leaders to gain a clearer understanding of the roles and missions of various military organizations with an emphasis on the Air Force Reserve.

Aug. 19, 2016

Georgia Community Leaders Visit NORAD, NORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Community leaders from the state of Georgia visited NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters here Aug. 19, 2016.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander gives command of Alaskan NORAD Region and Alaskan Command to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach during a change of command ceremony Aug. 16 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Wilsbach also assumed command of 11th Air Force from Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, Pacific Air Forces commander. Outgoing commander Lt. Gen. Russell Handy retired after more than 30 years of service and relinquished command to Wilsbach.

Aug. 17, 2016

New Commander at Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command

PETERSON AFB, Colo. — U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander gives command of Alaskan NORAD Region and Alaskan Command to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach during a change of command ceremony Aug. 16 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Members of the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard transport flood evacuee and World War II veteran, Mr. Willis Woods from the Celtic Media Centre shelter to a special needs facility near the Louisiana State University campus on August 15, 2016. The Louisiana National Guard mobilized more than 1,000 guardsmen in response to heavy flash flooding that occurred in south Louisiana on August 13, 2006.

Aug. 17, 2016

Louisiana Air National Guard provides security, aid and comfort

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Air National Guard mobilized more than 100 Airmen to maintain order and provide assistance at the Celtic Media Centre movie studio facility shelter in Baton Rouge in response to rising floodwaters that forced thousands of residents to evacuate their homes, Aug. 14.

Gen. Lori J. Robinson, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) visited Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Bradley A. Becker on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Aug. 10, 2016. Robinson met with Becker for an office call and received a command and capabilities brief from the Deputy Commander, Egon Hawrylak. JFHQ-NCR/MDW directors and commanders were on hand to answer any questions from Robinson and her staff. (U.S. Army photo by Courtney Dock)

Aug. 16, 2016

Gen. Robinson visits Military District of Wash.

PETERSON AFB, Colo. — Gen. Lori J. Robinson, commander, NORAD and USNORTHCOM, visited Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Aug. 10, 2016.

U.S. Army paratroopers perform an airborne insertion from two C-130 Hercules during Red Flag-Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug 10, 2016. Exercises such as this are one of the many ways C-130 crews get to prepare themselves for real-world contingencies.

Aug. 15, 2016

Red Flag-Alaska Jumps Off to a Good Start for the 36th Airlift Squadron

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- The last frontier…home to hundreds of mountains that seem to scar the land, glacial rivers that wind through valleys and where millions of visitors travel each year to take in the sights.

Gen. Lori Robinson, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command is greeted by Adm. Phil Davidson, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) Command on the USFF quarterdeck at the start of her visit to Norfolk, Virginia, Aug. 11, 2016. The General’s visit included a maritime domain awareness brief at the USFF Maritime Operations Center, a tour of Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), and a hall of fame induction ceremony at the Joint Forces Staff College. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Benjamin Dobbs/Released)

Aug. 12, 2016

Robinson visits Norfolk

Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. — Gen. Lori Robinson, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, visited multiple units at Norfolk, Va. Aug. 11, 2016.

File photo: The boundaries between traditional cyber threats and traditional electronic warfare threats have blurred. The Integrated Cyber and Electronic Warfare program at the Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center looks to leverage cyber and electronic warfare capabilities as an integrated system to increase situational awareness of commanders. Army illustration

Aug. 11, 2016

DoD Releases Update of Manual Governing Defense Intelligence Activities

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has released an update of procedures, first published in 1982, that govern the conduct of DoD intelligence activities.