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March 21, 2014

USNORTHCOM Donates Orthopedic Equipment

CIUDAD JUAREZ, CHIHUAHUA, Mexico – A ceremony was held March 13, 2014 to present orthopedic equipment made possible through the binational Donating Love without Borders campaign that helps the hearing impaired and those with mobility issues in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

March 13, 2014

NORAD, USNORTHCOM stand ready to defend nation, commander says

The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 provided an important reprieve by enabling short-term readiness fixes and selected program buybacks of significant importance, the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command said today. But the challenges posed by sequestration and the Budget Control Act remain, Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr. told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Feb. 27, 2014

Paratroopers jump north of Arctic Circle

HEADQUARTERS, U.S. ARMY ALASKA, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – U.S. Army Alaska paratroopers performed the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division’s first airborne operation north of the Arctic Circle Tuesday, Feb. 25, to practice using their arctic skills in support of civil authorities.

Jan. 13, 2014

Guardsmen Team Up to Tackle West Virginia Water Crisis

Jan. 13, 2014 - CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Membersof the West Virginia National Guard’s chemical,

Nov. 12, 2013

Maine puts emergency responders to the test during Vigilant Guard exercise

BRUNSWICK, Maine - A major winter ice storm bringing nearly three feetof snow and frigid

Nov. 4, 2013

Alaska, Canada conduct joint acrctic SAREX

 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska -- Morethan 100 servicemembers from the Alaska National

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robert Walters, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Intelligence Director points out the World Trade Center beam on display at the 9-11 Memorial in front of NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. to members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) on Sep. 20. Pictured from left to right are RBDF Leading Seaman Julian Smith, Intelligence Officer; U.S. Navy Cmdr. Sam Wartell, the U.S. Defense Attaché, U.S. Embassy in The Bahamas; RBDF Cmdr. Michael Sweeting, Security Intelligence Officer; RBDF Lt. Origin Deleveaux, Jr., Aide-De-Camp to Commodore Roderick Bowe and RBDF Public Relations Officer; Lt. Shawn Adderley, RBDF Legal Affairs Officer; and Brig. Gen. Walters.

Sept. 24, 2013

Royal Bahamas Defence Force representatives visit U.S. Northern Command

Representatives from The Royal Bahamas Defence Force visited U.S. Northern Command headquarters Sep.

July 3, 2013

Media Availability on MAFFS Aircraft Deployment to Arizona 3 p.m. Today

BOISE, Idaho – Members of the press will have an opportunity to discuss the deployment of four

July 2, 2013

Forest Service Repositions MAFFS Aircraft to Arizona

BOISE, Idaho – The U.S. Forest Service, through the National Interagency Fire Center here, has

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to reporters outside the entrance to Cheyenne Mountain AFS June 28. Hagel addressed issues ranging from the wildfires raging across Colorado to suicide prevention in the Armed Forces. During his first visit since his appointment as Secretary of Defense in February, Hagel visited the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, spoke to troops at Fort Carson and toured Cheyenne Mountain AFS.

June 28, 2013

SECDEF visits NORAD, USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel visited NORAD and USNORTHCOM June