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May 24, 2011

“Astronauts’ worst day must be our best”

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. - It’s the mantra that drives the mission of the Joint Task

Pfc. Ronnie Thompson, an Air and Missile Defense Crewmember, conducts a systems check of an Avenger weapon system. The Avenger system was used in conjunction with Sentinel radars to detect aircraft attempting to illegally enter U.S. airspace along the U.S. – Mexico border in Arizona.

May 18, 2011

4 - 5 Air and Missile Defense Battalion supports Border Patrol in Arizona

FORT BLISS, Texas - Detecting and responding to low flying aircraft used by transnational criminal

May 16, 2011

USNORTHCOM participates in National Level Exercise 2011

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Northern Command kicks off exercise ARDENT SENTRY 2011 today

May 13, 2011

EPLOs supporting Mississippi River flood response effort

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Over the past few weeks, flooding along the Mississippi River has

Marine Maj. Gen. Robert Walsh, U.S. Northern Command Operations Directorate director, welcomes members of the USNORTHCOM Standing Joint Force Headquarters to the Operations Directorate during the NC/SJFHQ disestablishment ceremony May 9. The NC/SJFHQ, the organization responsible for deploying the core of an emergency joint task force to contingencies across the country within six hours of mobilization, was folded into the USNORTHCOM Operations Directorate after seven years of operation as a separate directorate.

May 10, 2011

USNORTHCOM disestablishes SJFHQ

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - A short ceremony inside U.S. Northern Command headquarters heralded

May 6, 2011

C-130s complete support to firefighting efforts in Texas

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The four Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with

April 29, 2011

C-130s continue support of firefighting efforts in Texas

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –Four Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S.D.A.

April 28, 2011

CONR wins NORAD-level award

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command

April 27, 2011

While aircraft relocate, MAFFS maintain firefighting capabilities

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Two Modular Airborne Firefighting System C-130 Hercules aircraft

April 27, 2011

C-130s continue support of firefighting efforts in Texas

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –Four Department of Defense C-130 aircraft equipped with U.S.D.A.