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March 10, 2011

Army North gears up for Vibrant Response 11.1

MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind. - Members of U. S. Army North are converging on central and

Staff Sgt. Jose Grimes, search and rescue duty officer with the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., monitors the radar as he coordinates with another agency during a SAR mission. Sergeant Grimes played a critical role in locating a downed aircraft March 7 near the Canadian border in Maine and coordinating bi-national assets to rescue the aircrew member who survived.

March 8, 2011

US, Canada join forces to rescue aircraft crash survivor

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Coordinating assets to search for missing and downed aircraft is

Navy Adm. James "Sandy" Winnefeld, commander of U.S. Northern Command, speaks to senior Guard officers and enlisted leaders during the 2011 General Senior Leadership Conference at Arlington Hall in Arlington, Va., Feb. 28, 2011. Winnefeld talked with the adjutant generals about the contingency dual-status commander concept, which would create better cooperation between federal and state assets during a disaster.

March 7, 2011

Guard, NORTHCOM leadership concept will improve disaster responses

ARLINGTON, Va. - The National Guard’s relationship with U.S. Northern Command has always been of the

March 4, 2011

US Army North supports voluntary return of military dependents from Japan into Denver International Airport

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Eligible family members, who voluntarily departed Japan, will arrive at

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander, Adm. James Winnefeld, left, is given an update briefing by the Joint Task Force North Commanding General, Army Brig. Gen. Michael A. Bills, during his visit to Fort Bliss, Texas, March 3. Topics of discussion included the task force’s on-going and future homeland security operations executed in support of the nation’s law enforcement agencies at locations throughout the USNORTHCOM area of responsibility.

March 4, 2011

NORAD, USNORTHCOM commander visits JTF North

FORT BLISS, Texas - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command

Air Force Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region-1st Air Force and Air Forces Northern commander; Brig. Gen. Christopher Coates, CONR deputy commander; and Canadian Lt. Gen. Marcel Duval, NORAD deputy commander, listen during the Senior Statesmen Panel Feb. 24. The panel, which featured three retired generals who figured prominently in the shaping of 1st AF, was the highlight of the 1st AF Commander’s Conference held at the Horizons Community Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.

March 1, 2011

Senior leaders converge at Tyndall to ‘sharpen the spear’

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - When an organization has as many moving parts as Tyndall’s Component

Feb. 23, 2011

NORAD, USNORTHCOM announce military and civilian reductions

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command

Feb. 22, 2011

NORAD, USNORTHCOM support space shuttle launch

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern

U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeants Clifford Fallico (second from left), Air Forces Northern intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance planner, and Robert Carnall, 702nd Computer Support Squadron System Administrator (third from left), stand before Chief Master Sgt. Angela Abshire (right), director of standards at the Noncommissioned Member Professional Development Center, at the graduation ceremony where they both earned the “Comradeship Award” from the Canadian Intermediate Leadership Program, Canadian Forces College, Noncommissioned Member Professional Development Center, St. Jean Sur Richlieu in Quebec, Canada. Only four of 120 students received the peer-voted award.

Feb. 11, 2011

Historic firsts for AFNORTH sergeants lead to distinguished honors

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - It had all the markings of a historic event – with firsts on several

Adm. James Winnefeld, NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander, speaks to students at the Simpson Penn Centre for Boys during a visit to the Bahamas Feb. 9. At the conclusion of the event USNORTHCOM donated $3000 worth of sporting goods to the center to encourage the young men to pursue positive recreational activities and a healthy lifestyle. Winnefeld’s visit to Simpson Penn was part of a two-day visit by a USNORTHCOM delegation to discuss ongoing bilateral efforts to improve security in the region.

Feb. 11, 2011

NORAD, USNORTHCOM commander visits Bahamian school

NASSAU, The Bahamas - The commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S.