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Sept. 27, 2010

601st AOC earns AF-level award for Haiti relief operations

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Forces from the 601st Air & Space Operations Center here earned

Sept. 24, 2010

Maj. Gen. Grass nominated for promotion, assignment as USNORTHCOM deputy commander

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has made

Canadian Col. Pierre Ruel, North American Aerospace Defense Command Training and Exercise Branch, greets members of the National School Board Association as they arrive at the NORAD and U.S. Northern Command headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base Sept. 17. The commands provided a tour for the NSBA members who are in Colorado for their annual western region conference.

Sept. 20, 2010

NSBA conference attendees visit NORAD, USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Members of the National School Boards Association attending the

Sept. 15, 2010

NORAD, USNORTHCOM commander speaks to Defense Writers Group

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command

Sept. 14, 2010

Chairman’s Corner: Calling All Stop-lossed Servicemembers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Time is running out for those who qualify to receive their Stop Loss Special Pay.

Air Force Capt. Dustin Hart, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs officer, gives a briefing on media interview techniques during an information exchange with the Royal Bahamas Defense Force and Bahamian government departments Sept. 7, 2010. USNORTHCOM Public Affairs personnel met with members of the Bahamian government to exchange information on how each office conducts public affairs operations.

Sept. 13, 2010

USNORTHCOM conducts information exchange with Bahamas

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

Two Bahamian students greet U.S. Ambassador Nicole Avant, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Janice Smith and Howard Newbold, District Superintendent for the North Western District, on arrival at Woodcock Primary School Sept. 9. U.S. Northern Command funded $6,000 in school supplies for local schools as part of its longstanding partnership with the people of The Bahamas and demonstrates the Department of Defense’s commitment to helping to strengthen communities and build partnerships around the world.

Sept. 13, 2010

USNORTHCOM funds school supply donation in the Bahamas

NASSAU, Bahamas - An air of excitement echoed throughout Woodcock Primary School today, as eager

Jesus Ramirez, (right) controller, Civil Support Training Activity, U.S. Army North, watches members of the Richfield special weapons and tactical unit clear out notional hostiles who unleashed a biological weapon during a simulated attack at the Best Buy Corporate Headquarters building here Aug. 25. Members of Army North’s Civil Support Training Activity team out of San Antonio, Texas, deployed to Minneapolis during the pre-evaluation training exercise in support of the 55th Civil Support Team, which was called upon by the local Richfield County police and fire departments to help decontaminate a crime scene. The 55th CST is a Minnesota Army National Guard unit based out of Fort Snelling, Minn.

Sept. 1, 2010

55th CST helps Minneapolis agencies in decontamination exercise

MINNEAPOLIS - Throughout the United States, television news agencies broadcast images to the world

Aug. 30, 2010

USNORTHCOM deploys Defense Coordinating Officer to U.S. Virgin Islands

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Northern Command deployed a Defense Coordinating Officer

Aug. 13, 2010

FEMA urges you to take part in National Preparedness Month

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - This September, organizations and citizens from across the nation