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Members of FEMA Task Force 1 from Dayton, Ohio, carry a simulated victim to safety in the collapsed garage at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center on July 17th during Vibrant Response, a U.S. Army North national emergency response exercise designed to create the realism of an American city following a nuclear blast. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brad Staggs)

July 21, 2010

Realistic training in ARNORTH exercise proves vital for ARNG units

BUTLERVILLE, Ind. - In the simulated metropolitan area of Indianapolis, a parking garage collapsed

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Japanese Maj. Gen. Koichi Isobe, Japan Self Defense Force Joint Staff J5 Director, speaks with Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, before the start of the Joint Staff Conference at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters July 13. The Joint Staff Conference provides senior military leaders from both countries an opportunity to focus on the implications of possible future military scenarios and mutually educate both joint staffs in the areas of missile defense, cyberspace defense, space and joint air and sea battle. The conference ends Friday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

July 20, 2010

NORAD, USNORTHCOM hosts U.S.-Japanese Joint Staff talks

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

A U.S. Soldier with Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment cares for a simulated wounded civilian July 15, 2010, at Camp Atterbury, Ind., as part of Vibrant Response 10.2. Vibrant Response, a U.S. Northern Command exercise for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Consequence Management Response Force 10.2, focuses on Department of Defense support of civil authorities in a consequence management role. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Samuel W. Goodman/Released)

July 19, 2010

Army North prepares for nuclear disaster aftermath during Vibrant Response

CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. –Almost twenty-four hours after a notional nuclear blast exploded in

Participants of the North American Regional Air Chiefs Conference pose for a group photo in the Killey Center for Homeland Operations at Tyndall AFB, Fla., July 12-15, 2010. The air domain experts attended the 3-day conference to ‘forge partnerships’ that impact air domain issues in North America.

July 19, 2010

AFNORTH hosts North American Air Chiefs Conference

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – With a focus on enhancing cooperative assistance and security both

July 15, 2010

Military exchange program benefits U.S., Canadian, Mexican military forces

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas –A program established in 1945 has provided U.S. military personnel an

July 15, 2010

USFF Command Experimentation Director discusses Trident Warrior 2010

WASHINGTON –U.S. Fleet Forces Command's (USFF) director of experimentation explained how members of

Army Lt. Gen. Guy Swan III, commanding general of U.S. Army North and Fort Sam Houston, passes the Joint Task Force – Civil Support colors to Air Force Brig. Gen. Jonathan Treacy, the unit’s new commander, during a change of command ceremony at Fort Monroe's Continental Park July 2.

July 15, 2010

Brig. Gen. Treacy takes command of JTF-CS

FORT MONROE, Va. –Joint Task Force – Civil Support has a “no-fail mission,” declared its new

Aviation Coordination Command airspace managers deconflicting airspace issues on the ACC Operations floor. The Aviation Coordination Command was created to provide support to the U.S. Coast Guard for Deepwater Horizon Response air operations.

July 13, 2010

Deepwater Horizon airspace activity now coordinated at 601st AOC

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –As the Deepwater Horizon Response Operation enters Week 13, senior

Search and rescue coordinators Major Bill Kennedy and Staff Sergeant Diane Brown monitor ongoing search and rescue operations. The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center serves as the single agency responsible for coordinating life saving federal search and rescue services.

July 9, 2010

AFRCC experiences busy week

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –It’s been a busy week for controllers in the Air Force Rescue

July 7, 2010

Lieutenant-General Walter Semianiw assumes command of Canada Command

OTTAWA, Canada –Canada Command, the organization responsible for Canadian Forces operations in