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Tech. Sgt. Everett Emerson, an Air National Guard medic from Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, works with firefighters from the North Pole Fire Department to secure a simulated accident victim on a backboard for transportation to the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital May 9. "We've trained for mass casualty exercises, but never this big before," Sergeant Emerson said. The May 9 scenario was part of the Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 2007 exercise which is scheduled from May 7-18. Civilian, military and other government agencies are coming together for the large scale exercise which is designed to test all agencies' preparedness, interaction and response to a variety of incidents ranging from natural disasters to terrorist attacks and other emergencies.

May 10, 2007

Military, civilians partner for vital disaster training

North Pole, Alaska - In a unified effort to save lives and protect vital infrastructure facilities,

May 9, 2007

Agencies respond as a team to Fairbanks train derailment scenario

FAIRBANKS, Alaska - In a training exercise here May 8, local, state and federal government agencies

May 8, 2007

Statement regarding USNORTHCOM Force Protection posture

U.S. Northern Command is responsible for setting the baseline Force Protection Condition for

May 6, 2007

Joint Task Force-Alaska, State of Alaska participates in interagency exercise

ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — Joint Task Force-Alaska and the State of Alaska are among several

Col. Frank Kosich updates his staff on the status of Exercise Ardent Sentry '07 hurricane recovery operations. Kosich is the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region I Defense Coordinating Officer, whose job is to work with federal, state and local agencies to ensure U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission is carried out effectively. U.S. Army North provides the DCO to an area affected by a disaster should Department of Defense response be requested by the President or the Secretary of Defense.

May 6, 2007

Army North deploys to Rhode Island for Ardent Sentry

Members of U.S. Army North and scores of federal, state, and local organizations converged on the

Colonel Tom Muir, left, director of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Command Center, briefs agency representatives attending USNORTHCOM's first State Partners Day April 25 at the commands' headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

May 2, 2007

USNORTHCOM hosts State Partners Day

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Representatives from some of the agencies U.S. Northern Command

May 1, 2007

Army North to deploy for hurricane capstone exercise

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – Elements of U.S. Army North will deploy tomorrow from Fort Sam Houston,

April 30, 2007

Major preparedness exercise begins today

The Department of Defense in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security, the Canadian

General Gene Renuart, far right, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, observes a demonstration April 17 of an airborne communications package aboard a C-130 aircraft at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The demonstration was conducted by the Joint Communications Support Element, a military unit composed of Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps personnel, to show USNORTHCOM and civilian law enforcement organizations the communications capabilities the unit can provide to Department of Defense and other federal agencies.

April 18, 2007

USNORTHCOM eyes 'Jackpot' demo

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Several senior U.S. Northern Command leaders and area civilian

April 18, 2007

Policy change boosts G.I. Bill eligibility for some Guard, Reserve members

WASHINGTON – A recent Defense Department policy change widens the eligibility window for some