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MAFFS 9 Drop on Beckwourth Complex Fire July 9, 2021.

Oct. 4, 2021

MAFFS crews wrap up second-busiest fire season in 49-year history

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The USDA Forest Service released the final four U.S Air Force C-130 Modular Aircraft Firefighting System-equipped C-130 aircraft Sept. 29, marking the end of a 96-day support effort.

Golnoosh Hakimdavar, who has a doctorate in law and economics, works as a cultural liaison for the Interagency Coordination Center in support of Operation Allies Welcome, translates to guests during the 4th Battalion, 27th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade combat team, 1st Armored Division women’s town hall at Fort Bliss’ Doña Ana Complex in New Mexico, Sept. 22, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Briaira Tolbert, 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade)

Sept. 30, 2021

Female engagement team continues to evaluate female evacuees needs at Fort Bliss’ Doña Ana Complex

FORT BLISS, N.M. — Afghan evacuee women at Fort Bliss’ Doña Ana Complex in New Mexico meet weekly with female leaders to address their concerns and ease their transition into American life.

U.S. Army Soldiers from 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, pose for a group photo at Nervino Helibase in front of a civilian aircraft used to carry supplies to and from fires in support of the Department of Defense wildland firefighting response on the Dixie Fire in Plumas National Forest, California, Sept. 14, 2021. U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command remains committed to providing flexible DoD support to the National Interagency Fire Center to respond quickly and effectively to assist our local, state, and federal partners in protecting people, property, and public lands.

Sept. 29, 2021

ARNORTH concludes military wildland fire ground response operation in California

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, and in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, concluded its wildland fire ground response operation in California.

Gen. Glen VanHerck (right), Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command takes a walking tour through Afghan neighborhoods at Fort McCoy with Task Force McCoy senior leaders, Senior Fort McCoy Garrison Commander and Commanding General of the 88th Readiness Division, Maj. Gen. Darrell Guthrie, and Task Force McCoy Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Christopher Norrie (left) on September 26, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan evacuees essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by SPC Froylan Grimaldo / 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment.)

Sept. 27, 2021

Gen. VanHerck visits Task Force McCoy

FORT MCCOY, Wisc. — Gen. Glen VanHerck, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command visited Task Force McCoy at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 26, 2021.  

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kayon Dickens, a registered nurse assigned to 81st Medical Group out of Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, checks a patient’s oxygen tube at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Sept. 20, 2021. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible Department of Defense support to the whole-of-government COVID response. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hughes)

Sept. 22, 2021

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Tennessee, continues in five states

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 20 military medical personnel deployed to Tennessee to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in local hospitals.

Photo of an U.S. Air Force nurse preparing medical equipment for incoming patients within the emergency department of Del Sol Medical Center, El Paso, Texas.

Sept. 7, 2021

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Idaho, Arkansas, expands in Alabama

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 60 military medical personnel deployed in three, 20-person teams, each to one of three states – Idaho, Arkansas and Alabama – to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in local hospitals.

A man wearing a face mask, gloves and medical gown holds an oxygen tank.

Aug. 30, 2021

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Alabama, expands further in Louisiana

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 20 military medical personnel deployed to Dothan, Alabama, and another 20 deployed to Alexandria, Louisiana, to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in local hospitals.

A silhouette of a Marine walking through gray smoke in a burned forest.

Aug. 28, 2021

ARNORTH to support NIFC in wildland fire ground response operation in California

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, approximately 200 U.S. Army Soldiers will support a wildland fire ground response operation in Northern California.

Fort Pickett to support Operation Allied Refuge

Aug. 26, 2021

Fort Pickett to support Operation Allies Refuge

RICHMOND, Va. — Fort Pickett, Virginia, will support the State Department in providing temporary housing and sustainment for Afghan Special Immigration Visa applicants, their families and other at-risk individuals, according to a formal announcement made Aug. 25, 2021, by the Department of Defense.

U.S. Navy. Capt. Sean McKay, a physician from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Bethesda and the medical support team (MST) senior medical officer, right, directs MST members while moving a COVID positive patient to the prone position.

Aug. 23, 2021

ARNORTH supports FEMA in Mississippi, expands in Louisiana

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 20 military medical personnel have deployed to Jackson, Mississippi, while another 20 will deploy to Tupelo, Mississippi.