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A U.S. Army North Soldier fires an M-9 Berretta Pistol during advanced marksmanship training conducted by Army North’s Headquarters Support Company Jan. 20 at the Camp Bullis Military Training Reservation in San Antonio.

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Sgt. 1st Class Somphot Hongtong, operations noncommissioned officer, Headquarters Support Company, U.S. Army North, explains the position of the aperture site on the M-16A2 Rifle Jan. 20, to Capt. Philip Lee, attorney, Army North, during the company’s advanced marksmanship training at the Camp Bullis Military Training Reservation in San Antonio.

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U.S. Ambassador to The Bahamas Nicole A. Avant donated $10,000 in books to the Ministry of Education Oct. 5 to support the United States Embassy-initiated “Read To Lead” program. Funding for the book donation was provided by the U.S. Northern Command as part of its long-standing partnership with the island nation. On hand for the official book handover was Deputy Assistant Secretary, Western Hemisphere Affairs, Julissa Reynoso; Delores Ingraham, President, New Providence Association of Public High Schools; Alexis Thompson, student, Sadie Curtis Primary School; U.S. Ambassador Nicole A. Avant, Reagan Cartwright, student, Sadie Curtis Primary School; Navy Lt. Cmdr. Janice Smith, Chief of the U.S. Office of Defense Coordination and Permanent Secretary and Ministry of Education Elma Garraway.

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Air crew and loadmasters with the 302nd Air Mobility Wing and members of the U.S. Northern Command Standing Joint Force Headquarters observe closely as the SJFHQ’s Emergency Response Vehicle is loaded onto a C-130 cargo plane for the first time. USNORTHCOM SJFHQ’s mission is to provide Commander, USNORTHCOM with the scalable capability to form the core of a Joint Task Force or to augment multiple organizations in order to anticipate and conduct Homeland Defense and Civil Support missions anywhere in the USNORTHCOM Area of Responsibility during planned or crisis operations.

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Army Capt. Christina Taylor, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command J7, and Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass, USNORTHCOM deputy commander, cleave through the National Guard birthday cake at the NORAD and USNORTHCOM National Guard Birthday Celebration Dec. 13. Taylor received her commission in the Idaho National Guard in 2002, and Grass enlisted in the Missouri National Guard in 1969. Nearly 6,000 Guardsmen are currently on state orders performing homeland defense missions across the U.S.

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Air crew and loadmasters with the 302nd Air Mobility Wing and members of the U.S. Northern Command Standing Joint Force Headquarters observe closely as the SJFHQ’s Emergency Response Vehicle is loaded onto a C-130 cargo plane for the first time. USNORTHCOM SJFHQ’s mission is to provide Commander, USNORTHCOM with the scalable capability to form the core of a Joint Task Force or to augment multiple organizations in order to anticipate and conduct Homeland Defense and Civil Support missions anywhere in the USNORTHCOM Area of Responsibility during planned or crisis operations.

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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.

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Jonetta Darden, Territory Public Assistance Officer, confers with Army Col. Robert Freehill, Defense Coordinator, and John Alonzo Federal Emergency Management Agency Logistics Chief in the Virgin Islands Territory Emergency Operations Agency center as Hurricane Earl bears down on the Island. Rapid and accurate sharing of response information between the local responders and state and federal officials is vital during an emergency or disaster.

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Javier Rodriguez-Ramos (right), observer controller, Civil Support Training Activity, U.S. Army North, assists a member of the 55th Civil Support Team as he determines the amount of chemical exposure from a notional briefcase containing simulated anthrax by using a chemical detection device during the pre-evaluation training exercise here Aug. 25. Members of Army North’s Civil Support Training Activity team out of San Antonio, Texas, deployed to Minneapolis during a pre-evaluation training exercise in support of the 55th CST, 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.

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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.

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Scott Fleming, owner of Scott's Mobile Motorcycle Service, uses Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Troy Thomas's 2000 Harley Davidson Softtail Deuce to teach more than 30 members of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command the proper way to conduct a pre-ride motorcylcle inspection Sept. 24. More than 70 people attended the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Motorcyle Safety Day class, which went over the military regulations pertaining to motorcycles, the proper protective equipment and safety guidelines. After the class, about half the attendees participated in the 110-mile safety ride and Most Desirable Bike contest. The Safety Day kicks off the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Motorcycle Mentorship Program.

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Bahamian Senior Lt. Sonia Miller, Royal Bahamas Defense Force Public Relations Officer, gives Air Force Capt. Dustin Hart, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs officer, a briefing on the RBDF command structure during an information exchange with Bahamian governmental 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.

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Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Kopacz receives a tour of the U.S. Northern Command Standing Joint Force Headquarters' new Emergency Response Vehicle from Navy Chief Petty Officer Christopher Davis, NC-SJFHQ communications specialist during an open display of the vehicle Oct. 5. The customized 2010 Chevrolet Suburban sports an advanced communications package that provides the NC-SJFHQ with phone communications, secured computer networks, commercial internet and video teleconferencing in a mobile package small enough to be transported by a C-130.

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Wife Pat and son Patrick watch as son Joe, daughter Laura Fisher and granddaughter Sophia attach the three star epaulettes to the shoulders of Lt. Gen. Frank J. Grass at a promotion ceremony honoring Lt. Gen. Grass at Garden of the Gods Club in Colorado Springs 6 p.m. Sunday. Upon receiving his third star Lt. Gen. Grass, U.S. Northern Command operations officer since Sept. 2008, assumes the position of deputy commander USNORTHCOM.

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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.

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Jessica Yetzke, Army Maj. Glen Keith, U.S. Northern Command Chief of Staff Air Force Maj. Gen. Howard Thompson and Lawrence Reyes, cut the U.S. NORTHCOM birthday cake during a celebration at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and USNORTHCOM headquarters Oct. 1. The command stood up on Oct. 1, 2002, in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. In conjunction with the activation, Joint Forces Headquarters Homeland Security, Joint Task Force Civil Support, Joint Task Force 6, and the Joint Regional Medical Planning Program were transferred from U.S. Joint Forces Command to USNORTHCOM.

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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.

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Don Addy, president and CEO of the National Homeland Defense Foundation, lays a wreath at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command headquarters 9-11 memorial during a memorial service Sept. 10, 2010.

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Members of the international Aid community work alongside a large joint U.S. military presence during Operation Unified Response at Toissant Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The wing responded in the aftermath of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that crumbled most of the surrounding area killing hundreds of thousands and displacing millions from their homes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Dustin Doyle/Released)

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Chief of the National Guard Bureau, U.S. Air Force General Craig R. McKinley, administers the oath of service to U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Frank J. Grass at a promotion ceremony honoring Lt. Gen. Grass at Garden of the Gods Club in Colorado Springs 6 p.m. Sunday. Upon receiving his third star Lt. Gen. Grass, U.S. Northern Command operations officer since Sept. 2008, assumes the position of deputy commander USNORTHCOM.

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