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.
101001-F-0718D-023.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - 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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