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April 1, 2020

Logisticians Make COVID-19 Fight Possible

Joint Staff logisticians are working around the clock to help civilian authorities deal with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, discusses the Defense Department deployment to the Southwest border during a Pentagon news conference.

Oct. 30, 2018

Active-Duty Troops En Route to Texas, Northcom Chief Says

WASHINGTON — A little more than 1,000 troops are in place in south Texas, and that number is changing as additional forces move in place, Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, said at a Pentagon news conference.

Oct. 29, 2018

5,200 Active-Duty Personnel Moving to Southwest Border, Northcom Chief Says

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will deploy more than 5,000 active-duty personnel to aid the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection “to harden the southern border,” said Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, the commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Command.

Marines help a resident get off the back of a military vehicle.

Sept. 16, 2018

Northern Command Provides DoD Hurricane Support Update

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — More than 13,000 Defense Department personnel are supporting relief efforts by the Federal Emergency Management Agency along with state and local responders as Tropical Storm Florence moves inland.

Marines remove a fallen tree laying power lines.

Sept. 13, 2018

More than 7,000 Service Members ‘Leaning Forward’ to Aid Fellow Citizens

WASHINGTON — Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina bringing devastating wind and storm surge, with flooding expected across the Carolinas. More than 7,000 service members are ready to assist residents.

Military personnel sit in front of monitors in an operations center.

Sept. 13, 2018

Northern Command Provides Response Support for Hurricane Florence

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Northern Command is leaning forward and actively posturing Defense Department forces in preparation for Hurricane Florence.

Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with a Defense Department K-9 handler at the Pharr, Texas, port of entry.

Aug. 23, 2018

Senior Enlisted Leaders Learn Threats, Challenges of Southwest Border Firsthand

TUCSON, Ariz. — Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other senior enlisted leaders traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border to learn about the threats and challenges of the area that affect the nation.

Four aircraft fly in formation as service members on a stage and crowd members observe.

May 12, 2018

NORAD: 60 Years of Keeping North America Safe, Vice Chairman Says

WASHINGTON — The North American Aerospace Defense Command, a building block of deterrence, remains as vital and relevant today as it was when it was formed, Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a ceremony marking the U.S.-Canadian organization's 60th anniversary at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

A Marine and resident work together to clear the main road.

Sept. 29, 2017

DoD Continues Support in Hurricane-Ravaged Areas

WASHINGTON — DoD continues ongoing relief operations and deployment of additional response capacity in Puerto Rico, expanding airfield and seaport throughput and supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency requirements, a Pentagon spokesman said in a statement.