March 31, 2020

Joint Staff Ops Official Breaks Down DOD Aid to Fight Coronavirus

The Defense Department is going all out to support civilian agencies confronting the COVID-19 pandemic, the vice director of operations for the Joint Staff said.

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.

Oct. 2, 2017

Unified Coordination Group Addressing Puerto Rico Recovery, Governor Says

WASHINGTON — Puerto Rican and federal officials are working as a unified coordination group and progress is being made, but Hurricane Maria's devastation was so widespread that the island remains in emergency mode, Gov. Ricardo Rossello said.

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.