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Task Force 51 commander relinquishes command
October 2, 2023 — Task Force-51 held a change of command ceremony at the Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, on Sept. 29 as Maj. Gen. William J. Prendergast relinquished command to Maj. Gen. Scott M. Sherman in a ceremony officiated by U.S. Army North Commanding General Lt. Gen. John R. Evans Jr... MORE

Army North participates in Hurricane Dorian preparation
September 5, 2019 — Members of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) have been participating in preparations for Hurricane Dorian hitting the eastern seaboard of the United States... MORE

Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson, U. S. Army North (Fifth Army) commanding general, met with leaders at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region IV Regional Response Coordination Center to discuss Hurricane Dorian response efforts in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.

Task Force-51 Soldiers from U.S. Army North support Ohio exercise
August 7, 2019 — Task Force-51 Soldiers from U.S. Army North’s rapidly deployable headquarters deployed from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in support of Vigilant Guard-Ohio disaster and emergency response exercise Aug 3-4... MORE

A Soldier with Task Force-51 and an Airman with the 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron load equipment on a C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane in preparation to support exercise Vigilant Guard-Ohio at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field Annex in San Antonio Aug 4. VG-Ohio is held by U.S. Northern Command and the National Guard Bureau that will test the state's emergency response capabilities with a simulated attack.

Army North leader speaks to New Braunfels Utilities for Veterans Day
November 22, 2017 — The military uniform is the most visible sign of a veteran, but Soldiers in uniform are only a small percentage of veterans within the population. In the San Antonio area – Military City, U.S.A. – there are veterans all around us every day. That’s no different at New Braunfels Utilities, or NBU, a community-owned, not-for-profit public power utility for the city of New Braunfels, Texas... MORE

As part of Veterans Day recognition events, Army North Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Division Chief Col. J.D. Highfill spoke at the New Braunfels Utilities’ annual Veterans Day breakfast Nov. 10.

U.S. Northern Command leader visits U.S. Army North
February 6, 2017 — The commander of United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command got an inside look at the operations of U.S. Army North during a Feb. 2 visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston and JBSA-Camp Bullis... MORE

Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson (center), commander of United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, speaks to Soldiers and civilians during an Army North town hall Feb. 2 at the Fort Sam Houston Theatre on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.