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Army North concludes military wildland fire ground response operation in Boise and Payette National Forests
October 1, 2024 — At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center and in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, concluded its wildland fire ground response operation in Boise and Payette National Forests...

U.S. Army South seeks to increase integration with partner nations
April 7, 2022 — U.S. Army South held the Joint Synchronization Symposium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston March 28-April 1 to synchronize and expand engagements to maintain or increase the U.S. presence in the Western Hemisphere...

ARNORTH ends COVID-19 vaccination mission, leaders look back on effort
June 24, 2021 — With more than 5 million vaccinations administered, the Army has concluded its COVID-19 support mission, which found Soldiers helping others and building trust within some of the nation’s hardest-hit communities, Army leaders recently said...

ARNORTH oversees military vaccination support to FEMA at four new locations
April 13, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 560 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel have and will deploy to Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota and Oklahoma to support federal vaccination efforts in partnership with the states...

ARNORTH oversees military COVID-19 vaccination support to FEMA in four states, one territory
February 18, 2021 — U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command's Joint Force Land Component Command, has overseen the Department of Defense's COVID-19 response operation in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services since March 2020...

ARNORTH to oversee military COVID-19 vaccination support to FEMA in California
February 11, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 222 Soldiers from Fort Carson, Colorado, will deploy to Los Angeles, California, to support a state-run, federally supported COVID-19 vaccination center there. U.S. Army North, the Joint Force Land Component Command of U.S Northern Command, will oversee the military COVID-19 response operation in support of state and federal vaccination efforts...

ARNORTH supports whole-of-government COVID-19 pandemic response
January 26, 2021 — U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible U.S. Department of Defense support to the whole-of-America COVID-19 response...

ARNORTH oversees California COVID-19 response operation
December 28, 2020 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 75 U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force military medical personnel have deployed to California as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation...

ARNORTH to oversee military COVID-19 response operation in support of Navajo Nation
December 17, 2020 — At the request of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Indian Health Service, approximately 25 U.S. Navy medical personnel deployed to Navajo Nation in New Mexico and Arizona this week as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation. U.S. Army North, the Joint Force Land Component Command of U.S Northern Command, will oversee the military operation in support of federal efforts and the tribe. ...

ARNORTH to oversee military COVID-19 operation in Wisconsin
December 9, 2020 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 45 U.S. Army medical personnel, part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 operation, will deploy to Wisconsin this week. U.S. Army North, the Joint Force Land Component Command of U.S Northern Command, will oversee the military operation in support of federal efforts and the state. ...

ARNORTH oversees military COVID-19 operation in El Paso
November 6, 2020 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, three U.S. Air Force Medical Specialty Teams, including members of the 59th Medical Wing, were part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 operation in Texas that deployed Nov. 6 to El Paso. U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, will oversee the military operation in support of federal efforts and the state...

ARNORTH oversees military wildland fire ground response operation in California
August 31, 2020 — At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, approximately 200 U.S. Army Soldiers are supporting a wildland fire ground response operation in Northern California. U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, is overseeing the military ground operation in support of federal and state efforts. ...

Army Reserve chief sees COVID-19 fight during JBSA-Fort Sam Houston visit
May 1, 2020 — Lt. Gen. Charles D. Luckey, Chief of Army Reserve and commanding general of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, visited U.S. Army North to meet with the 228-1 Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force, or UAMTF, as well as Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, U.S. Army North commanding general, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 28...

U.S. Army North commander relates lessons learned during 2017 hurricane season
December 19, 2017 — The most recent hurricane season was not unprecedented in terms of the number of storms, but it was unprecedented in terms of damage, the commander of U.S. Army North at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston said in a recent interview...