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Air Force provides airlift support for NORTHCOM border mission
January 31, 2025 — This effort aims to enhance security and logistical capabilities as border enforcement agencies manage evolving challenges to protect the sovereignty of the United States...

Department of Defense augments USCPB in removal flight efforts
January 28, 2025 — Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Transportation Command is supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement removal flights by providing military airlift...

NORAD, U.S. Northern Command will conduct exercise VIGILANT SHIELD 23
April 10, 2023 — The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command will conduct its annual homeland defense exercise, VIGILANT SHIELD 23 from April. 11-19, 2023...

Military hospital support to FEMA begins in New Hampshire, New York, continues in eight states
January 6, 2022 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 35 military medical personnel will deploy in two new teams – one 15-person team to New Hampshire, and one 20-person team to New York – to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients...

Military hospital support to FEMA to begin in Michigan, New Mexico, continue in five states
November 30, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 60 military medical personnel will deploy in three, 20-person teams – two teams to Michigan and one team to New Mexico – to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in local hospitals. ...

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Colorado, Minnesota, expands in Montana
November 22, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 100 military medical personnel will deploy in five, 20-person teams- one team to Colorado, two teams to Montana and two teams to Minnesota to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in local hospitals...

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Utah, continues in four states
November 3, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, one monoclonal antibody infusion team, consisting of approximately 15 active duty military medical personnel, deployed to Utah...

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Washington, continues in five states
October 20, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 40 military medical personnel deployed to Washington in two cities to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in two local hospitals...

ARNORTH concludes military wildland fire ground response operation in California
September 30, 2021 — 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 California...

ARNORTH military hospital support to FEMA begins in Alabama, expands further in Louisiana
August 31, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 20 military medical personnel were deployed to Dothan, Alabama, and another 20 deployed to Alexandria, Louisiana, to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in local hospitals...

ARNORTH supports NIFC in California wildland fire ground response operation
August 30, 2021 — At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center, approximately 200 U.S. Army Soldiers will support a wildland fire ground response operation in Northern California...

ARNORTH provides operational command of military hospital support to FEMA in Louisiana
August 19, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 20 military medical personnel from the U.S. Navy will deploy to Louisiana as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation...

ARNORTH adjusts military wildland fire ground response operations in California
October 9, 2020 — 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, which is U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, recently adjusted its joint wildland fire ground response operations in California...