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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... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Anthony, 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron aeromedical technician, prepares to fill a syringe with the COVID-19 vaccine at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4, 2021.

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... MORE

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.

New leadership arrives at the 377th Theater Sustainment Command
February 10, 2021 — During a virtual ceremony, held at the historic Quadrangle at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, senior leadership within the U.S. Army North community gathered to honor the accomplishments of the outbound commander of the 377th Theater Sustainment Command, Maj. Gen. Greg Mosser... MORE

ARNORTH to oversee new military COVID-19 response in Texas, adjust support in two states
January 27, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 80 military medical personnel from across the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force, will deploy to Texas 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 COVID-19 response in support of federal efforts and the state... MORE

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jarimaris Garcia, a registered nurse stationed at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, prepares medical equipment for incoming patients within the emergency department of Del Sol Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, Nov. 24, 2020.

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... MORE

Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commanding general of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and the Joint Force Land Component Command, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Phil K. Barretto, U.S. Army North and JFLCC senior enlisted leader, center, speak with 1st Lt. Elena Naumova, a critical care nurse with the 328th Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force, far right, during their visit to the Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup, New Mexico, Jan. 12, 2021.

ARNORTH to adjust military COVID-19 response operation in four states, Navajo Nation
January 11, 2021 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 150 military medical personnel from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army began deploying to expand support to California, and approximately 40 U.S. Army Reserve medical personnel deployed to support Arizona as part of a Department of Defense COVID-19 support operation... MORE

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... MORE

U.S. Air Force medical providers receive a brief on how to utilize their Joint All-Domain Command and Control devices at the David Grant U.S. Air Force Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, California, Dec. 27, 2020.

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. ... MORE

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John F. King, Contingency Command Post 1 and Task Force 51 commander, meets with Myron Lizer, Navajo Nation vice president, in Window Rock, Arizona, Dec. 14, 2020.

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. ... MORE

ARNORTH'S Task Force 51 ensures readiness for hurricane responses
November 30, 2020 — With this year’s hurricane season starting to wind down, Task Force 51 already began preparations for the next season. As part of their annual training, the task force completed a long and grueling week of training called Level II Deployment Readiness Exercise at the Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field Annex... MORE

Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army North’s Task Force 51 and Airmen assigned to the 68th Airlift Squadron load the Sentinel, otherwise known as ARNORTH’s mobile command post, during the unit’s Level II Deployment Readiness Exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field Annex Nov. 20.

ARNORTH kicks off Exercise Fuerzas Amigas
November 5, 2020 — Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, commanding general U. S. Army North (Fifth Army), and Command Sgt. Maj. Phil K. Barretto, ARNORTH senior enlisted leader, conducted a video teleconference Nov. 2 with Lt. Gen. Celestino Ávila Astudillo, Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, Military Region II commander, to kick off Exercise Fuerzas Amigas... MORE

Fuerzas Amigas is an annual Theater Security Cooperation exercise, focused on disaster response to foster and build a military-to-military partnership between U.S. Army North and the Mexican military.

ARNORTH concludes military wildland fire ground response operations in California
October 21, 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, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, concluded its wildland fire ground response operations in California Oct. 20... MORE

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 operations in California Oct. 20.

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... MORE

U.S. Marine Cpl. Andrew Cardens assigned to the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, recovers fire hose while conducting wildland fire fighting operations Oct. 5 with National Interagency Fire Center personnel at the Creek Fire in the Sierra National Forest, California.

ARNORTH adjusts COVID-19 operations as demand for federal military support decreases
September 23, 2020 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command's Joint Force Land Component Command, adjusted its COVID-19 operations, and as of Sept. 23, all of the approximately 740 federal military medical and support professionals from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force who deployed to Texas and California in July have returned to their home units... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force-7452, mobilized from San Diego, Calif., arrive in San Antonio, Texas, July 27, 2020. The UAMTF-7452 is supporting DHR Health in Edinburg, Texas as part of the Department of Defense support to the Federal Emergency Management Agency response to COVID-19.

Army North Caisson horses get visit from the farrier
September 23, 2020 — The Fort Sam Houston Caisson Platoon, one of two active duty caisson units in the U.S. Army, proudly honors fallen members of the military with funeral honors at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Regular care for the unit’s 18 horses falls to eight Soldiers, with advising from the Herd Manager and Horse Trainer, as well as weekly equine hoof care visits... MORE

Rodney "Skip" Burgess, a farrier, resets the shoe of U.S. Army North Caisson horse Munemori at the Fort Sam Houston Caisson stable at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Sept. 21.

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. ... MORE

Soldiers from the 14th Brigade Engineer Battalion from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, prepare to deploy in support of the Department of Defense wildland firefighting response operations. U.S. Northern Command, through U.S. Army North, remains committed to providing flexible DOD support to the National Interagency Fire Center to respond quickly and effectively to protect lives, property, critical infrastructure and natural and cultural resources.

San Antonio mayor visits JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
July 31, 2020 — San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and members of the City of San Antonio’s city council visited Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 29 to learn about the installation's day-to-day missions and the missions of U.S. Army South and U.S. Army North... MORE

Brig. Gen. Alcides V. Faria, Jr., U.S. Army South Deputy Commanding General of Interoperability, met with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg and City of San Antonio Municipal Government officials during their visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 29. They were interested in learning JBSA-Fort Sam Houston's daily missions as well as the U.S. Army South missions with its partner nations.

U.S. Army Reserve units join U.S. Army North COVID-19 operations in Texas
July 29, 2020 — At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, three U.S. Army Reserve Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces deployed as part of the Department of Defense’s ongoing COVID-19 operations in Texas... MORE

Army North hosts hurricane ROC drill
July 21, 2020 — U.S. Army North hosted a Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept Drill at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 10, both in-person and virtually, with more than 250 leaders from federal, state, U.S. territories and the military, to discuss their respective courses of action in the event of hurricane response... MORE

U.S. Army North hosted mission partners during the 2020 ARNORTH Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept Drill, held at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston both in-person and virtually, July 9. The event included more than 250 leaders from federal, state, U.S. territories and the military, to discuss their respective courses of action in the event of a hurricane response.

Unit assists ARNORTH in preparing for hurricane season in age of COVID-19
July 20, 2020 — The 377th Theater Sustainment Command is in uncharted territory, bridging the gap between its traditional role in support of the United States Army Reserve Command and its newfound role as the lead logistics supplier for U.S. Army North, which supervises homeland defense and Defense Support to Civil Authorities missions throughout North America. ... MORE