Story by Lauren Padden | DoD Support to National Interagency Fire Center | 09.29.2021
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....
Courtesy Story | DoD Support to National Interagency Fire Center | 09.27.2021
More than 200 U.S. Army Soldiers from the 23rd Brigade Engineer Battalion and 2-3 Infantry Battalion from the 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington formed Task Force Spearhead in support NIFC with wildland fire response efforts on the Dixie Fire and deployed to Quincy, California August 31st, 2021....
Story by Col. Martin O'Donnell | Defense Department Support to FEMA COVID-19 | 09.22.2021
This fact sheet reflects a joint military operation, which began, August 2021, and is part of the whole-of-government response to the COVID-19 pandemic....
Story by Col. Martin O'Donnell | Defense Department Support to FEMA COVID-19 | 09.22.2021
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 20 military medical personnel deployed to Tennessee to support civilian healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients in local hospitals....
Courtesy Story | DoD Support to National Interagency Fire Center | 08.28.2021
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. U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, will provide operational command of the active-duty military ground forces in support of federal and state efforts....
Story by Col. Martin O'Donnell | Defense Department Support to FEMA COVID-19 | 08.23.2021
At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 20 military medical personnel have deployed to Jackson, Mississippi, while another 20 will deploy to Tupelo, Mississippi. Additionally, 20 military medical personnel will deploy to Baton Rouge, Louisiana as part of an ongoing Department of Defense COVID-19 response operation. U.S. Army North, under U.S Northern......
Story by Col. Martin O'Donnell | Defense Department Support to FEMA COVID-19 | 08.18.2021
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. U.S. Army North, under U.S. Northern Command’s oversight, will provide operational command of the active-duty military COVID-19 response in support of federal efforts and the state....
Story by Col. Martin O'Donnell | U.S. Army North | 08.18.2021
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. U.S. Army North, under U.S. Northern Command’s oversight, will provide operational command of the active-duty military COVID-19 response in support of federal efforts and the state....