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U.S. Army North hosts homeland defense seminar at AUSA, focuses on multi-domain operations
October 16, 2023 — WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Army North hosted a Homeland Defense Seminar during the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Tuesday, October 10 in Washington D.C... MORE

U.S. Army Units mobilize to White Sands Missile Range for Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise
July 19, 2023 — Demonstrating their rapid deployment capabilities, various Army units across the continental United States quickly assembled at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, from July 9-14 to participate in an emergency deployment readiness exercise... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Alex Gorski, U.S. Army North’s Task Force 51 current operations officer observes the training area during a no-notice Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise, July 11. The U.S. Army North and XVIII ABN activated subordinate units to participate in a no-notice Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise from July 10 - 15 to validate global response and readiness. The use of EDREs also assesses the unit’s home-station support procedures to ensure the Army can rapidly deploy to support America’s national security interests. (U.S. Army Photo by Bethany Huff)

U.S. Army North conducts change of responsibility, welcomes new senior enlisted leader
February 2, 2023 — U.S. Army North conducted a change of responsibility ceremony as Command Sgt. Maj. Phil K. Barretto relinquished responsibility to Command Sgt. Maj. Jerimiah E. Gan at the Fort Sam Houston Theater, Feb. 1, 2023... MORE

Never Forgotten, always Remembered, Gold Star Mothers and Families honored in proclamation ceremony
September 25, 2022 — The loss of a loved one can feel like a lost piece of a puzzle that can never be found. The Gold Star Mothers and Families program doesn’t fix the puzzle, but rather, honors the legacy of fallen service members. ... MORE

Lt. Gen. Evans, Commanding General of U.S. Army North, and Command Sgt. Maj. Phil Barretto, U.S. Army North’s senior enlisted advisor, poses with other senior service members, after the Gold Star Mother’s and Family event, held at Joint Base Fort Sam Houston-San Antonio, Texas, September 25, 2022. Gold Star Mother’s and Family Day honors the mothers, fathers, and families of fallen military service members. It provides an opportunity for us as a nation to pay tribute to their sacrifices and support those who remain behind. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Gianna Elle Sulger)

ARNORTH hosts virtual annual disaster response exercise
April 30, 2021 — U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command, will host approximately 750 military and civilian personnel from across the country to take part in its annual disaster response training exercise Vibrant Response from April 26 to May 8 through virtual collaborative software... MORE

U.S. Army North conducts the Vibrant Response exercise annually as part its mission to train the nation’s military CBRN response capability.

Army North heads underground to train in NYC
October 3, 2019 — The U.S. Army North Civil Support Training Activity's mission is to conduct training and evaluation of units within the Defense Department’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear, or CBRN Response Enterprise, also known as CRE... MORE

Members of U.S. Army Reserve chemical and medical companies provide immediate assistance to a simulated casualty during a mock subway joint exercise at the FDNY’s Training Academy, Randalls Island in New York, Sept. 26. The training, planned by the U.S. Army North Civil Support Training Activity, incorporated elements from the U.S. Army Reserve, New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority, and New York City Emergency Management, and was geared toward creating a holistic response effort that helped test the core competencies of Defense Support of Civil Authorities mission in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear response.

Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson takes command of U.S. Army North
July 9, 2019 — U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) conducted a change of command ceremony at Staff Post Field on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 8... MORE

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson, incoming U.S. Army North commander, accepts the Army North (Fifth Army) colors from U.S. Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, commanding general, U.S. Northern Command, during the change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 8. Richardson most recently served at U.S. Army Forces Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where she was the deputy commanding general.

JBSA joins Hurricane Harvey disaster relief efforts
August 30, 2017 — Several mission partners across the base have sprung together into action setting up installation support bases to support Hurricane Harvey disaster relief operations across the south Texas region.The hurricane, projected by weather forecasters to dump rain on the south Texas region for several more days, has necessitated the activation of both... MORE