Archive: USARNORTH

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  • Army North element teaches others while rehearsing critical skills

    Mar 6, 2009

    Members of a U.S. Army North element recently found themselves in a unique position - serving as both teachers and students during a weeklong exercise in Norfolk, Va.
  • ARNORTH focuses on suicide prevention

    Mar 4, 2009

    Soldiers and civilians from U.S. Army North took a "stand-down day" March 2 to discuss suicide and how to prevent it from happening anywhere within the Army family. The stand down comes after suicides in the Army hit a record high in 2008, with the suicide rate rising steadily for the past four years. Last year there were 128 confirmed suicides in the Army and 15 still under investigation. Lt. Gen. Thomas R. Turner, ARNORTH commanding general, started the morning emphasizing to all ARNORTH personnel the importance of the training and awareness within their sections.
  • National Guard gears up for 2009 hurricane season

    Feb 20, 2009

    Aca,!A"One team, one fightAca,!A? is the mantra for local, state and federal leaders preparing for a 2009 hurricane season that forecasters say could include nine major storms.
  • ARNORTH, FEMA host conference on nuclear terrorism

    Feb 4, 2009

    Aca,!A"The greatest danger to the American people is the threat of a terrorist attack with a nuclear weapon,Aca,!A? states the PresidentAca,!a,,cs foreign policy agenda published by the White House Jan. 21. This fact is an everyday reality for the men and women of U.S. Army North at Fort Sam Houston.
  • ARNORTH Change of Command

    Jan 7, 2009

    Lt. Gen. Thomas R. Turner (center), commanding general, U.S. Army North (ARNORTH) presides over the ARNORTH Headquarters and Headquarters Company change of command ceremony Jan. 6, 2009, at Fort Sam Houston. Maj. Thomas R. Hopkins (right) will replace Scott A. Peachey (left) and take command of HHC, which supports more than 500 Soldiers and civilians working at ARNORTH. ARNORTH is the Joint Force Land Component Command for U.S. Northern Command and conducts homeland defense and civil support missions in times of crisis throughout the U.S.
  • Command Delivers Connectivity During Crises

    Jan 5, 2009

    The U.S. Army sector of U.S. Northern Command is contributing to homeland security and defense by bringing communications where and when it is needed most. To enhance its ability to keep leaders and first responders connected, U.S. Army North recently opened a new network operations center at its home base in San Antonio. The center provides situational awareness of the plethora of connectivity equipment the organization literally sends out into the field during both natural and manmade crises.
  • ARNORTH looks back at 2008

    Dec 15, 2008

    In 2008 U. S. Army North was dealt its fair share of curve balls: from wildfires burning in California to back-to-back hurricanes targeting the southern United States and standing up a consequence management response force the command knocked each and every one out of the park.
  • General Thomas R. Turner II quote

    Dec 11, 2008

    Lt. Gen. Thomas R. Turner II, Commander, U.S. Army North
  • U.S. Northern Command

    Dec 3, 2008
  • Joint Task Force - North

    Dec 3, 2008
  • Joint Task Force - Civil Support

    Dec 3, 2008
  • ARNORTH PMO completes first force protection assessment since given new role

    Dec 3, 2008

    U.S. Army North (ARNORTH) completed its first force protection (FP) higher headquarters assessment from U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) since assuming the mission in February 2008.
  • 63rd TAB gets new commander

    Dec 3, 2008

    Col. Aaron Thomas Barrier took command of the 63rd Theatre Aviation Brigade from Col. Benjamin F. Adams III during a change of command ceremony Nov. 1, 2008, at their home station in Frankfort, Ky.
  • Arctic Freeze exercise brings out the best in Alaska's Defense Department communicators

    Dec 3, 2008

    As the winter sun hung low along the horizon and temperatures hovered below freezing, arctic communicators from central Alaska joined together for an innovative and unique contingency communications exercise Nov. 12-16, 2008.
  • Command sharpens its skills in Exercise Vigilant Shield 2009

    Dec 2, 2008

    U.S. Army North participated in Vigilant Shield 09 Nov. 12 Aca,!" 18, 2008, along with U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal, state, local and international agencies.
  • U.S. Army North

    Dec 2, 2008
  • Secretary Geren visits U.S. Army North

    Oct 28, 2008

    Secretary of the Army Pete Geren visited U.S. Army North headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Oct. 28. ARNORTH is the Army service component command to U. S. Northern Command and is responsible for the ArmyAca,!a,,cs homeland defense, defense support of civil authorities and theater security cooperation in the NORTHCOM area.
  • Using the government travel card correctly

    Oct 9, 2008

    Do's and don'ts when using government travel card
  • Ready Army: Preparedness is a year-round effort

    Oct 9, 2008

    Preparing is a year round task
  • Getting Ready for "Best Warrior"

    Sep 30, 2008

    Staff Sgt. Julian Wiggins, U.S. Army Materiel Command competitor, checks the sling on his M16, while Sgt. 1st Class Darnyell Parker, Fort Lee Warrior Training Center instructor observes. The pre-combat checks and inspections were scheduled Sept. 30 during the 2008 Department of the Army NCO/Soldier of the Year Competition at Fort Lee, Va.