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Military copters, rescuers on alert for superstorm
October 29, 2012 5:58 PM
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - The military has placed helicopters and rescue teams on alert and dispatched medical planners to help cope with the damage from a superstorm on the East Coast. The U.S. Northern Command, charged with defending the U.S. homeland from attack and helping civil authorities... more » -
New Northern Command chief calls Mexico 'family'
September 23, 2011 6:57 PM
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) - The new military commander responsible for defending the U.S. homeland says Mexico is "part of our North American family" and important to the United States. Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr. said Friday that the U.S. and Mexico are both dealing with... more » -
Irene tests military's revamped disaster response
August 29, 2011 12:26 PM
DENVER (AP) - Helping the East Coast recover from Hurricane Irene will test the military's new plan to avoid the chaos that plagued the response to Hurricane Katrina. The Defense Department says National Guard officers have been appointed as "dual-status commanders" to direct both active-duty and Guard troops helping... more »
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