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A soldier looks out from the back of a helicopter.

March 23, 2023

Generals Discuss Hemispheric Challenges, Solutions

The two combatant commanders of the Western Hemisphere discussed threats posed by Russia and China during testimony on national and regional security at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill.

U.S. Public Health Service Cmdr. Kiel Fisher and first responders from the Mexican states of Jalisco and Michoacán review various techniques using a rescue sled to save a water-based victim in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, March 22, 2017. U.S. Northern Command donated $270,000 of equipment and sent multiple representatives to Puerto Vallarta for a week of water search and rescue training with Mexican firefighters and lifeguards. This training took place in support of Northcom’s humanitarian assistance partnership with the Mexican government. Northcom photo by Air Force 1st Lt. Lauren Hill

April 25, 2017

Northcom Commander Highlights Partnerships to Counter Transnational Crime

COZUMEL, Mexico — Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson said in closing remarks at the two-day Central America Security Conference that the U.S. military is looking for ways to enhance cooperation with its Mexican and Central American partners to address the security challenges that threaten the stability in the region.

Georgia Army National Guard Sgt. Mike Griffith, right, and Sgt. Ryan Bragg prepare a bucket firefighting system to be attached to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during aerial firefighting exercise Operation Vigilant Guard in Ellabell, Ga., March 29, 2017. Griffith and Bragg are assigned to the Georgia Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Company B, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment. Army photo by Spc. Jesse Coggins

April 6, 2017

Northcom, Southcom Work with Partners to Defend the Homeland

WASHINGTON — The men and women of U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command are ready to defend the United States against adversaries and work with a range of partners to safeguard the homeland, the commands’ commanders told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.