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Hospital staff and community members say goodbye to the Navy medical team at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, March 30, 2022. U.S. Northern Command through Army North provided flexible Defense Department support to the whole-of-government COVID-19 response.

An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies into position to be refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker during the U.S. Northern Command exercise Arctic Edge, March 15, 2022. The biennial exercise brings together Northern Command and Canadian armed forces to train on rapid deployment and joint operations in the Arctic.

Two Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons fly over northern Alaska during a mission for U.S. Northern Command Exercise Arctic Edge, March 15, 2022.

A Florida Army National Guard Humvee leaves a trail of powdered snow during operations at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, March 10, 2022, as part of Arctic Edge, a U.S. Northern Command homeland defense exercise.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III walks with Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, during a visit to Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Feb. 24, 2021.

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jimel Prudente, a medic assigned to 60th Medical Group at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., gives a patient’s blood sample to a nurse at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, Calif., Jan. 21, 2021. Northern Command through Army North remains committed to providing flexible Defense Department support to the whole-of-government COVID-19 response.

Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller walks with the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, at Northcom headquarters, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Jan. 14, 2021.

Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper speaks during the change of command ceremony for U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Aug. 20, 2020.

Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, incoming commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, accepts the Northcom flag from Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper, during a change-of-command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Aug. 20, 2020. VanHerck took command from Air Force Gen. Terrence. J. O’Shaughnessy, who retired after 34 years of military service.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet intercepts two U.S. Strategic Command B-1B Lancers as they enter the Canadian Air Defense Identification Zone, and again as they enter the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, May 29, 2020. The intercepts were part of a U.S. Northern Command-led, large-scale homeland defense exercise.

Army Staff Sgt. Ladenna Ruiz, assigned to Company B, 47th Combat Support Hospital, helps to lay tape on the floor of the Centurylink Field Event Center to mark the location of incoming medical equipment and supplies in Seattle, March 29, 2020. The center is being transformed into a temporary Army medical facility to provide care to non-COVID-19 infected patients from local hospitals and allow local medical professionals to focus on treating COVID-19. U.S. Northern Command is providing military support to the Department of the Health and Human Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help combat the spread of COVID-19.

Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Janine B. Hiponia visits with children at Delta Junction Elementary School in Delta Junction, Alaska, Feb. 27, 2020, during the U.S. Northern Command exercise Arctic Edge 2020. Service members participating in the exercise, which focuses on operations in extreme cold weather conditions, reached out to the local school system to give back to the community.

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan walks with Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O’Shaughnessy, commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, during his visit to Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., April 9, 2019.

Soldiers distribute water and supplies to residents in Panama City, Fla., Oct. 16, 2018, in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. The soldiers are assigned to the Florida Army National Guard.

Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Gardner, right, and Staff Sgt. Alex Spano use chainsaws to clear fallen trees in neighborhoods in Panama City, Fla., Oct. 16, 2018, in Hurricane Michael's aftermath. Gardner and Spano are assigned to the Florida Air National Guard.