Coast Guard Reserve Unit U.S. Northern Command
250 S. Vandenberg Street
Peterson AFB, CO 80914
Primary: (719) 554-0976
Mission
CGRU USNORTHCOM was commissioned on 23 Apr 2007 onboard Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This 12 member unit provides direct support within the USNORTHCOM J-1, J-36, J-4 and J-7 directorates and is vital in:
- Setting the conditions for the successful response of our DoD and Federal mission partners in the conduct of Civil Support and Homeland Defense by supporting a scalable and rapidly deployable Joint Enabling Capability to expertly facilitate support to federal, state, local, and tribal authorities in the USNORTHCOM AOR.
- Coordinating and integrating military logistics capabilities with internal and external partners.
- Supporting of a wide variety of training and exercises across all involved commands.
- Developing and strengthening trusted domestic and international partnerships with inter-organizational stakeholders.
Unit members are thoroughly trained in Defense Support for Civil Authorities activities and in myriad Incident Command System qualifications and competencies.
Command
Commanding Officer: CAP Eric S. Bernstein
Executive Officer: CDR Frederick R Merritt, III