Oct 22, 2011 Want to keep this for the time being. The link to the “report” shows NorthCom insignia with American eagle spread across North America. Would like more corroboration before accepting it as bona fide.
http://thenewamerican.com/opinion/954-chuck-baldwin/2338-us-troops-wearing-un-colors
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Oct 24: add Subject: Re: Logo for the US 5th Army & NorthernCommand – same
Note: When the Troop Exchange Agreement came into force in 2008, we circulated information about NorthCom. Canadian Generals are part of the command structure, consistent with the new (2008) “Canada First Defence Strategy” which involves inter-operability with American forces.
Showing the entireity of North America behind the Eagle It’s the first image top left of the page – it cannot be copied! (I copied by saving and then uploading.)
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_North
United States Army North, or the Fifth Army, is an Army Service Component Command (ASCC)[1] of the United States Army. It is responsible for homeland defense and defense support of civil authorities as the joint force land component command of United States Northern Command. . . .
Fifth Army has recently given up its Reserve preparation obligations to First Army, and is now responsible for homeland defence and defence support to community affairs as United States Army North. Joint Task Force-Civil Support, a subordinate command, is designated as the Department of Defense (DoD) command element for Department of Defense assistance to the overall federal response to a state governments request for assistance in the event of a catastrophic chemical, biological, nuclear or high yield explosive CBRNE emergency.
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Another site with info on U.S. 5th Army: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/5army.htm
The sites mention Northern Command (NorthCom) but not that Canada is a part.
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I will try to find and post earlier info re NorthCom and Canada’s role in it.