California’s state fire marshal, Kate Dargan, stated publicly last week that she had “never seen a combined state and federal response like we saw this go-round,” in which US Northern Command played a key role. Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen reports that Dargan said NORTHCOM officials “never gave a bureaucratic answer;” instead they “never said no,” figuring out how to provide whatever the state requested. She went on to say, that NORTHCOM and California are “sophisticated responders, and we can partner in a way that will set models for the rest of the country.”
Watchdog Says Military Can Make Cyber Ops More Efficient
Sept. 17, 2025
The Government Accountability Office called for paring down the military's sprawling cyber enterprise in a recent report, amid renewed discussion about standing up a separate cyber force.
