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Oct. 30, 2009
Army North exercises DoD’s newest civil support force
U. S. ARMY NORTH – As the leaves turn and the country heads into winter U. S. Army North personnel are preparing to exercise and train the one of the Department of Defense’s consequence management response forces at Camp Atterbury, Ind. Nov 1 – 13.Exercise Vibrant Response 10.1 will put about four thousand members of Chemical, Biological, Nuclear,
Oct. 27, 2009
US Northern Command announces media availability for Field Training Exercise Vibrant Response 10.1
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U. S. Army North, U. S. Northern Command’s Joint Force Land Component Command will host more than 4500 military and civilian personnel from around the country to take part in a Field Training Exercise simulating a terrorist attack in the United States. The exercise, Vibrant Response FTX, takes place Nov. 6-12 at
Oct. 2, 2009
NORAD exercise flights planned over Washington D.C.
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights Oct. 3 in the skies over the National Capital Region (Washington, D.C.). The flights will take place in the late morning and early afternoon and people can expect to hear and see NORAD fighter aircraft as they practice their intercept and
Sept. 28, 2009
Soldiers helping Soldiers
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (9/22/09) – “Soldiers helping Soldiers” is the phrase coined by Maj. Gen. H. Michael Edwards, the Adjutant General of Colorado, to describe the new reintegration study conducted by U.S. Northern Command and the U.S. Air Force Academy Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership. Soldiers at Colorado National Guard State
Aug. 24, 2009
DOD Support to manned space operations for STS-128
U.S. Northern Command is the focal point for military emergency support to the Space Shuttle. Support includes astronaut rescue and recovery and orbiter recovery. USNORTHCOM, established in 2002 and fully operational Sept. 11, 2003, coordinates U.S. military support for the Department of Defense efforts to assist the Space Shuttle astronauts in
NORAD and USNORTHCOM support Space Shuttle launch
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command provide support to NASA and the shuttle program’s mission with distinctly different but important missions.NORAD—the bi-national command responsible for air defense of the North American air space—is ensuring airspace safety and security for
Aug. 21, 2009
Indiana TAG Tours NORAD AND USNORTHCOM
NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.-- The head of the Indiana National Guard was here August 17 thorugh 21 to tour the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U. S. Northern Command to gain insight into the roles and responsibilities of NORAD and USNORTHCOM in preparation for Indiana’s upcoming stand-up of a Chemical,
Aug. 19, 2009
NORAD exercise planned for skies over Chicago
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region will conduct a two-day air defense exercise over Chicago Aug. 22 and 23. Nicknamed Falcon Virgo 09-Windy City, the exercise is a series of training flights held in coordination with the Federal Aviation
July 10, 2009
Canada’s 409 Squadron Conducts Flyover at The Pikes Peak Rodeo
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Two Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornets will conduct a flyover at The Pikes Peak Rodeo Saturday night at approximately 7:15 p.m. The CF-18s, Canada’s version of the United States military’s F/A-18 Hornet, are fighter jets from the Canadian Forces’ 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron, based at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta.The two
AFRCC helps save three lives
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center here helped coordinate three separate search and rescue operations in Utah, Washington and Colorado Wednesday, with local and state agencies saving the lives of three American citizens.The Beaver County Sheriff and Utah Department of Safety contacted the AFRCC to ask for federal
July 9, 2009
DOD Support to manned space operations for STS-127
July 6, 2009
USS SHOUP supports NORAD in Amalgam Dart air defense exercise
USS SHOUP, At Sea -- Guided missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) wrapped up participation in joint air and space exercise, Amalgam Dart, June 23. Amalgam Dart is part of North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command’s (USNORTHCOM) Ardent Sentry '09 exercise series. Taking place off the coast of Oregon, Shoup played
June 29, 2009
NORAD and USNORTHCOM complete Ardent Sentry 2009 exercise
(Colorado Springs, Colo., Jun 29, 2009) NORAD and US Northern Command held a combined exercise June 18 - 24 that incorporated several military exercises with a National Guard Exercise. The linked exercises are referred to as ARDENT SENTRY 09 (AS 09). Events took place in multiple venues across the country including Oregon, Wyoming, Kansas, Iowa
June 23, 2009
U.S. Northern Command tests interoperability solutions during CWID 2009
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command will host a Media Day, Wednesday, June 24, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., during the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (CWID) Execution Phase at Peterson Air Force Base. Print and broadcast media are invited to experience simulated real world environments featuring technologies that could
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