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Dec. 16, 2009
Lt. Gen. Swan takes command of U.S. Army North
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Lt. Gen. Guy Swan III took over as the commanding general of U.S. Army North from Lt. Gen. Thomas Turner during a change of command ceremony Dec. 15 inside the command’s historic headquarters at the Quadrangle.Hundreds of service members and civilians also gathered to bid farewell to Turner, the command’s second commanding
Nov. 16, 2009
DOD Support to manned space operations for STS-129
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
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- 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
Nov. 13, 2009
NORAD and USNORTHCOM win prestigious award
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Military and civilian personnel at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command have been awarded, by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award (JMUA) for service from Jan. 1, 2007 to Dec. 31, 2008.“I want to congratulate each and every member of the NORAD
Nov. 11, 2009
Inter-agency exercise prepares all for national emergency
BUTLERVILLE, Ind. – With an exercise the magnitude of Vibrant Response comes the need for inter-agency communication, team/unit cohesion and quick reaction time. Vibrant Response, an exercise that simulates a terrorist nuclear attack in the United States, implements those three tenets in order to accomplish the mission at hand – working together
Vibrant Response brings realistic disaster training close to home
EDINBURGH, Ind. – Smoke billowing from buildings, the beating of helicopter blades and constant radio chatter echo over ground zero; the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., on November 9. The scenario is unimaginable to many; a nuclear weapon detonates over a large U.S. city. The catastrophe calls on our nation’s
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
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
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