Aug. 9, 2007

Minnesota governor thanks Navy for support

During an Aug. 8 survey of the site of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty expressed his gratitude to the Navy for its support of search and recovery efforts.Pawlenty visited the site with Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Donald C. Winter, and thanked Winter for the assistance the Navy is providing

Aug. 9, 2007

Navy secretary visits Minneapolis bridge site

The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Donald C. Winter, surveyed recovery efforts at the site of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 8.Secretary Winter also met with Navy divers from Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 and officials from local, state and federal agencies involved in the search and recovery efforts.Two

Aug. 9, 2007

NORAD and USNORTHCOM civilian receives CFC hero award

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The chairman of the 2006 North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command Combined Federal Campaign was awarded the 2006 National CFC Military Civilian Hero Award for his efforts with the CFC and other volunteer activities in the community.Kirk Brown is a civilian employee in the NORAD and

Aug. 8, 2007

DoD provides assistance to Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Department of Defense has deployed a Defense Coordinating Element to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area to assist with last week's I-35 bridge collapse.The six-person Region V DCE, based in Chicago, prepares for civil support missions by working daily with federal and state emergency planners and consequence managers in the

Aug. 6, 2007

DoD, Navy and USNORTHCOM to support recovery effort in Minneapolis-St. Paul

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – At the request of the Department of Transportation, and as directed by the Secretary of Defense, U.S. Northern Command has deployed a Defense Coordinating Officer, a Defense Coordinating Element and a Navy Mobile Dive and Salvage Unit to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in response to last week's I-35 bridge collapse.

Aug. 3, 2007

NORAD and U.S. Northern Command support Manned Space Flight Shuttle Mission for STS-118

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

Aug. 3, 2007

DOD Support to manned space operations for STS-118

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

July 25, 2007

Commander expresses concerns, acknowledges improvements

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, identified possible sources of terrorist attacks within the United States during a recent interview with the Associated Press. In the interview, Renuart expressed his concerns over potential attackers within the

July 25, 2007

JTFCS welcomes new commander

FORT MONROE, Va.-- Major General Daniel E. Long Jr. became the fourth commander of Joint Task Force Civil Support when he took the command colors from Gen. Gene Renuart, Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Commander, in a ceremony here July 18.  Long comes to JTF-CS following a tour of duty as the

July 23, 2007

NORAD, USNORTHCOM plan for 'borderless threats' with Vision 2020

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — "The world we see today and the world we saw yesterday will not be the world we see 10 to 15 years from now," said the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, explaining why the commands recently created a document called NORAD and USNORTHCOM Vision 2020. Vision 2020 provides

July 18, 2007

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Think Safety

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — With the Hot Summer finally here, the winter chill has faded, and people are increasingly taking part in outside activities. Along with all the summer fun are the day-to-day summer dangers like family travel, sunburns, heat exposure, severe weather, and poisonous plants.  How do North American Aerospace Defense

July 17, 2007

USNORTHCOM statement regarding National Intelligence Estimate

U.S. Northern Command, in its role as the DoD Lead Agency for Homeland Defense, is working in close collaboration with DHS and other Interagency partners to deter and disrupt, and, if necessary, confront any attack planned against the Homeland. We are keenly aware of the information within the National Intelligence Estimate and remain focused on

July 17, 2007

NORAD, USNORTHCOM saddle up for annual rodeo

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Local military members and their families wrapped up five days of western fun Sunday during the final day of the 67th Annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo at the Norris-Penrose Event Center. Two wild cow milking teams made up of personnel assigned to North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command – the

July 3, 2007

USNORTHCOM sets force protection level for military installations

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta. Those are the four levels of force protection applied to every American military installation, with Alpha being the lowest level and Delta being the highest. And it's the commander of U.S. Northern Command who determines what the minimum force protection level will be for every

June 22, 2007

CWID brings technology, military together for homeland defense, DSCA

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Imagine coordinating the response to a terrorist attack or natural disaster that involves not only local police and fire departments, but federal agencies and military assistance. Now imagine the different computer networks, radio frequencies and possibly even languages that could be involved in that coordination.Finally,