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,

June 18, 2007

DOD trains with FEMA, state during Texas hurricane exercise

Whether the participants were new to civil support operations or veterans of real-world missions, all say they found opportunities to learn during the Texas Hurricane Exercise June 4-7. The event in Austin, Texas, allowed the state and its federal partners to evaluate Brownsville and Houston-Galveston evacuation plans as the notional Category 4

June 11, 2007

Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration 2007 media day

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- U.S. Northern Command is hosting the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration 2007 media day on Monday, June 18 in Colorado Springs, Colo.  The focus of CWID 2007 is on new and emerging technologies; in addition, CWID is a venue for information technology development or validation of fielded or near-fielded

June 8, 2007

Chief Master Sgt. of Air Force visits NORAD, USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney McKinley visited the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command headquarters June 6, before conducting an enlisted call at the Peterson Air Force Base auditorium.  McKinley emphasized two points: the importance of winning the Global War on Terror

June 5, 2007

DOD Support to manned space operations for STS-117

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

June 4, 2007

NORAD and U.S. Northern Command support

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

May 17, 2007

Pipeline Protection from Civil Air Patrol

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska Shield’s mission of teamwork among federal agencies reached out to nearly every emergency responder in the 49th state … even a volunteer group of citizen pilots.The Alaska Wing of Civil Air Patrol flew a reconnaisance mission over the Alaska Pipeline Tuesday, mapping it with its ARCHER system.CAP is the U.S. Air Force

May 15, 2007

Simulated terrorist threat trains military, civilian agencies

SEWARD, Alaska -- The first week of the Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 07 exercise culminated here May 11 with a massive interagency effort to secure a ship with a simulated biological threat on board.Hundreds of first responders, with uniforms ranging from the reflective jackets of local firefighters to military biohazard suits, were on hand at the

May 14, 2007

Exercise tests NORAD, USNORTHCOM cooperation, communication

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. —  The commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command is "very pleased" with the federal agency interoperability displayed in Ardent Sentry - Northern Edge '07, an emergency response training exercise that began April 30 and will continue through May 17."Because we had good

May 12, 2007

Renuart: Exercise is 'most demanding scenario' for nation

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. —  Ardent Sentry  - Northern Edge '07, an emergency response training exercise involving agencies ranging from the Department of Homeland Security to local firefighters, "may well be the most demanding scenario our nation would face," said the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern

May 12, 2007

NORAD, USNORTHCOM train in Ardent Sentry – Northern Edge ‘07

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command are putting their skills into practice during Exercise Ardent Sentry – Northern Edge ’07, which began April 30 and continues through May 17. Ardent Sentry-Northern Edge ‘07 is a Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff directed, USNORTHCOM sponsored Homeland