Dec. 12, 2006

Interagency cooperation emphasized, exercised during VS 07

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command are in the midst of Exercise Vigilant Shield ’07, an exercise designed to test and stretch not only the commands’ responses, but the effectiveness of interagency cooperation between the commands and civil authorities.Developing stronger interagency

Dec. 10, 2006

NORAD, USNORTHCOM podcasts describe Vigilant Shield 07 training

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Adm. Timothy Keating, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Maj. Gen. William Webster Jr., USNORTHCOM director of operations, expressed how the commands are exercising their homeland defense skills during Vigilant Shield 07, an annual training event which began Dec. 4 and

Dec. 9, 2006

NORAD and USNORTHCOM use VS 07 to stretch personnel, capabilities, interagency cooperation

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command are in the midst of Exercise Vigilant Shield ’07 (VS 07), a robust exercise simulating a series of adverse events designed to stretch the two commands to the full extent of their capabilities.Based on a series of simulated but plausible events, VS

Dec. 8, 2006

NORAD, USNORTHCOM exercise homeland defense skills in Vigilant Shield ’07

PETERSON AIR FORCE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command are exercising their homeland defense skills during Vigilant Shield ‘07, an annual training event that began Monday and will continue through Dec. 14. "There's an old saying that says you're going to fight like you train and, in this case, we're training

Dec. 6, 2006

NORAD and U.S. Northern Command support for STS-116

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

Dec. 6, 2006

DoD Support to STS-116 (Discovery)

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 the

Dec. 6, 2006

U.S. Army North gets new CO

Lt. Gen. Thomas R. Turner assumed command of U.S. Army North during a ceremony Monday at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, according to an Army press release.He replaced Lt. Gen. Robert T. Clark, who retired after 36 years of service.“There is no organization more critical to protecting the United States than U.S. Northern Command and its components,”

Dec. 1, 2006

NORAD and USNORTHCOM kick off Vigilant Shield ’07 exercise to hone homeland defense skills

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command will be practicing the skills needed to “defend our homelands” of the United States and Canada from a variety of potential threats during Exercise Vigilant Shield ‘07, a robust exercise starting Monday and running through Dec. 14.The exercise is designed to

Nov. 22, 2006

NORAD, USNORTHCOM brings food drive home

Servicemembers from North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command teamed up with Peterson Air Force Base and local Colorado Springs schools to collect food donations for the Care and Share Harvest of Love Food Drive, just in time for the holidays.According to Master Sgt. Jose Hernandez, who coordinated volunteer efforts for

Nov. 15, 2006

North American Aerospace Defense Command's Santa Web site going live

In advance of holiday season and the 51st season of NORAD tracking Santa Claus on his annual journey around the world, the bi-national command tasked with providing aerospace security for North America announces that the NORAD Tracks Santa Web site www.noradsanta.org will go live Nov. 17, 2006. The NTS program began in 1955 when an errant phone

Nov. 9, 2006

Veteran's and Remembrance Day 2006

We pause on this Veterans Day, known as Remembrance Day in Canada, to honor those who have answered the call to defend and secure our people, our homelands, and our way of life. Veterans Day is a wonderful opportunity to express our gratitude and appreciation to all those who have served in our armed forces. There are many ways to show our respect,

Nov. 6, 2006

NORAD/USNORTHCOM hosts Foreign Joint Services NCO Association

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -Senior non-commissioned officers from 10 nations gathered at the headquarters of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command today as part of a Foreign Joint Services NCO Association conference designed to share insights into NORAD and USNORTHCOM operations and how NCOs in the U.S. military operate.Sgt. Maj. D. Scott Frye, NORAD

Oct. 20, 2006

Major General Morrow to command First Air Force

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Maj. Gen. Henry “Hank” Morrow will assume command of First Air Force, Air Forces Northern and the Continental United States NORAD Region during a change of command ceremony here Nov. 1.Morrow comes to Tyndall from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., where he served as the National Guard Assistant to Adm. Timothy Keating,

Oct. 18, 2006

New Army command supports USNORTHCOM mission

The Army’s newest service component command has a dedicated mission that mirrors and supports the mission of U.S. Northern Command: defending the homeland and supporting civil authorities during times of crisis.U.S. Army North achieved full operational capability Oct. 16 following a year of intense planning, manning, equipping and training.“We have

Oct. 16, 2006

Joint Task Force Civil Support Participates in Nuclear Exercise

Fort Monroe, VA -- Team members of the rapid deployment Joint Task Force Civil Support Command Assessment Element linked up with Federal Emergency Management officials and members of the New Jersey State Emergency Operations Center during an exercise involving a mock nuclear radiation leak from the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Generation Facility.