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.

Oct. 13, 2006

JTF-CS assists Fuertes Defensas 2006

Joint Task Force Civil Support’s Joint Technical Augmentation Cell traveled recently to U.S. Southern Command in Miami to support USSOUTHCOM’s Joint Planning Group during exercise Fuertes Defensas 2006.According to Lt. Col. Stephen Hall, JTAC Chief, FD06 was a command post planning exercise with a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Foreign

Oct. 12, 2006

NORAD – aircraft complete mission; return to home base after NYC crash

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Approximately four hours after NORAD completed its combat air patrol mission in response to an aircraft crash into a building in New York City yesterday, fighter aircraft returned to their home bases.Only minutes after the crash, NORAD scrambled several fighter and support aircraft to cities on the East and West

Oct. 11, 2006

NORAD fighters scramble in response to NYC crash

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command fighter aircraft scrambled minutes after an aircraft crashed into a building this afternoon in New York City. Numerous fighters and support aircraft, including Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) and tankers, remain airborne over many U.S. and Canadian cities and will

Oct. 11, 2006

USNORTHCOM reassures Colorado Senator about Cheyenne Mountain

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, hosted U.S. Senator Wayne Allard, (R-Colo.) which included a tour of the command center at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters Friday, Oct. 6.Keating discussed with Allard plans to relocate daily operations at the

Oct. 4, 2006

DHS official promotes new “culture of preparedness”

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The nation needs to create a new culture of preparedness, according to George W. Foresman, under secretary for the Preparedness Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security.Foresman addressed a crowd of hundreds at the Broadmoor Hotel and Resort Tuesday during the 2006 Homeland Defense Symposium, sponsored by the