July 25, 2005

NORAD and U.S. Northern Command support for STS-114

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command provide support to NASA and the shuttle program’s return to flight with distinctly different but important missions.NORAD—bi-national command responsible for air defense of the North American air space—is ensuring airspace safety and

July 21, 2005

U.S. Northern Command Statement: Incidents in London

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – USNORTHCOM is aware of reports indicating that several underground train stations in London have been evacuated while local authorities investigate reports of smoke at one of these stations. USNORTHCOM officials have been coordinating with Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies to ensure full situational

July 20, 2005

U.S. Northern Command to Support Wildland Firefighting Efforts

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command officials have authorized the deployment of four C-130 aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) in support of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). NIFC has increased the National Preparedness Level for firefighting to Level 3. Due to this change, combined with the

July 20, 2005

NORAD and USNORTHCOM BRAC Statement

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command fully participated in the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2005 process. The BRAC recommendations will achieve the goals and objectives set by the Secretary of Defense. We worked closely with our Department of Defense counterparts to ensure BRAC 2005 would

July 20, 2005

USNORTHCOM hosts Coalition Interoperability Demonstration

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Imagine tracking devices akin to those used by Federal Express and UPS that track wounded military personnel from the front line to the hospital. Picture a radio interface that converts various radio frequencies and phone lines into one secure and reliable link between emergency first responders. Fancy a handheld

July 8, 2005

USNORTHCOM monitors Hurricane Dennis

U.S. Northern Command officials continue to monitor Hurricane Dennis and coordinate closely with federal and state agencies to ensure a quick response to assist if called upon.As of mid-afternoon today, Hurricane Dennis was moving slowly toward the Gulf Coast of the United States."Forces that could be assigned under U.S. Northern Command during a

July 7, 2005

Explosions in London

U.S. Northern Command officials are monitoring the situation in London following several early morning explosions there that appear to be an act of terrorism.Senior USNORTHCOM officials were notified within moments of the explosions and began coordinating with Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies to ensure full situational

June 26, 2005

Exercise to focus on nuclear terror scenario

FORT MONROE, Va. -- Here’s the scenario…A seafaring vessel transporting a 10-kiloton nuclear warhead makes its way into a port off the coast of Charleston, S.C. Terrorists aboard the ship attempt to smuggle the warhead off the ship to detonate it. Is this really a possibility?Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) here is planning its next

June 9, 2005

Joint Task Force Civil Support Commander Promoted to Major General

Ft. Monroe, Va. — The commander of Joint Task Force Civil Support, Bruce E. Davis, was promoted today to the rank of major general in the U.S. Army in a ceremony at Fort Monroe, Va. Adm. Timothy J. Keating, Commander, U.S. Northern Command, presided over the promotion ceremony.Joint Task Force Civil Support is a component of U.S. Northern Command.

May 24, 2005

Visual Warning System for the Washington, D.C. area

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Recently a new warning signal for communicating with aircraft was deployed within the Washington, D.C. area. The Visual Warning System fielded by North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, became operational

May 19, 2005

NORAD, USNORTHCOM Honor Quarter’s Best

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command recognized its top performers for January through March 2005 during a quarterly awards ceremony May 9.NORAD Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Rick Findley presented the NORAD awards and USNORTHCOM Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Joseph Inge presented the

May 18, 2005

NORAD-USNORTHCOM Commander: Perspectives of the Job

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Six months into his tour as commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, Adm. Timothy Keating said his perspective on the job has changed “dramatically.”“I thought I had a fair notion of what USNORTHCOM and NORAD were doing, having spent a year on the joint staff,” Keating said in a recent interview. “I

May 12, 2005

Homeland Security Secretary Visits USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff recently made his first visit to U.S. Northern Command to familiarize himself with the mission of USNORTHCOM and how DHS and the command interact.Chertoff’s visit included an office call with Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of the North American Aerospace

May 11, 2005

Air incident, Washington, D.C.

NORAD responded to a general aviation Cessna aircraft that violated the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) over Washington, D.C., today. Two F-16s scrambled from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and intercepted the aircraft. The fighters dropped four flares within restricted airspace to get the pilot’s attention and then escorted the aircraft out

May 9, 2005

Canadian ambassadorvisits NORAD, USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command symbolizes an “extraordinarily robust and long-standing defense relationship” between Canada and the United States, said Frank McKenna, Canadian Ambassador to the United States, during a visit here May 2.“We know that we have an enviable tradition (in NORAD),” said