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

May 5, 2005

Explosions at British Consulate in NYC

U.S. Northern Command officials are monitoring the situation in New York City after explosions occurred outside the British Consulate early Thursday, officials said. "We want to reassure the public that we are watching this incident very carefully and that the command is ready to provide military assistance to civil authorities and consequence

April 29, 2005

NORAD-USNORTHCOM Announce Annual Communications Award Winners

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U. S. Northern Command recognized their annual communications awards winners during a ceremony April 15. These awards recognize individuals who have provided sustained superior performance in communications and information support to the Air Force and/or

April 25, 2005

Canada’s new Chief of Defence Staff visits NORAD, USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Today the United States and Canada enjoy a strong relationship dating back to World War II, but it “must become even stronger” as the two countries continue the Global War on Terror, according to Canada’s top military official.“We share the continent, an enormous border, a history, tradition, culture and we share

April 23, 2005

NORAD-USNORTHCOM hold joint enlisted dining-out

More than 200 American and Canadian military members and their guests joined forces at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on March 18 for a historic social event: the first-ever joint enlisted dining-out held by the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, both headquartered at Peterson.“It (was) two nations and

March 22, 2005

Winter Freeze Wrap-Up

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The National Guard’s support to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Border Patrol to help prevent illegal aliens from entering this country along a 295-mile stretch of the U.S.-Canadian border paid some pretty big dividends during the three-month duration of Operation Winter Freeze that wrapped up in January.Nearly

March 16, 2005

USNORTHCOM analyzing tsunami data to trian for future disasters

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Northern Command is closely analyzing the Southeast Asia tsunami clean-up efforts to ensure the command will be prepared should it be called on to mitigate such a devastating blow in its area of responsibility. Two data collection specialists from USNORTHCOM returned to Colorado recently after spending a month

March 11, 2005

Soldiers conduct training and provide border surveillance support

Soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 4th Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, based at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, recently concluded a joint training mission in southern New Mexico that allowed them to train in rugged desert terrain and provide surveillance support for agents of Customs and Border Protection.Photo by Armando CarrascoSouthern New Mexico

March 4, 2005

New command center opens at Cheyenne Mountain

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center (CMOC) held a ribbon cutting ceremony March 4 to commemorate the official opening of the “new command center” at the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station in Colorado Springs, Colo.U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Duane Deal, commander, Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center, and Canadian Air

March 4, 2005

Missouri farmer retires from top homeland defense post

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - When he isn’t serving as the Lafayette County, Mo., executive director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency, he’s serving as one of the nation’s top homeland defense military officers.A 1970 Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps graduate from the University of Missouri, Rear Adm. J. Stanton