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

March 3, 2005

NORAD, USNORTHCOM Canadian general officer appointments

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command will experience a significant turnover of its senior Canadian officers this summer.“We are proceeding with our review of Canada’s defence policy and the transformation of the Canadian Forces to meet the defence challenges of the new

March 2, 2005

MG Rees returns to Oregon Adjutant General post

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - One of the nation’s top homeland defense military officers will return for a third tour of duty as the Adjutant General of Oregon.Maj. Gen. Raymond “Fred” Rees, who has served as the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Chief of Staff since May 2003, will return to the post he has held

Feb. 28, 2005

NORAD-USNORTHCOM Announce Annual Award Winners

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U. S. Northern Command named their annual awards winners during a luncheon Feb. 22 at the Peterson Air Force Base Enlisted Club. More than 300 personnel attended the ceremony at which the Air Force Band, Rocky Mountain Blue, provided entertainment. Navy Adm. Timothy

Feb. 24, 2005

USNORTHCOM and the National Guard Bureau Hold Homeland Defense Conference

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – High-ranking National Guard officers and civilians charged with protecting this country from enemy attacks got a crash course in advanced homeland defense during two days in mid-February.The United States Northern Command, the major military command for homeland defense, provided the schoolhouse on its home ground at

Feb. 23, 2005

NORAD-USNORTHCOM Color Guard performs at NBA All-Star Game

The fans crowding the seats at Denver’s Pepsi Center Sunday night may have come to see Shaq and Yao and other top players compete in the NBA’s annual all-star game, but before the first ball could swish through a hoop, another all-star team took the court.As spectators clapped and cheered, the eight members of the North American Aerospace Defense

Jan. 18, 2005

Quick Reaction Force deploys to Anchorage Port

ELMENDORF AFB, Alaska -- Joint Task Force-Alaska, JTF-AK, the standing military headquarters for homeland defense within Alaska, conducted a deployment exercise Jan. 11-12 at the Port of Anchorage using a 120-person Quick Reaction Force.Exercise VIGILANT PORT, which used elements of Fort Richardson’s Task Force 1-501 Airborne, rehearsed JTF-AK’s

Dec. 13, 2004

4ID Soldiers Help Secure Air Base For Homeland Defense

LACKLAND AFB, Texas (Army News Service, Dec. 10, 2004) – Last year the 4th Infantry Division focused on battling insurgents and maintaining stability in Iraq. This week they concentrated on preparing to stave off disaster on their own soil.A U.S. Northern Command Quick Reaction Force, made up of more than 100 Soldiers from Company D, 1-66th Armor,

Nov. 24, 2004

New Commander Takes Charge of Joint Task Force Civil Support

U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Bruce E. Davis, a native of North Vernon, Indiana, was sworn in as the new commander of Joint Task Force Civil Support at a ceremony held today on Fort Monroe. Brig. Gen. Davis, U.S. Army National Guard is the fourth commanding general to lead JTF-CS. Brig. Gen. Davis follows Maj. Gen. Jerry W. Grizzle, who took command of

Nov. 20, 2004

Eberhart: ‘This May Be The Most Important War Ever’

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – The global war on terror “may be the most important war this nation has ever engaged in” but winning a war “where the enemy hates you more than he loves life” will not be easy, said Gen. Ed Eberhart, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander.Eberhart was the featured guest speaker at the

Nov. 18, 2004

HLS Secretary Ridge Visits NORAD-USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AFB, Colo.—Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge visited North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Nov. 17, saying he wanted to “publicly emphasize” how closely connected his department is with the commands.Ridge said he also wanted to demonstrate “the extraordinary progress” HLS and USNORTHCOM have made in “the

Nov. 5, 2004

Keating Becomes NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – It was before a full house that Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating assumed command of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command from Air Force Gen. Ed Eberhart in ceremonies here today.The former director of the Joint Staff is the first non-Air Force officer to command NORAD since its creation in 1958.