March 21, 2007

NORAD, USNORTHCOM commander provides "state of commands" to HASC

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command gave "state of the commands" testimony today in Washington, D.C., to the House Armed Services Committee. Adm. Timothy J. Keating answered committee members' questions, one of which concerned USNORTHCOM's relationship with the

Jan. 30, 2007

NORAD, USNORTHCOM commander to speak at change of command in Yokosuka

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, will be the keynote speaker at the upcoming change-of-command ceremony of Commander, Task Force-70. The ceremony is scheduled to take place Friday aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk

Jan. 5, 2007

National Guard rescues people, cattle after severe winter storms

ARLINGTON, Va. – Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen in eight states rescued people and hauled hay to livestock following a severe end-of-year winter storm that stretched from America’s northern to southern borders. U.S. Northern Command deployed a Defense Coordinating Officer to Kansas, and the command is coordinating with the National Guard, FEMA and the

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. 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

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. 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. 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. 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. 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

Oct. 2, 2006

USNORTHCOM hosts elite response team leaders

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- In the homeland defense community, these are people you'd be happy to have as neighbors. Col. Michael Campbell and Sgt. Maj. Thomas Murphy have spent the last year and a half learning everything there is to know about the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (aka CBIRF, pronounced SEE-burf). Campbell and

Sept. 27, 2006

USNORTHCOM to celebrate fourth birthday

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command will observe its fourth birthday Monday, Oct. 2, with a cake-cutting ceremony at its headquarters. USNORTHCOM became operational Oct. 1, 2002, although the Department of Defense began reviewing the need for a homeland defense combatant command within weeks after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist

Sept. 27, 2006

USNORTHCOM engineer earns Homeland Security degree from Naval Postgraduate School

Peter A. Topp, PE, a USNORTHCOM staff engineer, recently completed a Master of Arts degree in Homeland Security Studies at the Center for Homeland Defense and Security at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.Topp is the current operations engineer in the command's Directorate of Logistics and Engineering. He has been a part of