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

Sept. 11, 2006

U.S. Northern Command chief talks of 9-11 experiences, state of defense today

WASHINGTON – One result of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, was the establishment of U.S. Northern Command to deal with threats aimed at the United States, the organization’s commander said here today. During an interview at the Pentagon’s Radio Day event, Navy Adm. Timothy Keating spoke of his personal experiences during the attack and

Sept. 11, 2006

USNORTHCOM, NORAD host Netherlands defense leader

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Using military assets to support civilian authorities in times of crisis is not unique to American military organizations, and a top military leader of the Netherlands knows the communication process is challenging. Lt. Gen. Hans Sonneveld, Vice Chief of Defense of the Netherlands Armed Forces, visited NORAD and

Sept. 5, 2006

U.S. Northern Command, NORAD support Atlantis shuttle mission

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - United States Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense 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 North American airspace — is ensuring airspace safety and security

Aug. 31, 2006

USNORTHCOM hosts senior Air Force leader

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Sometimes, to get to know someone better, you just have to meet face-to-face. This week, the Air Force general in charge of an organization that provides critical information to U.S. Northern Command's homeland defense and civil support missions came to Colorado to get to know USNORTHCOM better.Lt. Gen. Robert J.

Aug. 28, 2006

USNORTHCOM takes action following Hurricane Katrina

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – When Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast one year ago, U.S. Northern Command responded by supporting civil authorities with the insertion of tens of thousands of military personnel, search and rescue missions, humanitarian operations and delivery of water, food, ice and first aid supplies.Building on

Aug. 10, 2006

USNORTHCOM and NORAD remain vigilant in light of UK activity

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command officials are monitoring the situation following today’s arrest in the United Kingdom of several suspects in a plot to blow up airliners bound for the United States.Senior USNORTHCOM and NORAD officials were notified and began coordinating with

July 27, 2006

Command Senior Enlisted Leaders visit NORAD AND USNORTHCOM

Forty-two Keystone Fellows visited North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) July 24 to learn about the operational, training and legal challenges involved in the homeland defense and civil support missions.“Our number one strategic objective in the national defense strategy is to defend the

July 26, 2006

DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY CHIEF OF STAFF VISITS NORAD AND USNORTHCOM

Dept. of Homeland Security Chief of Staff Mr. John Wood and Dept. of Homeland Security Senior Military Advisor Rear Adm. Daniel B. Lloyd traveled here July 21 to formally announce the selection of Mr. William Brundage as the Senior Dept. of Homeland Security Advisor to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern