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

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. 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. 5, 2004

Joint Task Force Six gets new name, new mission

FORT BLISS, Texas – Joint Task Force-North (JTF-North) assumed its new name and new homeland defense support mission during a unit redesignation ceremony at Biggs Army Airfield, Texas, Sept. 28.Gen. Ed Eberhart, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, and Brig. Gen. Jose D. Riojas, JTF-North commander,

Sept. 24, 2004

Domestic Warning Center's name reflects only a portion of its mission

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – It is called the domestic warning center but the name does not adequately reflect the center’s diverse responsibilities.Even a name like the “Domestic Warning, Current and Future Operations and Civil Support Coordination Center” would fall short in identifying all the tasks assigned to U.S. Northern Command’s domestic warning

Sept. 23, 2004

New joint command stands ready to defend Capital

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – It is called the domestic warning center but the name does not adequately reflect the center’s diverse responsibilities.Even a name like the “Domestic Warning, Current and Future Operations and Civil Support Coordination Center” would fall short in identifying all the tasks assigned to U.S. Northern Command’s domestic warning

Sept. 13, 2004

Combined Intelligence Fusion Center Helps Thwart Terrorist Attacks

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – It used to be a standing joke: Military intelligence? Isn’t that an oxymoron? Since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, few people laugh about military intelligence and especially not the analysts assigned to the Combined Intelligence Fusion Center (CIFC) here.CIFC analysts pulls together information from myriad

Sept. 9, 2004

Exercise Planners: Failure Now Could Mean Success Later In Real Life

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – No one wants to fail. But sometimes, failure in the present can lead to success in the future. At least that is how Marine Col. Gene Pino sees it.As director of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command training and exercise division here, Pino, and his staff, build failure into portions

Sept. 8, 2004

Lack Of Maritime Security Leaves U.S. Ports Open

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – Though the United States is safer today than it was three years ago from air and land attacks by terrorists, the nation has “a long way to go” to shield itself from seaborne attacks, said Gen. Ed Eberhart, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command.“I believe that it is just a matter of

Aug. 27, 2004

SG Forging Relationships, Finding Solutions To Save Lives

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – While the command surgeon’s office (SG) here is not out “to explore strange new worlds and seek out new civilizations,” it is trekking across the nation in an effort to build relationships and find solutions that could ultimately save lives. “Part of what we are doing is defining our roles and responsibilities. But we are also

Aug. 12, 2004

Local, State, Federal and DoD Agencies Participate in Disaster Response Exercise

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – It was a nightmare; worst-case scenario. But that’s what U.S. Northern Command officials had intended for “Determined Promise ’04.”The exercise was designed to test USNORTHCOM’s ability to respond to multiple, simultaneous homeland defense and federal relief efforts. This year’s exercise was combined with North

July 15, 2004

War On Terrorism Raises Legal Questions

Is the United States at war with al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups? If this nation is at war, how do we win the war?The answer to the first question is “yes,” according to the executive, legislative and judicial branches of U.S. government, said Jeffrey Addicott, a recent guest lecturer for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S.

May 27, 2004

General Begins, Ends Military Career at Fort Carson

PETERSON AFB, Colo. – It was a fitting end to his active-duty career. Army Lt. Gen. Edward G. Anderson III and his wife, Ann, began life as a military couple at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs nearly 38 years ago. On May 27, the couple returned to the Army base for the general’s retirement ceremony.Anderson was deputy commander at U.S. Northern