April 26, 2012

North America’s mountain fortress hosts film crew

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Located within the center of a solid granite mountain in an excavated area larger than four football fields and almost seven stories high, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station hosts one of the most secure military facilities on the continent. Yet, it showed itself capable of typical warm Colorado hospitality

March 6, 2012

Army North prepares for hurricane season

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - U.S. Army North is gearing up for hurricane season by preparing for a large-scale hurricane exercise at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas.Military and federal exercise planners gathered here for a final planning conference to put the finishing touches on a hurricane scenario scheduled to take place May 2-9 as one

Jan. 17, 2012

Caldwell takes command of Army North, Fort Sam Houston

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV assumed command of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and Fort Sam Houston before a gathering of fellow senior leaders, state and local government officials, family, service members and civilian partners Jan. 12 at Fort Sam Houston’s historic Quadrangle.Caldwell carries on a family legacy that

Jan. 12, 2012

Soldiers to construct new roads for Border Patrol

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. - Alaska-based engineers completed the first airborne operation into Fort Huachuca in more than a decade Jan. 6 in order to build a strip of roadway along the Mexican border.The 30 combat engineers deployed from Alaska to construct 0.7 miles of border road and lookout roadways, along with the required road drainage systems, in

Oct. 31, 2011

NORAD, USNORTHCOM to hold homeland defense, security exercise

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command annual Homeland Defense exercise is scheduled for Nov. 1-10. VIGILANT SHIELD 12 is a joint exercise supported by the Joint Coalition Warfare Center and conducted as a command post exercise with a supporting field training exercise in Key West.

Oct. 20, 2011

First combatant command academic chair established at National Defense University

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, with the National Defense University, recently established the first-ever combatant command academic chair at NDU. The NORAD and USNORTHCOM Academic Chair will provide guidance in the development of new courses, studies, workshops, research,

Oct. 13, 2011

National Capital Region Exercise Tests Urban Search and Rescue Response

FORT LESLEY J. MCNAIR, D.C. - More than 70 federal and non-federal agencies will participate in Joint Force Headquarters – National Capital Region’s Exercise Capital Shield 12, an annual joint training exercise October 18 and 19 at the former Lorton Youth Detention Center in Lorton, Va. These scenarios will be taking place in the air and on the

Sept. 14, 2011

Jacoby: Guard most important partner to NORAD, NORTHCOM missions

MILWAUKEE - Teaming with the National Guard is at the core of his new duty position, said Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, Jr. here last month.The newest commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command said he is a full-spectrum supporter of the National Guard at the 133rd General Conference of the National

Sept. 9, 2011

NORAD, USNORTHCOM holds 9/11 remembrance ceremony

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Members of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command came out in droves to attend a solemn remembrance ceremony in honor of those who perished in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.The ceremony, held at the NORAD and USNORTHCOM 9/11 Memorial, marks the 10th anniversary of the attacks

Aug. 23, 2011

U.S. NORTHCOM DEPLOYS DEFENSE COORDINATING OFFICER TO PUERTO RICO

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Northern Command activated a Defense Coordinating Officer yesterday to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in preparation for support to civil authorities as Hurricane Irene hit Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. USNORTHCOM activated the DCO and Defense Coordinating Element from U.S. Army North in support of the

Aug. 1, 2011

U.S. NORTHCOM DEPLOYS DEFENSE COORDINATING OFFICER TO U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - U.S. Northern Command activated a Defense Coordinating Officer this weekend to the U.S. Virgin Islands in preparation for support to civil authorities as Hurricane season builds and a storm approaches the U.S. territory. USNORTHCOM activated the DCO and Defense Coordinating Element from U.S. Army North in support of

July 29, 2011

NORAD, USNORTHCOM honors Colorado Springs community leaders

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, presented the Commander’s Community Leader Commendation to three Colorado Springs community leaders in a ceremony at the NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters today.Lionel Rivera, Christian Anschutz and Kevin Estrem

July 18, 2011

Army North hosts senior Mexican Army leaders to strengthen relationships during weeklong visit

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – As part of an Army program that dates back more than half a century – to 1946 – seven senior Mexican Army officers, chosen by the Mexican equivalent of the Secretary of Defense, spent a week at U.S. Army North to continue to build cooperation and foster closer relationships between the two militaries. The officers, along

July 8, 2011

NORAD and USNORTHCOM support Space Shuttle launch

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, through the Continental NORAD Region and Air Forces Northern, will provide support to the NASA space shuttle mission scheduled to launch July 8.CONR will ensure airspace safety and security for the Space Transportation System-135 launch and

June 25, 2011

U.S. Northern Command supports response to flooding in Nebraska

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Northern Command activated the Defense Coordinating Officer and Defense Coordinating Element for FEMA Region VII today in support of response efforts to flooding in Nebraska. U.S. Army North DCO and DCE for FEMA Region VII was activated to provide