June 26, 2005

Exercise to focus on nuclear terror scenario

FORT MONROE, Va. -- Here’s the scenario…A seafaring vessel transporting a 10-kiloton nuclear warhead makes its way into a port off the coast of Charleston, S.C. Terrorists aboard the ship attempt to smuggle the warhead off the ship to detonate it. Is this really a possibility?Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) here is planning its next

April 29, 2005

NORAD-USNORTHCOM Announce Annual Communications Award Winners

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command and the U. S. Northern Command recognized their annual communications awards winners during a ceremony April 15. These awards recognize individuals who have provided sustained superior performance in communications and information support to the Air Force and/or

April 23, 2005

NORAD-USNORTHCOM hold joint enlisted dining-out

More than 200 American and Canadian military members and their guests joined forces at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on March 18 for a historic social event: the first-ever joint enlisted dining-out held by the North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, both headquartered at Peterson.“It (was) two nations and

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

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.

Nov. 4, 2004

Keating Becomes NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander

General Eberhart told his staff they should be proud of the command’s accomplishments over the past two years and reminded them when it comes to the Global War on Terrorism that the future is more important than the past. Following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorists attacks, U.S. leadership created USNORTHCOM to defend the homeland, its territories and

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

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

April 2, 2004

NORAD And USNORTHCOM Tap Academia To Answer Questions

“What would be the political and economic impact of a catastrophic attack on the United States and what capabilities does the Department of Defense need to respond to such an attack?”“What medical support, training and equipment would the U.S. military need to respond to a national incident such as the employment of a weapon of mass destruction,

March 30, 2004

Standing Joint Force Headquarters-HLS Accomplishments Recognized

NORFOLK, Va. (March 26, 2004) – In a recognition ceremony held here today at the Joint Forces Staff College, Standing Joint Force Headquarters-Homeland Security (SJFHQ-HLS), a component command of United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award and Global War on Terrorism Medal for their accomplishments and

Sept. 23, 2003

It’s Been a Good Year

It’s been a very good year for the recently promoted MSG Mark Lawson. Lawson, the noncommissioned officer in charge (NCOIC) of U.S. Northern Command’s (USNORTHCOM) Combined Intelligence and Fusion Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., was selected as the U.S. Strategic Command’s senior noncommissioned officer of the year; reassigned to the

Aug. 26, 2003

Rear Admiral J. Stanton Thompson Receives Defense Superior Service Medal

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Rear Adm. J. Stanton Thompson recently received the Defense Superior Service Medal for his service at U.S. Pacific Command during a ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs. Rear Adm. Thompson was recognized for his dynamic leadership and continuous aggressive pursuit of efficient, effective and

Aug. 5, 2003

U.S. Army’s Maj. Gen. Russel Honore` receives honorary degree

Maj. Gen. Russel Honore`, commander of U.S. Northern Command’s Standing Joint Force Headquarters- Homeland Security, in Norfolk, Va. was bestowed an honorary Ph.D. in Public Administration on Friday, August 1, 2003. The award followed Honore`’s delivery of the keynote address at the Southern University and A&M College’s Summer Commencement in Baton