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Nov. 3, 2024
Guillot: National Guard Vital to NORAD, U.S. Northern Command
FORT CARSON, Colo. – The National Guard is a vital contributor to North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Gen. Gregory Guillot told National Guard adjutants general and senior enlisted leaders from the 50 states, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia gathered in Colorado Springs on Oct. 29. “The success of
Oct. 8, 2024
CONR-1AF (AFNORTH & AFSPACE) welcomes Lt. Gen. Ahmann as new commander
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Leadership of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region – First Air Force (Air Forces Northern and Air Forces Space) changed hands during a change of command ceremony held October 2, 2024.
Feb. 5, 2024
Guillot takes command of NORAD, USNORTHCOM
North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command welcomed their 27th and 10th commanders, respectively, when Gen. Gregory M. Guillot assumed leadership of the organizations Feb. 5, 2024, during a combined change of command ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
April 10, 2023
NORAD and U.S. Northern Command will conduct exercise VIGILANT SHIELD 23
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command will conduct its annual homeland defense exercise, VIGILANT SHIELD 23, Apr. 11-19, 2023.
Feb. 5, 2023
Statement from Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — “At the direction of the President of the United States and with the full support of the Government of Canada, United States fighter aircraft under U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) authority successfully brought down the PRC’s high altitude surveillance balloon at 2:39 p.m. EST, Feb. 4, 2023." - Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, NORAD and USNORTHCOM
July 21, 2021
NORAD and U.S. Northern Command lead the third Global Information Dominance Experiment (GIDE)
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The third in a series of Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE) took place July 8-15, 2021, and was designed to enable cross-Combatant Command collaboration to generate globally integrated effects using artificial intelligence (AI) enabled information.
June 29, 2021
NORAD and U.S. Northern Command Host Command Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command hosted a command senior enlisted leader change of responsibility ceremony where U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna transferred responsibility to USMC Sgt. Maj. James Porterfield, June 29.
June 17, 2021
CONR-1AF conducts first-ever in theater C-17 special refueling operations during AD 21-1
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — In support of the North American Aerospace Defense and Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) homeland defense missions, Continental U.S. NORAD Region – 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) achieved a first-ever milestone when U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 140th Wing, Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colo., and the 4th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., performed a C-17 wet-wing refueling during exercise Amalgam Dart 21-01 at Thule Air Base, Greenland.
May 24, 2021
NORAD and USNORTHCOM hosts commanders’ conference
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, held a conference for senior leaders from all component, subordinate, and region commands at his headquarters on Peterson Air Force Base, May 19-20, 2021.
April 1, 2021
Deter in Competition, Deescalate in Crisis, and Defeat in Conflict
As the world’s security environment has evolved over time, our legacy systems have become increasingly challenged, even as our attention drifted away from the possibility of major conflict, especially the possibility of conflict in North America.
Aug. 20, 2020
Leaders Extol U.S., Canadian Cooperation in Defense of North America
Top U.S. and Canadian defense leaders applauded the combined efforts of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command in defending the continent as leadership of the two commands changed hands.
April 22, 2020
Wing alert mission exhibits strength amidst the war on COVID-19
— Since Sept. 11, 2001, members of the Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Wing have been on alert, defending the homeland against airborne threats with their fleet of F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft staged at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado.
Nov. 4, 2019
Deputy Secretary of Defense visits Commands
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. O’Shaughnessy, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, hosted Deputy Secretary of Defense, David L. Norquist to the commands’ headquarters on Peterson Air Force Base, Nov. 1, 2019.
Nov. 17, 2017
SECDEF visits NORAD, U.S. Northern Command
PETERSON AFB, Colo. — Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis visited Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Nov. 16 to discuss the topics of homeland defense, ballistic missile defense and NORTHCOM's role in assistance to response efforts to natural disasters.During his visit, Mattis toured NORAD and USNORTHCOM command and control
July 28, 2017
Pentagon Spokesman Comments on North Korean Missile Launch
WASHINGTON — A Pentagon spokesman said the Defense Department detected and tracked a single North Korea missile launch and that it did not pose a threat to North America.
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