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Nov. 5, 2008

NORAD, USNORTHCOM participate in Exercise Vigilant Shield 09

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command

Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, talks with military and civilian representatives from Singapore at NORAD’s and USNORTHCOM’s Homeland Defense and Civil Support Perspectives Forum in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 31, 2008. About 60 officials from Australia, Canada, Mexico, Norway, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States met to discuss methods of and ways to improve Homeland Defense and Civil Support processes.

Oct. 31, 2008

NORAD, U.S. Northern Command host international officials at Homeland Defense and Civil Support forum

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – For the second year running, North American Aerospace Defense Command and

Oct. 17, 2008

Defense Coordinating Officer, Element deploy for Hurricane Omar

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas – A United States Army North defense coordinating officer deployed Oct. 15

Oct. 16, 2008

Sanchez, Litchfield recognized for excellence in mentoring

Senior Master Sgt. Steven Sanchez and Cmdr. Charles Litchfield were recognized recently for their

Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, Gen. Gene Renuart, unveils a photo of Gen. Earl Partridge and Air Marshal Roy Sleman recently. Renuart recently approved re-naming of the Large Conference Room at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters to the Partridge-Sliman Conference room in honor of the foresight and committment to international cooperation the two showed in the formative days of NORAD. Partridge was the first commander of NORAD and Sleman the first deputy.

Oct. 7, 2008

NORAD, USNORTHCOM recognize NORAD’s heritage

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – International cooperation has made North American Aerospace Defense

Sept. 30, 2008

Canada-U.S. conference focuses on situational awareness, maritime and border security

It is necessary to work together “to defeat any threat that comes into North America,” said the

Sept. 30, 2008

U.S. Northern Command gains dedicated response force

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- For the first time in its existence, U.S. Northern Command is

Sept. 29, 2008

USNORTHCOM wraps up support for trio of hurricanes

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – After providing assets from helicopters to high-water trucks to

Soldiers at Great Lakes Naval Station, Ill., practice skills they will use when their units assume a consequence management response mission Oct. 1.

Sept. 19, 2008

Units assigned to CCMRF gain insights for new response mission

FORT STEWART, Ga. – The exercise scenario was a sobering one: a 10-kiloton nuclear device detonated

The Navy's Global Hawk Maritime Demonstrator takes off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Sept. 13, 2008, for a 24-hour flight in support of a wide area damage assessment mission following Hurricane Ike's landfall. The unmanned vehicle flew over the area, providing imagery of the destruction caused by the hurricane in support of federal, state and local responders to post-landfall recovery operations. U.S. Northern Command continues to support federal, state and local Hurricane Ike response efforts in Texas.

Sept. 19, 2008

Military airborne imagery supported immediate hurricane recovery efforts

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Video and still imagery provided by military aircraft after