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NORAD celebrates 55th anniversary

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - North American Aerospace Defense Command leadership and members of the Canadian government cut the NORAD 55th anniversary cake during a ceremony at the command's headquarters here May 9, 2013.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - North American Aerospace Defense Command leadership and members of the Canadian government cut the NORAD 55th anniversary cake during a ceremony at the command's headquarters here May 9, 2013. From left to right: Jack Harris, vice chair of the Canadian Standing Committee on National Defence; Army Gen. Chuck Jacoby, commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command; James Bezan, Chairman of the NDDN; Marcy Grossman, Consul General of Canada in Denver; and Canadian Lt.-Gen. Alain Parent, deputy commander of NORAD.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher

NORAD wins annual CF hockey championship

CANADIAN FORCES BASE SUFFIELD, Canada - NORAD’s hockey team beat Canadian Forces Base Suffield 7-1 in the final game of the 2013 Annual Canadian Forces Prairie Region Small Base Hockey Championship Feb. 7. The NORAD team, drawing from units across North America, beat the rival team from Suffield in front of a packed house on Suffield’s own ice.
CANADIAN FORCES BASE SUFFIELD, Canada - NORAD’s hockey team beat Canadian Forces Base Suffield 7-1 in the final game of the 2013 Annual Canadian Forces Prairie Region Small Base Hockey Championship Feb. 7. The NORAD team, drawing from units across North America, beat the rival team from Suffield in front of a packed house on Suffield’s own ice.
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ND named to Order of Military Merit

OTTAWA - Canadian Lt.-Gen. Alain Parent shakes hands with David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, following a ceremony investing Parent into the Order of Military Merit for the second time. The level of commander recognizes outstanding meritorious service and demonstrated leadership in duties of great responsibility. Parent was originally invested into the Order of Military Merit in 2008.
OTTAWA - Canadian Lt.-Gen. Alain Parent shakes hands with David Johnston, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, following a ceremony investing Parent into the Order of Military Merit for the second time. The level of commander recognizes outstanding meritorious service and demonstrated leadership in duties of great responsibility. Parent was originally invested into the Order of Military Merit in 2008.
Canadian Forces photo by Cpl. Roxanne Shewchuk

Lt. Gen. William H. Etter takes reins of CONR

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr. NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander, presents the flag to Air Force Lt. Gen. William H. Etter during the change of command ceremony at Tyndall Air Force Base on March 8. Lt. Gen. Etter assumed command of First Air Force (AFNORTH) and the Continental NORAD Region (CONR) from Lt. Gen. Stanley E. "Sid" Clark III, who will become the new director of the Air National Guard.
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr. NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander, presents the flag to Air Force Lt. Gen. William H. Etter during the change of command ceremony at Tyndall Air Force Base on March 8. Lt. Gen. Etter assumed command of First Air Force (AFNORTH) and the Continental NORAD Region (CONR) from Lt. Gen. Stanley E.
U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa Norman

CJCS holds Chairman's Call with NORAD, USNORTHCOM members

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts a Chairman's Call with members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM at the commands' headquarters Feb. 19. During the Chairman's Call, Dempsey took questions from the audience and spoke about sequestration and USNORTHCOM's role in homeland defense.
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts a Chairman's Call with members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM at the commands' headquarters Feb. 19. During the Chairman's Call, Dempsey took questions from the audience and spoke about sequestration and USNORTHCOM's role in homeland defense.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher

Norwegian Chief of Defense Staff visits NORAD, USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander, and General Harald Sunde, Norwegian Chief of Defense Staff, talk as they begin a tour of NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters Feb. 13. Sunde, the Norwegian equivalent of the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting to conduct talks to NORAD and USNORTHCOM leadership. During his visit, he received tours of the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Center and the Cheyenne Mountain complex.
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander, and General Harald Sunde, Norwegian Chief of Defense Staff, talk as they begin a tour of NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters Feb. 13. Sunde, the Norwegian equivalent of the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting to conduct talks to NORAD and USNORTHCOM leadership. During his visit, he received tours of the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Center and the Cheyenne Mountain complex.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher

NORAD, Russian Federation prepare for VIGILANT EAGLE

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Members of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and their Russian Federation Air Force counterparts met here, April 24-27 to prepare for this year’s live-fly VIGILANT EAGLE 2013 exercise.
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Members of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and their Russian Federation Air Force counterparts met here, April 24-27 to prepare for this year’s live-fly VIGILANT EAGLE 2013 exercise.
Maj. Julie Roberge

UK Military Visit

PETERSON AFB, Colo. - Gen. Sir Nicholas Parker, Former Commander, Land Forces, British Army, and Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, attend a roundtable discussion at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters Jan. 16. The discussion included a "lessons learned" from the UK military's contribution to the 2012 London Olympics as well as the U.S., Canada and the UK's overlapping security interests.
PETERSON AFB, Colo. - Gen. Sir Nicholas Parker, Former Commander, Land Forces, British Army, and Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, attend a roundtable discussion at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters Jan. 16. The discussion included a
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher

MND Visit

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay presents the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to Raoyal Canadian Air Force Lt. Gen. Alain Parent, NORAD Deputy Commander, during his visit to headquarters NORAD & USNORTHCOM on Jan. 14. The medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession o the Throne as Queen of Canada.
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Canadian Minister of National Defense Peter MacKay presents the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal to Raoyal Canadian Air Force Lt. Gen. Alain Parent, NORAD Deputy Commander, during his visit to headquarters NORAD & USNORTHCOM on Jan. 14. The medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession o the Throne as Queen of Canada.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kendra Alba

NORAD NEWS

 

Canadian NORAD Region earns high marks for readinessNew!
WINNIPEG, Canada – The Canadian NORAD Region passed with flying colors its biennial North American Aerospace Defense Command Regional Alert Force Evaluation in Winnipeg May 2.
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NORAD celebrates 55th anniversary New!
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.– North American Aerospace Defense Command celebrated its 55th anniversary in its headquarters here today. 
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WADS conducts air defense exercise over central Arizona
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The Western Air Defense Sector here will conduct air defense exercise Felix Hawk over the Phoenix area of central Arizona May 9, 2013.
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