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Nov. 30, 2012

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command is prepared to track Santa's yuletide journey! The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org, is going live today at

Nov. 30, 2012

WADS conducts air defense exercise over southern California

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The Western Air Defense Sector will conduct air defense exercise Felix Hawk over the Riverside area of southern California on Dec. 2, 2012.Felix Hawk is designed to

Nov. 26, 2012

WADS conducts air defense exercise over central Oregon

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- The Western Air Defense Sector will conduct air defense exercise Felix Hawk over the Florence-Eugene areas of Central Oregon on Nov. 27, 2012.Felix Hawk is designed

Nov. 23, 2012

NORAD Fighters intercept general aviation aircraft over South Carolina

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Two F-16 fighters under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted a Cessna 337 general aviation aircraft in the vicinity of Charleston,

CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. - Cheyenne Mountain personnel watch as one of the mountain's 20-ton blast doors close during an exercise Oct. 25. The doors were shut for a 24-hour period during which personnel inside had to participate in a command-wide exercise. The 20-ton blast doors are closed and opened once a week. The last time they were closed for a contingency was 9/11, but they’ve never been closed for an exercise for more than 45 minutes.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Joann Missey)

Nov. 19, 2012

NORAD, USNORTHCOM drills for continuity of operations

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - During a cold week in October, hundreds of people were ordered to march into a mountainous cavern and could only watch as two 20-ton steel doors were locked behind

Nov. 15, 2012

NORAD will conduct exercise flights to test its response capability

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights on Thursday as they practice intercept and identification procedures. Exercise flights will

Nov. 14, 2012

NORAD to conduct exercise flights over Georgia

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights this morning as they practice intercept and identification procedures. Exercise flights will

Nov. 3, 2012

NORAD intercepts civilian aircraft over Florida

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Two F-15 fighters under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted a general aviation aircraft over Titusville Fla., today.The fighters