NORAD NEWS
Setting up communication equipment on an Oregon beach

May 1, 2023

Air defense goes 'agile' in the homeland

On Apr. 25, 2023, the Western Air Defense Sector's 225th Air Defense Squadron tested a unique concept that integrates rapidly deployable communications capabilities to create agility in a theater that is at the top of the National Defense Strategy's goals sheet – the Homeland. 

Aug. 23, 2022

NORAD Air Defense Exercise Over Central California

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — August 23, 2022North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct a live-fly air defense exercise over Central California today.Under the direction of NORAD, United States Air Force C-17 and F-15

July 25, 2022

Aspen Security Forum: Fireside Chat with General Glen D. VanHerck

ASPEN, Colo. — "My (area of responsibility) goes all the way from the North Pole to Central America, and we have to be able to operate across all of those areas." - Gen. Glen D. VanHerck NORAD and U.S. Northern Command commander General Glen D. VanHerck spoke during the 2022 Aspen Security Forum in a Fireside Chat.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III based out of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and crewed by members of the 204th Airlift Squadron participates in exercise Amalgam Dart July 6, 2022, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. This iteration of the exercise featured a variety of military aircraft from the U.S. Air Force that operate out of the northern region.

July 25, 2022

Hawaii Air National Guard Supports Arctic Exercise

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Hawaii Air National Guard demonstrated its airlift and controller capabilities in the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s arctic regional exercise

U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle from the 159th Fighter Wing, Louisiana Air National Guard, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, La., flies over the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico.

June 29, 2022

NORAD to conduct Operation NOBLE DEFENDER

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s continental U.S. region (CONR) will conduct Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, involving military aircraft from the United States Air Force and United States Navy, as well as a United States Navy ship, June 29, 2022.

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 168th Air Refueling Wing refuels F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Wing over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex flying along side with an F-15 Eagles from the 144th Fighter Wing, April 18, 2022. The Eagles are training with the Raptors as part of Aslaska Dissimilar Aircraft Combat Training. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Charles Vaughn)

May 2, 2022

F-15 Eagles trains with F-22 Raptors

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — F-15 Eagles assigned to the 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno, California, trained with F-22 Raptors from the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as part of the Alaska Dissimilar Aircraft Combat Training exercise from April 11 through 28.

U.S. Air Force KC-135 Tankers conduct air-to-air refueling operations near Thule Air Base, Greenland, March 14, 2022, as part of Operation NOBLE DEFENDER.

April 19, 2022

Thule Air Base Hosts Operation NOBLE DEFENDER

THULE AIR BASE, Greenland — North American Aerospace Defense Command and the United States Northern Command participated in Operation NOBLE DEFENDER at Thule Air Base, Greenland, March 14 to 17, 2022.NORAD and USNORTHCOM are

graphic with USAF aircraft and emblems on a U.S. flag background for Virtual Flag: Homeland Defense exercise

April 19, 2022

VIRTUAL FLAG:  Homeland Defense exercise sharpens skills, deters enemy aggression

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — VIRTUAL FLAG 22-2: Homeland Defense exercise was successfully executed at the 705th Combat Training Squadron’s Distributed Mission Operation Center, or DMOC, located at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, and distributed locations around the world from March 28 – Apr. 1.

April 12, 2022

NORAD to conduct live-fly air defense exercise over the coast of Louisiana

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct a live-fly air defense exercise today over the coast of Louisiana from approximately 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Stock photo of the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, 23 December 2020.

Dec. 1, 2021

NORAD is Ready to Track Santa’s Flight for the 66th Year

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating the 66th Anniversary of tracking Santa’s yuletide journey around the globe!

Stock photo of the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, 23 December 2020.

Dec. 1, 2021

NORAD is Ready to Track Santa’s Flight for the 66th Year

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating the 66th Anniversary of tracking Santa’s yuletide journey around the globe!

General Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command, visited National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, on November 29 and 30.

Ottawa, Ont. Nov. 30, 2021

Commander NORAD completes first visit to Canada

General Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command, visited National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, on November 29 and 30.

General Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command, visited National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, on November 29 and 30.

Ottawa (Ontario) Nov. 30, 2021

Le commandant du NORAD termine sa première visite au Canada

Le général Glen VanHerck, commandant du Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l’Amérique du Nord (NORAD) et de l’United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), a visité le Quartier général de la Défense nationale à Ottawa, les 29 et 30 novembre.

Two U.S. Airmen standing on railing around radar

Sept. 22, 2021

84th RADES optimizing the nation’s LRR systems for air surveillance and national defense

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — The 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron, headquartered at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, evaluated the Air Route Surveillance Radar system version four, or ARSR-4, on a mountain top in Paso Robles, California, Aug. 23 - Sept. 4.

Two F-22 Raptor fighter jets assigned to the 90th Fighter Squadron, 3rd Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, taxi in King Salmon, Alaska May 5, 2021 in support of flight operations above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and Gulf of Alaska during Exercise Northern Edge 2021 (NE21).

Sept. 15, 2021

How the village of King Salmon is helping NORAD and NORTHCOM forces to defend North America

ALASKAN NORAD REGION, Alaska — The 49th State, the Last Frontier, and the Land of the Midnight Sun are just a few of the monikers for the State of Alaska. For many, Alaska represents pristine wilderness filled with glaciers and an

Sept. 7, 2021

Arctic Guardians work with partners during Nome, Utqiagvik site surveys

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — For associated photos visit DVIDS.Alaskan Command staff organized and hosted site surveys, Aug. 23-27, of the remote communities of Nome and Utqiagvik for suitability of hosting full-spectrum search

German Air Force Major-General Karsten Stoye, NATO’s Chief of Staff Allied Air Command, stands with Royal Canadian Air Force Major-General Patrick Carpentier, North American Aerospace Defense Command Director of Operations, at the command’s 9/11 Memorial during his visit to the NORAD and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Aug. 23, 2021. Stoye traveled to the headquarters to receive information on the Global Information Dominance Experiments and discuss with leadership how NORAD and USNORTHCOM and NATO can collaborate on missile defense.

Aug. 24, 2021

NATO Air Policing meets NORAD - Collective Defence on a Global Scale

RAMSTEIN, Germany — On Aug 23, Major General Karsten Stoye, German Air Force, Chief of Staff of NATO's Allied Air Command at Ramstein Air Base, visited the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) to meet with

Representatives from all eleven U.S. combatant commands participate in the third series of Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE) at North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters, July 13, 2021.

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.

AMALGAM EAGLE-21 image

July 14, 2021

CONR, 1AF (AFNORTH) and the Mexican Air Force participate in AMALGAM EAGLE-21

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Members from the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s continental U.S. Region and First Air Force, Air Forces Northern are participating with Mexico’s National Defense Forces (SEDENA) and interagency partners in AMALGAM EAGLE 21, a NORAD live-fly exercise, July 14-15, 2021.

RCAF L-Gen. Alain Pelletier visits the National Reconnaissance Office

July 14, 2021

Deputy Commander of NORAD visits NRO headquarters

CHANTILLY, VA. — The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Alain Pelletier received a series of briefs at National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Westfield on July 12. Lt.