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July 9, 2010
NORAD fighters respond to aircraft near Las Vegas
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Two F-16 fighters under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command responded to two single engine aircraft viol ating a temporary flight restricted area
July 7, 2010
Lieutenant-General Walter Semianiw assumes command of Canada Command
OTTAWA, Canada - Canada Command, the organization responsible for Canadian Forces operations in Canada and throughout continental North America, has a new commander today. Lieutenant-General Walter
July 1, 2010
NORAD fighters respond to general aviation aircraft
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – A F-22 fighter, under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command, intercepted a general aviation aircraft in the vicinity of Camp David, Md. today at
June 30, 2010
AFRCC responds to Army helicopter crash on Pikes Peak
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – An Army Apache helicopter crashed on Pikes Peak, Colo., early Wednesday morning while conducting high altitude night operations training.Flight for Life Colorado medical
June 22, 2010
NORAD exercise flights planned over West Virginia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Va.
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct multiple exercise flights today in the skies in the vicinity of northern West Virginia, Baltimore, Washington,
June 21, 2010
Canadian Navy participates in Frontier Sentinel 2010
NORFOLK, Va. – – A senior representative of the Canadian Maritime Forces Command (CMFC) discussed the importance of bilateral ties between Canadian and U.S. forces at exercise Frontier Sentinel, an
June 15, 2010
NORAD team to participate in Nijmegen March
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – – Marching 40 kilometers a day for four straight days might sound like something out of Stephen King’s “The Long Walk,” but for 11 Canadian and U.S. members of the
NORAD and Russian Air Force plan cooperative air defense exercise
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North America Aerospace Defense Command and the Russian Air Force plan to conduct a cooperative air defense exercise focused on combating terrorism.This exercise
June 11, 2010
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Two F-15 fighters, under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command, intercepted a general aviation aircraft in the vicinity of Stennis International
June 8, 2010
Relocation exercises keep command center personnel sharp
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – If the power goes out at home, you usually just light some candles and wait for it to come back on, but when you have the security of two nations resting on your
General congratulates Tyndall Thunderbird 5th Graders
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – At a recognition ceremony Friday at Tyndall Elementary School, Maj. Gen Garry C. Dean recalled his days as a student at Fort Bliss Elementary School in El Paso, Texas,
May 27, 2010
CJCS addresses homeland defense, Mexico at chairman’s call
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen discussed homeland defense, Mexico and emerging challenges with servicemembers and media at a chairman’s call on
May 25, 2010
NORAD exercise flights planned over five U.S. regions
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct five exercise flights May 26. Flights will take place in the skies in the vicinities of Corpus Christie to San
May 24, 2010
Alaska NORAD Region and FBI conduct interagency exercise
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Alaskan NORAD Region, in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and
May 20, 2010
4th FW Strike Eagles assist shuttle launch
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. -- Airmen from the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, Goldsboro, N.C., along with the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command
May 19, 2010
Adm. Winnefeld takes command of NORAD, U.S. NORTHCOM
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Navy Adm. James Winnefeld took command of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command from Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart in a ceremony on
May 18, 2010
NORAD, U.S. NORTHCOM commemorate 9-11 memorial
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commemorated a new Sept. 11 memorial during a ceremony at the commands’ headquarters May 18.The
Ardent Sentry '10 scans the sky above Savannah
SAVANNAH COMBAT READINESS TRAINING CENTER, Ga. (AFNS) – More than 250 Airmen, Soldiers, and Coast Guardsmen in Georgia, along with 380 Sailors on a destroyer off the Georgia coast, have begun 24-hour
May 14, 2010
NORAD, USNORTHCOM dedicate new 9-11 memorial
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – United States Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, will dedicate a new 9-11 memorial
CONR supports successful Space Shuttle launch
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. – The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region (CONR) and Air Forces Northern provided crucial airspace control and manning support to