Feb. 4, 2010

NORAD and USNORTHCOM support space shuttle launch

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command provide support to NASA and the shuttle program’s mission with distinctly different but

Jan. 27, 2010

CONR to fly Amalgam Virgo exercise in preparation for Super Bowl XLIV

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region fighters will be busy well before Super Bowl Sunday preparing to protect the skies around Sun Life

Jan. 21, 2010

NORAD and USNORTHCOM train in Novel Strain

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command put their skills into practice during a pandemic exercise, which ran Jan. 11-14. Exercise NOVEL

Jan. 19, 2010

NORAD and USNORTHCOM to host media day

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.  – North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command are opening their command center doors to the media on Jan. 22 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Media

Jan. 14, 2010

NORAD exercise flights planned today over Colorado Springs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights Jan. 15 in the skies over Colorado Springs. The flights will take place late in the morning and

Jan. 14, 2010

NORAD exercise flights planned today over southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights Jan. 14 in the skies over southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. The flights

Jan. 13, 2010

NORAD exercise planned for Washington, D.C.

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct a one-day exercise, Falcon

Jan. 8, 2010

NORAD launches F-16s in response to unruly passenger

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The fighters arrived overhead of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport as the pilot of the commercial airliner landed the Boeing 737 there safely at approximately noon MST,

Jan. 6, 2010

NORAD Fighters respond to Hawaiian Air 39 aircraft

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Two F-15 fighters under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted Hawaiian Air 39 in the vicinity of Portland, Ore. today at approximately

Dec. 29, 2009

NORAD Tracks Santa

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s NORAD Tracks Santa program had a record year for 2009 culminating in the early morning hours of Christmas day.The

Dec. 23, 2009

President nominates new NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced today that the President has made the following nomination: Navy Vice Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. for appointment to the rank of admiral and assignment

Dec. 15, 2009

Santa’s Traveling WorkshopTM Santa to be briefed at NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – A media availability with Santa’s Traveling WorkshopTM world renown Santa will take place Thursday morning following his NORAD air mission brief at the NORAD Tracks Santa

Dec. 14, 2009

NORAD offers live interviews from the NORAD Tracks Santa Operations Center

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is getting ready to track Santa and media are invited to participate in many different ways, to include conducting live

Dec. 11, 2009

NORAD exercise planned for Washington, D.C.

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct a one-day exercise, Falcon

Dec. 8, 2009

NORAD exercise planned for Washington, D.C. postponed 24 hours

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR) exercise scheduled to begin later tonight

Dec. 7, 2009

NORAD exercise planned for Washington, D.C.

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct a one-day exercise, Falcon

Dec. 1, 2009

NORAD exercise flights planned over New Orleans

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights Dec. 1 in the skies over New Orleans.  The flights will take place in the late morning and early

Dec. 1, 2009

NORAD is ready to track Santa's flight

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — It’s that time of the year again and the North American Aerospace Defense Command is getting ready to track Santa! The NORAD Tracks Santa Web site, www.noradsanta.org,

Nov. 16, 2009

DOD Support to manned space operations for STS-129

U.S. Northern Command is the focal point for military emergency support to the Space Shuttle.  Support includes astronaut rescue and recovery and orbiter recovery.  USNORTHCOM, established in 2002 and

Nov. 16, 2009

NORAD and USNORTHCOM support Space Shuttle launch

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command provide support to NASA and the shuttle program’s mission with distinctly different but