May 13, 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, will conduct a one-day exercise, Falcon Virgo

May 11, 2009

DOD Support to manned space operations for STS-125

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

May 11, 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

May 4, 2009

Lt. Gen. Webster Takes Command of Third Army

Lt. Gen. William G. Webster took command of U.S. Army Central May 4, 2009. Though he is new to USARCENT, this will not be his first assignment at the command.“We are thrilled to be back with you in

April 29, 2009

NORAD and USNORTHCOM co-hosts the 3rd Annual Transportation Security Conference with Transportation Security Administration

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command’s and U.S. Northern Command’s Interagency Coordination Directorate co-hosted the 3rd Annual Transportation Security Conference

April 27, 2009

First Air Force Command Chief selected as NORAD, NORTHCOM advisor

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - As the first ever Air National Guard command chief master sergeant to be selected as a Command Senior Enlisted Advisor for a combatant command, the current Continental

April 24, 2009

NORAD responds to airspace violation

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Two U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopters and two F-16 fighters under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command were scrambled today to intercept

April 21, 2009

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Presents First Commander’s Community Leader Commendations

Mr. William J. Hybl, Chairman and CEO, El Pomar Foundation, and Mr. William B. Tutt, Chairman of the Colorado Thirty Group, were recognized in the first Commander’s Community Leader Commendation

April 11, 2009

NORAD fighters scrambled today

Today, two F-15 fighters under the operational control of NORAD were scrambled at approximately 1:15 p.m. EDT from Homestead AFB, Fl. The fighters were responding to an civilian aircraft that was

April 6, 2009

NORAD fighters respond to airspace violation

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. —Two F-16 fighters under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted a small Cessna aircraft near Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and the Wisconsin

April 5, 2009

NORAD and USNORTHCOM monitor North Korean launch

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command officials acknowledged today that North Korea launched a Taepo Dong 2 missile at 10:30 p.m. EDT

March 31, 2009

A life saved in frigid waters

United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel David Johnson and his family live on the shores of Four Mile Bay in North Bay, Ontario, and are familiar with the sounds of snowmobiles racing by their home.

March 20, 2009

Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM testifies before Armed Services Committees

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command gave "state of the commands" testimony March 17 and 18 in Washington, D.C., to the

Feb. 27, 2009

NORAD visually identifies 2 Russian bombers near Northwest Territories

North American Aerospace Defense Command launched fighter aircraft Feb. 18 and visually identified two Russian TU-95 Bear bomber aircraft approximately 190 kilometers northeast of Tuktoyuktuk,

Feb. 24, 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

Feb. 18, 2009

Keystone participants visit NORAD, USNORTHCOM

Senior enlisted leaders from all U.S. military services, the U.S. Coast Guard and one member of the Canadian Forces visited North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command on Feb.

Feb. 11, 2009

DMO conducts first-ever warfighter training

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Positive progress continues for the Air Forces Northern Distributed Mission Operations program as a first-ever individualized warfighter training event was held at the

Feb. 11, 2009

Command visit prompts tech upgrade

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A command visit to the Joint Task Force-Space Transportation System, operations center prompted a major overhaul in the force tracking system used during space shuttle

Feb. 5, 2009

Permanent 9/11 reminder graces JADOC

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – A large white stone fragment recovered from the Pentagon in the aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001 is now displayed in a high-quality exhibit case at the Joint Air Defense

Feb. 3, 2009

CONR fighters patrol Super Bowl XLIII

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – While a large portion of the world tuned in Sunday for Super Bowl XLIII, Continental U.S. NORAD Region fighters were busy protecting the skies around Raymond James