NORAD NEWS

July 22, 2008

NORAD, speedway celebrate 50th anniversaries

MORRISON, Colo. – NORAD personnel and race car drivers have a lot in common, the deputy commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command told the crowd at the National Hot Rod Association’s Mile

July 15, 2008

NORAD exercise planned for Washington D.C.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct Exercise Falcon Virgo

July 15, 2008

Keystone visits NORAD, USNORTHCOM

North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command hosted senior enlisted leaders from all the services July 12-14 as part of the Keystone command senior enlisted leader

June 25, 2008

Reserve Component Advocacy Conference works to improve response, support

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Representatives from the U.S. Reserve Forces and National Guard joined personnel from NORAD and U.S. Northern Command to participate in the Reserve Component Advocacy

June 17, 2008

NORAD and USNORTHCOM statement regarding news reports on the draft (classified) GAO report

The article in The (Colorado Springs) Gazette is incomplete and inaccurate and is based on a preliminary document that is classified, titled ”Statement of Facts.” News reports do not contain the GAO’s

June 13, 2008

F-16s will fly out of McChord during June exercise

WESTERN AIR DEFENSE SECTOR, McCHORD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. – Six F-16 Fighting Falcons will stage at McChord Air Force Base for an exercise June 17-19. The event is designed to exercise emergency

June 11, 2008

NORAD exercise planned for Washington D.C.

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct Exercise Falcon Virgo

June 10, 2008

Gates addresses Air Force personnel at Peterson Air Force Base

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addressed the men and women of Air Force Space Command here today, discussing the recent upheaval in the Air Force’s senior

June 3, 2008

NORAD Golden Jubilee celebrated in Canada

The Premier of Manitoba, Gary Doer, and US Ambassador to Canada, David Wilkins, were among the hundreds who helped celebrate the 50th anniversary of the North American Aerospace Defence Command in

May 20, 2008

NORAD, USNORTHCOM announce 1st quarter award winners

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command recognized their top performers for January-March 2008 during a May 16 awards ceremony at the

May 13, 2008

NORAD, USNORTHCOM open integrated command center

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command unveiled their new integrated command center in a ceremony today attended by dignitaries from both

May 13, 2008

50 years of history sealed in time capsule for NORAD anniversary

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Canada’s Minister of Defence, the honorable Peter MacKay and Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, General Gene Renuart made

May 12, 2008

NORAD celebrates 50 years guarding what you value most

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the NORAD agreement.Although NORAD originally stood up at Ent Air Force Base in

May 9, 2008

NORAD, USNORTHCOM wrap up participation in NLE 2-08

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Personnel at the North American Aerospace Command and U.S. Northern Command wrapped up their participation in National Level Exercise 2-08 Thursday.NLE 2-08 was a

May 7, 2008

Media opportunity at NORAD’s 50th anniversary celebration

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Media are invited to cover the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s 50th anniversary celebration to be held May 12 and 13 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. CHEYENNE

May 7, 2008

NORAD invites public to 50th anniversary gala

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — This year, NORAD is commemorating 50 years of a long-standing, successful relationship between Canada and the United States in defending North America from air and

April 28, 2008

NORAD, USNORTHCOM to train in national exercise

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command will exercise their response abilities to a variety of events during an intensive eight-day national

April 24, 2008

NORAD, USNORTHCOM host Reserve Forces Policy Board

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Integrating Reserve component and active-duty personnel in the staffs of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command is a critical component in

April 15, 2008

Space-based capabilities ‘critical’ to NORAD, USNORTHCOM missions

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Whether tracking wildfires in California or missile launches in North Korea, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command count on space-based

April 14, 2008

Canada’s Minister of Defence visits NORAD, USNORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Canada's Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, visited North American Aerospace