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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.
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
June 29, 2022
Boytim takes command of 84th RADES
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — Lt. Col. Douglas Boytim took command of the 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron from Lt. Col. Jesse Scott during a change of command ceremony at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, June 16.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
June 29, 2021
NORAD and U.S. Northern Command Host Command Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command hosted a command senior enlisted leader change of responsibility ceremony where U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Sgt. Maj. Paul McKenna transferred responsibility to USMC Sgt. Maj. James Porterfield, June 29.
June 23, 2021
FROM THE BEAUFORT SEA TO THE EASTERN ATLANTIC: NORAD EXERCISE AMALGAM DART PROVIDES VALUABLE TRAINING IN THE ARCTIC
WINNIPEG, Man. — Exercise AMALGAM DART, which ran from June 10 to 18, 2021, was an air defence exercise that included participation from all three NORAD Regions, and featured a variety of military aircraft from the
DE LA MER DE BEAUFORT À L’ATLANTIQUE ORIENTAL : L’EXERCICE AMALGAM DART DU NORAD PRODURE À NOS FORCES AMEÉS UN PRÉCIEUX ENTRAINEMENT DANS L’ARCTIQUE
WINNIPEG, Man. — L’exercice de défense aérienne « AMALGAM DART », tenu du 10 au 18 juin 2021, a fait intervenir les trois régions du NORAD et toute une gamme d’aéronefs militaires de l’Aviation royale canadienne (ARC)
June 17, 2021
CONR-1AF conducts first-ever in theater C-17 special refueling operations during AD 21-1
TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — In support of the North American Aerospace Defense and Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) homeland defense missions, Continental U.S. NORAD Region – 1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern) achieved a first-ever milestone June 16 when U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 140th Wing, Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colo., and the 4th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., performed a C-17 wet-wing refueling during exercise Amalgam Dart 21-01 at Thule Air Base, Greenland.
June 8, 2021
NORAD CONDUCTS ARCTIC AIR DEFENCE EXERCISE AMALGAM DART
Winnipeg, Manitoba — North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will be conducting Exercise AMALGAM DART, an arctic air defence exercise, from June 10 to 18, 2021. The exercise will feature a variety of military
May 25, 2021
NORAD TO CONDUCT AIR DEFENCE TRAINING AROUND MONTREAL/LE NORAD EFFECTUERA UN EXERCICE D’ENTRAÎNEMENT DE DÉFENSE AÉRIENNE AUTOUR DE MONTRÉAL
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18, and United States Air Force F-15 fighter jets and two KC-135 tanker aircraft will conduct North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) training in the airspace over
May 10, 2021
Putting the Space into NORAD / L’espace au service du NORAD
CANADIAN FORCES BASE NORTH BAY, ON — On May 12, 1981, Canada and the United States of America renewed the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) agreement for another five years, extending the successful bi-national partnership,
April 15, 2021
U.S. Must Get 'On the Field' in Arctic to Defend National Interests There
The U.S. has to develop more persistence in the Arctic region if it wants to be a player there, according to the commander of U.S. Northern Command.