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.
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.
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.
April 14, 2021
USNORTHCOM and NORAD Posture Statement
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — STATEMENT OFGENERAL GLEN VANHERCK, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE COMMANDERUNITED STATES NORTHERN COMMANDANDNORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMANDBEFORE THEHOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE 14 APRIL
July 26, 2018
WADS organizes large air intercept exercise
Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. — Aircrews and associated support personnel from across the military air defense enterprise completed a three-day Aerospace Control Alert CrossTell live-fly training exercise here July 26.
Aug. 19, 2016
Georgia Community Leaders Visit NORAD, NORTHCOM
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Community leaders from the state of Georgia visited NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters here Aug. 19, 2016.
Aug. 1, 2016
Common defense leads to unique partnership
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — On the grounds of Peterson Air Force Base, there is a building housing one of the most unique military commands in the world. The North American Aerospace Defense Command is a well-known entity, associated with more than a few classified mysteries. However, one thing many people do not know is unclassified.
Feb. 18, 2016
CMSAF visits NORAD and USNORTHCOM, speaks with local Airmen
February 12, 2016 — The Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force visited Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, February 10-12, to meet with Airmen from nearby bases and tour North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command.
Feb. 9, 2016
SELs Given Glimpse Of Daily Front-Line Missions, Local Preparations For Larger-Scale Disasters
February 9, 2016 — It’s cool outside as the sun drops and families settle in for the night just as they do each day in the Pacific Northwest. At the dinner table, slight vibrations are felt and seen as drinks sway in their glasses -- a subtle sign of just another small tremor, one of hundreds that occur yearly in this region. Just as quickly as it’s dismissed by desensitized residents though, it shakes the ground again … this time not so subtly. This is no small, normal tremor.
Sept. 11, 2014
Cheyenne Mountain backdrops somber Colorado 9/11 Commemoration
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – More than 700 military members and community leaders from across Colorado Springs joined today to commemorate the attacks of 9/11/2001 at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station in Colorado Springs, Colo.
March 13, 2014
NORAD, USNORTHCOM stand ready to defend nation, commander says
WASHINGTON, March 13, 2014 – The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 provided an important reprieve by enabling short-term readiness fixes and selected program buybacks of significant importance, the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command said today. But the challenges posed by sequestration and the Budget Control Act remain, Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr. told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee.