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May 3, 2010

Can-Am Cup goes down to the wire, Canadians come out ahead in 552nd ACW’s annual match-up

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. – To say it's been a good year for Canada in the ice hockey realm would be an understatement equal to the vastness of the Great White North. What happened at the Olympics

April 29, 2010

NORAD hockey players participate in charity hockey tournament

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Canadian and American hockey players who work at the North American Aerospace Defense Command will be participating in a charity hockey tournament in Littleton, CO

April 28, 2010

NORAD Pentagon exhibit commemorated in D.C. today

WASHINGTON, D.C. – North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, Gen. Gene Renuart, and Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Gary Doer, cut the ribbon on the Pentagon’s new

April 28, 2010

NORAD statement on Continental Flight 3006

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – A NORAD response was not required for the Continental commuter flight #3006 from Houston en route to Dulles International Airport today. The aircraft landed safely at

April 27, 2010

NORAD statement on Delta Flight 273

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – A NORAD response was not required for this incident as it was determined that the passenger was under the control of the Federal Air Marshal team on board the

April 27, 2010

NORAD corridor exhibit to open at the Pentagon

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The ribbon-cutting of the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Pentagon corridor exhibit will take place April 28 at 12:15 p.m. on the third floor, A-Ring,

April 26, 2010

NORAD, USNORTHCOM recognize community leaders

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Five local civilian community leaders were recognized for their support and advocacy for the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command at the

April 16, 2010

METOC conference looks back on Olympics, forward on climate change

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – More than 40 meteorological and oceanographic officials from NORAD and USNORTHCOM subordinate commands and agency partners are participating in the annual

April 15, 2010

Child becomes pilot for a day

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – With his dad squarely in his sights, a 9-year-old boy pulls the trigger in the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle simulator. “Don’t worry dad, I’m just going to do a practice

April 15, 2010

Religious Affairs Strategy Conference seeks better coordination for disaster relief

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – More than 60 military chaplains and non-government organization representatives came together in Colorado Springs, Colo., this week to participate in the Religious Affairs

April 8, 2010

NORAD exercise flights planned over Eastern and Southern South Carolina

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights today, April 8 in the skies in the vicinity of Eastern and Southern South Carolina near the

April 7, 2010

NORAD fighters respond to Denver-bound aircraft

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Two F-16 fighters from Buckley Air Force Base, Colo., under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command, intercepted a Denver-bound aircraft today at

April 6, 2010

NORAD exercise flights planned over West-Central Vermont and Northeastern New York

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights today, April 6 in the skies in the vicinity of the West-Central Vermont and Northeastern New

April 5, 2010

CONR supports successful Space Shuttle launch

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. – The Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and Air Forces Northern provided crucial airspace control and manning support to the

April 2, 2010

NORAD launches F-15s in response to Vermont General Aviation Aircraft

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – At approximately 1:30 p.m. EDT, two F-15 fighters, under the operational control of North American Aerospace Defense Command, launched from Barnes Air National Guard

April 2, 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

April 2, 2010

NORAD exercise flights planned over Ohio

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights Feb. 4 in the skies in the vicinity of the Toledo, Youngstown and Canton areas of Ohio. The

March 31, 2010

NORAD, USNORTHCOM Maritime Stakeholders Conference provides clarity for new mission

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – How to better share information and protect U.S. and Canadian waterways were foremost on the minds of the nearly 250 people attending the North American Aerospace

March 30, 2010

Order from Chaos: 601st AOC supports Haiti relief

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – On Jan. 12 at 4:53 p.m., the most destructive earthquake ever recorded on the small island nation of Haiti occurred and created wide spread devastation to more than

March 25, 2010

Canadian Vice-Admiral Donaldson appointed to Defence Staff

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The Canadian Minister of National Defence, the Honorable Peter MacKay, announced the appointment of Canadian Vice-Admiral A. B. Donaldson, commander of Canada Command,