March 18, 2010

NORAD holds 5th annual weapons and tactics conference

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command kicked off their fifth annual weapons and tactics conference here March 16 with a call to action from Air Force Gen. Gene

March 18, 2010

Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM testifies before House Armed Services Committee

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command gave a "state of the commands" testimony to the House Armed Services Committee

March 14, 2010

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 three-day exercise, Falcon

March 10, 2010

NORAD exercise flights planned over Northwestern Arizona and Southern California

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights Mar. 11 in the skies in the vicinity of Peach Springs, Kingman, and Bullhead City of

Feb. 23, 2010

CONR participates in Amalgam Arrow 'live-fly' exercise

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla.. -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct Exercise Amalgam Arrow

Feb. 18, 2010

NORAD Launches fighters as security measure

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- North American Aerospace Defense Command launched two F-16 fighter aircraft from Ellington Field in Houston today to conduct an air patrol in response to the crash of

Feb. 8, 2010

NORAD exercise planned for Washington, D.C. cancelled due to weather

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), cancelled Tuesday's one-day exercise,

Feb. 8, 2010

CONR supports successful Space Shuttle launch

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

Feb. 8, 2010

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) have scheduled a one-day exercise, Falcon

Feb. 5, 2010

NORAD helps secure Olympic Airspace

“It’s the sound of security.” This is how one reporter recently described the somewhat unusual presence of North American Aerospace Defense Command frontline CF-18 fighter jets in the Lower Mainland

Feb. 5, 2010

CONR to fly air patrols for Super Bowl XLIV

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –  Continental U.S. NORAD Region fighters will be busy during Super Bowl XLIV protecting the skies around Sun Life Stadium in Miami on game day.Air Force fighter jets will

Feb. 4, 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

Jan. 27, 2010

CONR to fly Amalgam Virgo exercise in preparation for Super Bowl XLIV

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. –Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region fighters will be busy well before Super Bowl Sunday preparing to protect the skies around Sun Life

Jan. 21, 2010

NORAD and USNORTHCOM train in Novel Strain

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command put their skills into practice during a pandemic exercise, which ran Jan. 11-14. Exercise NOVEL

Jan. 19, 2010

NORAD and USNORTHCOM to host media day

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.  – North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command are opening their command center doors to the media on Jan. 22 from 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Media

Jan. 14, 2010

NORAD exercise flights planned today over Colorado Springs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights Jan. 15 in the skies over Colorado Springs. The flights will take place late in the morning and

Jan. 14, 2010

NORAD exercise flights planned today over southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct exercise flights Jan. 14 in the skies over southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. The flights

Jan. 13, 2010

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

Jan. 8, 2010

NORAD launches F-16s in response to unruly passenger

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The fighters arrived overhead of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport as the pilot of the commercial airliner landed the Boeing 737 there safely at approximately noon MST,

Jan. 6, 2010

NORAD Fighters respond to Hawaiian Air 39 aircraft

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Two F-15 fighters under the direction of North American Aerospace Defense Command intercepted Hawaiian Air 39 in the vicinity of Portland, Ore. today at approximately