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Military’s Cheyenne Mountain Bunker Gets A Facelift
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – A Cold War-era bunker deep inside a Colorado mountain has lost its most famous tenant, the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s command center, but it’s still home...
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NORAD, Northern Command Plan 9/11 Remembrance
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is holding a remembrance ceremony for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The ceremony will be...
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Admiral Moving Into New Role At Peterson AFB
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) – An admiral currently serving with U.S. Forces-Iraq has been named to a new post at Peterson Air Force Base. The Navy said Wednesday that Rear Adm. (lower half)...
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NORAD Santa Trackers Having Record Holiday
DENVER (AP) – Santa Claus set records Christmas Eve as he raced across the globe on his traditional holiday mission. Santa tracking volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado said they fielded...
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Colorado Likely To Be Spared From Worst Defense Cuts
DENVER (AP) — Colorado will probably avoid the worst of the defense budget cutbacks in the post-Iraq, post-Afghanistan era because of the bustling military space operations in Colorado Springs and the...
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F-16s Intercept Single-Engine Plane In Denver Area
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A single-engine plane that entered a temporary no-fly zone in the Denver area has landed without incident after the military scrambled two F-16s to intercept it. The plane was...
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Colorado National Guard Unit Leaving For Mideast
BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — About 200 Colorado Air National Guard members are leaving on a three-month deployment to the Mideast. Most were departing Thursday from Buckley Air Force Base in...
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NORAD: North Korean Object Appeared To Reach Orbit
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — The North American Aerospace Defense Command says North Korea appears to have launched “an object” into Earth orbit, but neither the missile used nor debris from...
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Volunteers Track Santa’s Progress, Answer Calls
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) – Volunteers have pulled on their Santa hats, and are answering phone lines and monitoring wall-size tracking screens as NORAD Tracks Santa begins its 57th annual...
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5 Suspicious Packages Found At NORAD Base In Colorado
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — NORAD headquarters in Colorado have been evacuated after five suspicious packages were found, but the command’s control room team was working at a backup location...
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Colorado Military Mum On Purported North Korean Threat
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Military officials aren’t commenting on a purported North Korean threat to fire missiles at Colorado Springs, home to a large military presence including U.S. Northern...
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NORAD Observes 55th Anniversary
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) – The North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating its 55th anniversary. A ceremony was held Thursday at NORAD’s headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base...
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Defense Secretary Visiting Colorado Military Sites
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has arrived in Colorado Springs to visit military installations. The North American Aerospace Defense Command says Hagel arrived at...
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Civilian Military Workers Back On The Job In Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Over 3,000 civilian military workers are back on the job in Colorado. The Gazette reported that at least 2,650 workers at Fort Carson, the Air Force Academy, the North...
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As NORAD Tracks Santa, Critics Track NORAD
(credit: noradsanta.org) DENVER (AP) – The U.S. and Canadian military will entertain millions of kids again this Christmas Eve with second-by-second updates on Santa’s global whereabouts. But there’s...
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As NORAD Tracks Santa, Critics Track NORAD
DENVER (AP) – The U.S. and Canadian military will entertain millions of kids again this Christmas Eve with second-by-second updates on Santa’s global whereabouts. But there’s something new this year:...
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NORAD Tracks Santa
DENVER (CBS4) – The North American Aerospace Defense Command continues it’s annual tradition of tracking Santa Claus as he travels the world on Christmas Eve. NORAD has been tracking Santa every...
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NORAD, Northern Command Getting New Leader
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — The two military operations responsible for protecting North America are getting a new commander. Navy Adm. Bill Gortney will formally take charge of the North...
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Fort Carson Combat Hospital Getting New Commander
FORT CARSON, Colo. (AP) – Fort Carson’s 10th Combat Support Hospital is getting a new commander. Col. Kimberlee A. Aiello will take charge of the unit in a change-of-command ceremony on Tuesday....
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NORAD Tracks When Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) – Volunteers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command are getting ready to monitor Santa Claus as he makes his storybook Christmas flight. Technology and social...
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NORAD Tracked Military Blimp That Drifted Over Pennsylvania
MUNCY, Pa. (AP) – An unmanned Army surveillance blimp broke loose from its mooring in Maryland and floated over Pennsylvania for hours Wednesday with two U.S. fighter jets on its tail, triggering...
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NORAD In Colorado Springs Instrumental In Tracking Runaway Military Blimp
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – The North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs helped the Federal Aviation Administration track a runaway military blimp that crashed in Pennsylvania...
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Wintry Weather Forces Veterans Ceremony Indoors
DENVER (AP) — A Denver-area Veterans Day observance has been moved indoors because of wintry weather. The ceremony will take place Wednesday at VFW Post 9644 in Englewood. It had been planned for Fort...
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NORAD Tracks When Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)– Volunteers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command are getting ready to monitor Santa Claus as he makes his storybook Christmas flight. Technology and social...
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General Is 1st Woman To Lead Top-Tier U.S. Combat Command
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — Air Force Gen. Lori J. Robinson on Friday became the first woman to lead a top-tier U.S. warfighting command when she took charge of the North American Aerospace...
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Hickenlooper, Canadian Official Observe Memorial Day At Fort Logan National...
DENVER (AP/CBS4) – Gov. John Hickenlooper and a high-ranking official from Canada spoke at a Memorial Day service at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver. Canadian Gov. General David Johnston joined...
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