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Missile Commanders Lt. (L) and Lt. Col. Ken Reed confirm a launch warning over the phone during a practice drill at the North America Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyenne Mountain Complex in November 1999. (credit: MARK LEFFINGWELL/AFP/Getty Images)

NORAD Observes 55th Anniversary

The North American Aerospace Defense Command is celebrating its 55th anniversary.

2013/05/09

Office Supplies In 5 Suspicious Packages At NORAD

Authorities say five suspicious packages that caused a lockdown at the home of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command were routine office supplies.

2013/03/08

5 Suspicious Packages Found At NORAD Base In Colorado

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 several miles away at the time.

2013/03/07

Volunteers Track Santa’s Progress, Answer Calls

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 goodwill mission.

2012/12/24

NORAD: North Korean Object Appeared To Reach Orbit

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 the launch are a threat to North America.

2012/12/12

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F-16s Intercept Single-Engine Plane In Denver Area

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.

2012/09/13

Colorado Likely To Be Spared From Worst Defense Cuts

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 Denver area.

2012/02/13

Colorado Likely To Be Spared From Worst Defense Cuts

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 Denver area.

2012/02/13

Santa Trackers Break Records For Calls, Emails

NORAD says its Santa-tracking operation broke its own records for phone calls, emails and Facebook and Twitter followers on Christmas Eve.

2011/12/29

NORAD Santa Trackers Stand By For Another Big Day

Santa already is piling up hefty numbers on social networking sites, so the volunteer Santa-trackers at NORAD are bracing for tens of thousands of calls and emails on Christmas Eve.

2011/12/22