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NORAD reaches 65th birthday amid modernization efforts to counter hypersonic missiles
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The roar of jets over Colorado Springs Friday marked the 65th anniversary of the North American Aerospace Defense Command as senior commanders took a moment to reflect on the evolving threats the United States and Canada are facing together. “I can’t tell you what the future holds exactly. But I can tell you it will…
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U.S. Northern Command’s top general answers questions about suspected Chinese spy balloon
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U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, based in Colorado Springs as commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, took questions last week at the Pentagon about the suspected Chinese spy balloon that Northern Command shot down off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America. The…
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Canadian troops compete for chance to come to Colorado
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They miss their cheap maple syrup and they have to import ketchup chips, but for Canadian troops, Colorado remains the most sought foreign assignment. Lt. Gen. Christopher Coates, Canada’s top officer on U.S. soil and the deputy commander for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, said his 140-strong Canadian contingent and their families have come…
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NORAD’s Santa Tracker gets an assist from Team Trump
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Some of the kids who dialed up Colorado Springs-based NORAD’s Santa Tracker on Christmas Eve to pinpoint the whereabouts of the The Jolly One as he circled the globe bearing gifts got an extra holiday surprise when the president of the United States – aka POTUS, aka Donald Trump – answered the phone. First Lady…
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Retired Army Lt. Gen. Ed Anderson of Monument lauded for international leadership
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Retired Army Lt. General Ed Anderson of Monument was honored in Washington last week by the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition. Anderson is the former deputy commander of the U.S. Northern Command and vice commander of the U.S. Element at the North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base. He retired in 2004. After…
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Hickenlooper appoints Air Force Major General Michael A. Loh as adjutant general of Colorado
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Gov. John Hickenlooper appointed U.S. Air Force Major General Michael A. Loh as Colorado’s new adjutant general, the governor’s office announced Friday. Loh will also serve as executive director of the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Loh will take over for Adjutant General U.S. Air Force Major General H. Michael Edwards, who announced his impending…
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Hickenlooper signs bill creating national cybersecurity center in Colorado Springs
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Gov. John Hickenlooper signed legislation on the steps of the El Pomar Center Friday at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. At a bill signing ceremony crowded with state legislators and other high-ranking officials, he jotted his signature to an act establishing Colorado’s formal push to become a national leader in cybersecurity. House Bill 16-1453…
