U.S. fighter jets scrambled to track Russia spy plane for 4th time in week
The U.S. military detected a Russian spy plane in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday, marking the fourth such sighting in one week.
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The U.S. military detected a Russian spy plane in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday, marking the fourth such sighting in one week.
The bombers were intercepted by U.S. and Canadian fighter jets in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is tracking Santa's journey around the world on Christmas Eve.
Next week, the crews working at NORAD will be getting ready for Christmas Eve when Santa and his reindeer will take to the skies.
Here in Colorado, NORAD is making sure Santa Claus is on track during his gift-giving trek around the world!
The North American Aerospace Defense Command is preparing to track Santa's gift-giving trek around the world.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has announced that NORAD will track Santa on Dec. 24, just as it has done for 65 years. But there will be some changes.
NORAD is making plans for how Santa Claus will be tracked on Christmas Eve during the coronavirus pandemic.
Some of the most critical US senior military commanders and nuclear and special operations forces are now operating under extraordinary protection measures.
Santa Claus has begun his Christmas Eve journey delivering presents around the world and will be shimmying down chimneys near you soon, according to the US military command charged with protecting North American airspace.
The government shutdown won't impact some military operations; NORAD will still be following Santa on Christmas Eve.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... at least down at the Peterson Air Force Base.
Investigators worked to find out how a "suicidal" airline employee stole an empty Horizon Air turboprop plane, took off from Sea-Tac International Airport and crashed into a small island in the Puget Sound after being chased by military jets that were quickly scrambled to intercept the aircraft.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command celebrated its 60th anniversary on Saturday.
For 60 years, NORAD in Colorado Springs has been protecting North America primarily from Cheyenne Mountain.
Hundreds of volunteers are on the phones at an Air Force base in Colorado, answering questions from eager kids who want to know where Santa is on his Christmas Eve travels.
The decades-old tradition by the U.S. military of tracking Santa's exact whereabouts during Christmas Eve as he delivers presents to children across the globe is embracing more technology this year.
While North Korea tests missiles that have the potential to strike Denver, NORAD and NORTHCOM are working within the state to keep the nation safe.
The threat of a missile attack from North Korea against the United States is heating up in terms of rhetoric and backed up by repeated test launches.
Tens of thousands of children from around the world plan to call the North American Aerospace Defense Command to ask where Santa is, and starting Saturday they will get a cheery answer about the mythical route from a real person, not a recording.
Gov. John Hickenlooper and a high-ranking official from Canada will speak at a Memorial Day service at a military cemetery in Denver.
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 Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command in Colorado.
Government radars will be busier than normal on Christmas Eve tracking everything from Santa and severe weather to a giant asteroid that will make its closest approach to Earth.
Volunteers at the North American Aerospace Defense Command are getting ready to monitor Santa Claus as he makes his storybook Christmas flight.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs helped the Federal Aviation Administration track a runaway military blimp that crashed in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
