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DoD: Chinese spy balloon did not collect, transmit data over the US
Defense officials had previously said the spy balloon did not transmit data back to Beijing.
By Zamone Perez
NORAD, NORTHCOM want $80 million to test SpaceX and OneWeb in the Arctic
The military hopes the new satellite internet providers could help fill its long-standing Arctic connectivity gap.
By Nathan Strout
Why Space Command should stay in Colorado Springs
In this commentary, a former commander of NORAD and NORTHCOM argues why he supports reviewing the process that selected Huntsville, Alabama, over Colorado's Peterson Air Force Base for U.S. Space Command's headquarters.
By Gen. Gene Renuart (ret.)
‘Is this Santa Claus?’ A misprinted ad and a good-hearted colonel sparked NORAD’s Christmas tradition
When Col. Harry Shoup answered the hotline from the Pentagon in December 1955, a small boy asked for Santa Claus. What happened next started a beloved, six-decade-plus tradition.
US-Canadian disengagement was never on the ballot
Despite disagreements over the last four years, the U.S. and Canada must take advantage of their tradition of cooperation, especially in the Arctic, say the authors of this commentary.
By Charles Jacoby Jr. and Tom Lawson
Virus won’t stop 65th year of NORAD tracking Santa on Christmas Eve
Due to safety restrictions because of COVID-19, however, fewer volunteers allowed at the call center will mean not every child will get a live person when they call 1-877-Hi-NORAD.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
NORAD’s Canadian troops plan for a different holiday season at Peterson Air Force Base amid pandemic
Canada's quarantine policy has meant that jetting home for a weekend isn’t an option for the Canadian troops at Peterson Air Force Base.
By Tom Roeder, The Colorado Springs (Colo.) Gazette via the AP
F-16 escorts private aircraft from restricted airspace near Trump event in Arizona
An F-16 released a flare to get the attention of a nonresponsive aircraft flying in the restricted airspace over President Trump's Wednesday event in Arizona, NORAD said.
Russian navy conducts major maneuvers near Alaska
The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the biggest such drills in the area since Soviet times.
Russian submarine surfaces near Alaska during war exercise
A Russian submarine surfaced near Alaska on Thursday during a Russian war game exercise, U.S. military officials said.
F-22s intercept Russian maritime recon aircraft near Alaska
“COVID-19 or not, NORAD continues actively watching for threats and defending the homelands 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year."
By Shawn Snow