Over the years thermonuclear weapons grew more powerful, making Cheyenne Mountain more vulnerable to attack. The facility became less important after the end of the Cold War, and in 2006 NORAD’s ...

Cheyenne Mountain sits just south of Colorado Springs, the state's second-largest city. Peterson Air Force Base sprawls about 20 miles away, while Fort Carson, an Army post, is just across the street.

The Cheyenne Mountain Complex, the alternate command center for the North American Aerospace Defense command (NORAD), has captured the imagination of storytellers since it was constructed in the ...

The Cheyenne Mountain Complex is more than a military base - it’s a symbol of resilience and defense. Explore its history, purpose, and role in global security.

NORAD, Northcom Move Personnel To Cheyenne Mountain Bunker Amid Pandemic. March 30, ... NORAD monitors US airspace against threats and intrusions, including Russian military aircraft.

The U.S. military’s mountain bunker along Colorado’s Front Range, built during the Cold War inside Cheyenne Mountain to house NORAD and survive Soviet nuclear attack, faces scrutiny as a ...

"In fact, NORAD and (U.S. Northern Command) use just under 30 percent of the floor space within the complex and comprise approximately 5 percent of the daily population at Cheyenne Mountain." ...

For 60 years, NORAD in Colorado Springs has been protecting North America primarily from Cheyenne Mountain. Latest U.S.

The emergence of varied terrorist threats such as suicide bombers "is what recommends to us that we don'tneed to maintain Cheyenne Mountain in a 24/7 status. We can put it on 'warm standby ...

Cheyenne Mountain AFS branch chief for NORAD/NORTHCOM, Lt. Col. Tim Schwamb said, "This is where the best minds in NORAD and U.S. Northern Command are, so that we can see, ...

1959 – Cheyenne Mountain is selected for the NORAD command site. 1961 – Excavation and construction work begin. More than 693,000 tons of granite is removed from the mountain.