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NORAD’s Cheyenne Mountain Fortress Is Back in Business The Pentagon reactivated its underground redoubt as backup homeland defense headquarters during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Inside NORAD's hollowed-out mountain is the shelter of last resort.
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.
Some of the watch teams are now working from Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, a Cold War-era bunker inside a nearby mountain. "Additionally, our personnel are operating in pre-determined ...
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 ...
Today, the day-to-day NORAD mission at Cheyenne Mountain has combined with U.S. Northern Command and includes a number of missions including training.
For 60 years, NORAD in Colorado Springs has been protecting North America primarily from Cheyenne Mountain.
local NORAD moving out of Cheyenne Mountain COLORADOSPRINGS- The military is relegating its newly renovated airspace and missile defense complex in Cheyenne Mountain to standby status.
As of May 12, 2008, the Cheyenne Mountain Command Center has been designated the NORAD and USNORTHCOMAlternative Command Center with Peterson Air Force Base now serving as the primary lead.
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.