Author: J. Brian "Bear" Lihani, DAFC
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467133302
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) was established as a result of an agreement between Canada and the United States to defend against increasing Soviet military capabilities. In the early years of World War II, the leaders of the United States and Canada agreed to military cooperation, thus beginning strong defense relations still evident today. Military and civilian personnel from both countries work together for the defense of North America. Established as a formal military command in 1958, NORAD has been headquartered in Colorado Springs since its inception. In the late 1950s, a decision was made to move the Continental Air Defense Command combat operations center to an underground facility to provide a secure and hardened location for air defense operations. After several locations were evaluated, Cheyenne Mountain, south of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was chosen for the new command center. In operation since 1966, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station continues to be America's fortress.
NORAD and Cheyenne Mountain AFS
Author: J. Brian "Bear" Lihani, DAFC
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467133302
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) was established as a result of an agreement between Canada and the United States to defend against increasing Soviet military capabilities. In the early years of World War II, the leaders of the United States and Canada agreed to military cooperation, thus beginning strong defense relations still evident today. Military and civilian personnel from both countries work together for the defense of North America. Established as a formal military command in 1958, NORAD has been headquartered in Colorado Springs since its inception. In the late 1950s, a decision was made to move the Continental Air Defense Command combat operations center to an underground facility to provide a secure and hardened location for air defense operations. After several locations were evaluated, Cheyenne Mountain, south of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was chosen for the new command center. In operation since 1966, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station continues to be America's fortress.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467133302
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) was established as a result of an agreement between Canada and the United States to defend against increasing Soviet military capabilities. In the early years of World War II, the leaders of the United States and Canada agreed to military cooperation, thus beginning strong defense relations still evident today. Military and civilian personnel from both countries work together for the defense of North America. Established as a formal military command in 1958, NORAD has been headquartered in Colorado Springs since its inception. In the late 1950s, a decision was made to move the Continental Air Defense Command combat operations center to an underground facility to provide a secure and hardened location for air defense operations. After several locations were evaluated, Cheyenne Mountain, south of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was chosen for the new command center. In operation since 1966, Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station continues to be America's fortress.
Air Force Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 620
Book Description
Wounded Eagle
Author: Dr. Dave Felsburg
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512767417
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Wounded Eagle is a fictional account of actual events that took place during the US-USSR Cold War of the late 1970s. The title was a top secret code word used to describe situations which reduced or eliminated advance warning of an aircraft attack on the US Capital. Such warnings are provided based on a network of long range radar sensors deployed on or near the US coastline. Digital data from these sensors are combined and integrated into overall aircraft status pictures covering hundreds of miles over the ocean and an equal distance inland. The FAA and NORAD use these data jointly for real-time air route traffic control and early warning of intrusion or attack of the homeland. The Fort Lee AFS Direction Center in central Virginia provided data to NORAD to accomplish those functions for the Mid-Atlantic States including Washington, DC. At 0430 hours (EDT) on Monday, 8 August 1977, the NORAD Command Post within the Cheyenne Mountain Complex was notified that an air conditioning failure in the Fort Lee AFS Direction Center had caused severe damage to their air defense computers. The loss of all data from Fort Lee forced the NORAD Command Director to declare Wounded Eagle.
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN: 1512767417
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Wounded Eagle is a fictional account of actual events that took place during the US-USSR Cold War of the late 1970s. The title was a top secret code word used to describe situations which reduced or eliminated advance warning of an aircraft attack on the US Capital. Such warnings are provided based on a network of long range radar sensors deployed on or near the US coastline. Digital data from these sensors are combined and integrated into overall aircraft status pictures covering hundreds of miles over the ocean and an equal distance inland. The FAA and NORAD use these data jointly for real-time air route traffic control and early warning of intrusion or attack of the homeland. The Fort Lee AFS Direction Center in central Virginia provided data to NORAD to accomplish those functions for the Mid-Atlantic States including Washington, DC. At 0430 hours (EDT) on Monday, 8 August 1977, the NORAD Command Post within the Cheyenne Mountain Complex was notified that an air conditioning failure in the Fort Lee AFS Direction Center had caused severe damage to their air defense computers. The loss of all data from Fort Lee forced the NORAD Command Director to declare Wounded Eagle.
The New Nuclear Danger
Author: Helen Caldicott
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 159558661X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
A global leader of the antinuclear movement delivers “a meticulous, urgent, and shocking report” on US weapons policy and the imminent dangers it poses (Booklist). First published in the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001, The New Nuclear Danger sounded the alarm against a neoconservative foreign policy dictated by weapons manufacturers. This revised and updated edition includes a new introduction that outlines the costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom, details the companies profiting from the war and subsequent reconstruction, and chronicles the rampant conflicts of interest among members of the Bush administration who also had a financial stake in weapons manufacturing. Named one of the Most Influential Women of the 20th Century by the Smithsonian and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her antinuclear activism, Dr. Helen Caldicott’s expert assessment of US nuclear and military policy is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the precarious state of the world. After eight printings in the original edition, The New Nuclear Danger remains a singularly persuasive argument for a new approach to foreign policy and a new path toward arms reduction. “A timely warning, at a critical moment in world history, of the horrible consequences of nuclear warfare.” —Walter Cronkite
Publisher: The New Press
ISBN: 159558661X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 445
Book Description
A global leader of the antinuclear movement delivers “a meticulous, urgent, and shocking report” on US weapons policy and the imminent dangers it poses (Booklist). First published in the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001, The New Nuclear Danger sounded the alarm against a neoconservative foreign policy dictated by weapons manufacturers. This revised and updated edition includes a new introduction that outlines the costs of Operation Iraqi Freedom, details the companies profiting from the war and subsequent reconstruction, and chronicles the rampant conflicts of interest among members of the Bush administration who also had a financial stake in weapons manufacturing. Named one of the Most Influential Women of the 20th Century by the Smithsonian and nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her antinuclear activism, Dr. Helen Caldicott’s expert assessment of US nuclear and military policy is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the precarious state of the world. After eight printings in the original edition, The New Nuclear Danger remains a singularly persuasive argument for a new approach to foreign policy and a new path toward arms reduction. “A timely warning, at a critical moment in world history, of the horrible consequences of nuclear warfare.” —Walter Cronkite
Air Force and Space Digest
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 1150
Book Description
USAF Formal Schools
Author: United States. Department of the Air Force
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military education
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military education
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Hurricane Katrina : the Defense Department’s role in the response : hearing
Author:
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422321782
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 9781422321782
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Justification of the budget estimates
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Military Construction Appropriations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1786
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1786
Book Description
Hearings on H.R. 1816 (H.R. 2972) to Authorize Certain Construction at Military Installations for Fiscal Year 1984, and for Other Purposes
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1332
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1332
Book Description
Right Cross
Author: Andrew Huff
Publisher: Kregel Publications
ISBN: 0825476534
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Heart-pounding action meets spiritual choices in this thrilling finale to John Cross's saga First he left the CIA. Then he left pastoral ministry. Now John Cross has been imprisoned in one of Great Britain's most infamous prisons. Has he reached the end of his rope? Or is this another move in a dangerous spy game? Christine Lewis, United News Network's rising star television anchor, is determined to find out. But in her pursuit of answers, Christine finds herself at the center of a cyberterrorist plot to alter the balance of power in the world. From the English coastline to the Rocky Mountains, John must partner with the CIA and MI6 in a race against the clock to stop the threat of nuclear war and save the lives of everyone he holds dear. The concluding story in the Shepherd Suspense trilogy is a globe-trotting, action-packed adventure with threads of biblical truth woven in. Fans of high-octane thrillers will be on the edge of their seats with Right Cross.
Publisher: Kregel Publications
ISBN: 0825476534
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Heart-pounding action meets spiritual choices in this thrilling finale to John Cross's saga First he left the CIA. Then he left pastoral ministry. Now John Cross has been imprisoned in one of Great Britain's most infamous prisons. Has he reached the end of his rope? Or is this another move in a dangerous spy game? Christine Lewis, United News Network's rising star television anchor, is determined to find out. But in her pursuit of answers, Christine finds herself at the center of a cyberterrorist plot to alter the balance of power in the world. From the English coastline to the Rocky Mountains, John must partner with the CIA and MI6 in a race against the clock to stop the threat of nuclear war and save the lives of everyone he holds dear. The concluding story in the Shepherd Suspense trilogy is a globe-trotting, action-packed adventure with threads of biblical truth woven in. Fans of high-octane thrillers will be on the edge of their seats with Right Cross.