One day after Canada and the US celebrated NORAD’s 50th anniversary, dignitaries from both nations participated in the opening ceremony of the new NORAD-US Northern Command integrated command center May 13 at Peterson AFB, Colo. “This is really the culmination of a lot of great effort,” said Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart Jr., commander of NORAD and NORTHCOM. He added, “Our command center will be a huge improvement in our ability to integrate situational awareness, to begin to respond to a major event in either of our countries, and then to take the national capabilities that respond to disasters, both man-made and natural, and bring relief to our citizens in our communities.” NORAD and NORTHCOM shared a commander and a headquarters building since 2002, when the latter was established, but up until now, not a fully integrated command center. NORAD formerly ran its operations out of Cheyenne Mountain AFS, Colo. (Peterson report by Army Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen)
Members of the House Armed Services Committee say the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile program has been set back three months due to the ongoing government shutdown. The comment is noteworthy because the JATM's status has been kept tightly under wraps.
