The 60th birthday party for the Colorado Springs-based North American Aerospace Defense Command started Thursday nearly a half-mile underground in the bowels of Cheyenne Mountain. A rare tour of the ...

NORAD, a joint U.S. and ... Buildings inside it are mounted on springs to absorb the shock from a nuclear blast, while the entrance is guarded by a vault-like door several feet thick.

For 60 years, NORAD in Colorado Springs has been protecting North America primarily from Cheyenne Mountain. ... officials this week gave reporters and photographers a look behind the blast doors.

The last time the doors were closed in crisis was on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. 9/11 Changes NORAD's Focus NORAD's mission transformed dramatically since that day, as evidenced by the changes ...

NORAD stands for North American Aerospace Defense Command, and its primary task during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s was to detect any airborne (or spaceborne) threat over the U.S. or Canada.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, is located at Peterson Space Force Base, ... named after a poster of the iconic actor that was affixed to a door. No cellphones allowed.

NORAD oversees U.S. and Canadian forces responsible for defending North America from attack. ... His staff found a John Wayne poster outside the office and behind a locked door found beer and liquor.

An invitation-only area known as the "John Wayne Saloon" inside the North American Aerospace Defense Command was shuttered last week, following an investigation by USA Today.