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NORAD and Cheyenne Mountain AFS
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lihani, J. Brian, Author.
- Series:
- Images of Modern America
- Images of modern America NORAD and Cheyenne Mountain AFS
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- North American Aerospace Defense Command--History--Pictorial works.
- North American Aerospace Defense Command.
- Aeronautics, Military--History--United States--Pictorial works.
- Aeronautics, Military.
- Air defenses--History--United States--Pictorial works.
- Air defenses.
- Air bases--History--Colorado--Colorado Springs--Pictorial works.
- Air bases.
- Cold War.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Cheyenne Mountain (Colo.).
- Colorado Springs (Colo.)--History, Military--Pictorial works.
- Colorado Springs (Colo.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (180 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] Arcadia Publishing 2015
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Air defense : the early years
- Cheyenne Mountain AFS : construction and the early 1960s
- Cheyenne Mountain AFS : America's fortress
- The Cold War : deterring Soviet aggression
- 9/11 and the War on Terrorism : NORAD's new direction.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781439652114
- 1439652112
- OCLC:
- 936621163
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