The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a United States and Canada bi-national organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America. Aerospace warning includes the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles, through mutual support arrangements with other commands.
Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM); Gen. Michael Hyldgaard, the Chief of Defense for the Kingdom of Denmark; and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Davis, commander of Alaskan NORAD Region, Alaskan Command and Eleventh Air Force, meet with senior defense leaders at Eielson Air Force Base and Alaskan Command (ALCOM) Headquarters, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Aug. 12-14, 2026. The leaders participated in an F-16 Fighting Falcon training flight and held bilateral discussions to coordinate Arctic security requirements, joint force readiness, and initiatives to enhance domain awareness across the Arctic and North Atlantic regions. (U.S. Air...
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Eleventh Air Force has released the name of the Air Force member who perished after a civilian-contracted aircraft mishap at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 450 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 20, 2026.
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center has opened a search and rescue mission Aug. 20 in response to a Federal Aviation Administration alert notification regarding an aircraft incident near the Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site (LRRS).
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — A civilian-contracted aircraft carrying eight personnel crashed at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport, approximately 450 miles west-southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, Aug. 20, 2026.