Larry Arnold

Events (45)

• May 19, 1997: Military Review Suggests Cutting Fighter Protection over US; Several Bases Are Discontinued 1997-05-19
• September 7-8, 2001: High Level Air Force Discussions Call for Dismantling NORAD’s Alert Sites 2001-09-07
• 3:20 p.m. September 11, 2001: White House Incorrectly Suspects US Airways Flight from Spain of Being Hijacked 2001-09-11
• (10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Fighters Possibly Scrambled from Florida Air Base toward Air Force One, but Apparently Do Not Reach It 2001-09-11
• 10:01 a.m. September 11, 2001: NEADS Calls Toledo Unit, Requests Fighter Jets 2001-09-11
• (10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Alert Fighters at Tyndall Air Base Do Not Launch to Escort Air Force One 2001-09-11
• (10:08 a.m.-10:10 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NORAD Commanders Arnold and Marr Consider Possibility of Shootdown Authorization 2001-09-11
• 10:17 a.m. September 11, 2001: Non-Alert Jets Take off from Toledo Unit 2001-09-11
• 10:31 a.m. September 11, 2001: NORAD Passes on Shootdown Order to Its Air Defense Sectors 2001-09-11
• (11:25 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NEADS Instructs AWACS Plane to Return to Washington Area to Help It Communicate with Fighters 2001-09-11
• (After 2:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: 119th Fighter Wing Pilots Write Letter Confirming No Shootdown of Aircraft 2001-09-11
• (8:20 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NEADS Commander Marr and CONR Commander Arnold Discuss NORAD Training Exercise 2001-09-11
• (8:30 a.m.-8:40 a.m.) September 11, 2001: CONR Commander Arnold in Teleconference, Unavailable to Immediately Authorize Scrambling of Fighters 2001-09-11
• (8:38 a.m.-8:43 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NORAD Personnel Mistake Hijacking for Part of an Exercise 2001-09-11
• (After 8:37 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NORAD Scramble Order Moves Through Official and Unofficial Channels 2001-09-11
• (8:38 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NEADS Commander Tries Calling Superior for Permission to Launch Fighters, but Has to Leave Message 2001-09-11
• (8:40 a.m.) September 11, 2001: CONR Commander Arnold Learns of Hijacking upon Leaving Teleconference, Thinks It Is Part of Exercise 2001-09-11
• 8:45 a.m. September 11, 2001: NEADS Commanders Give Order to Launch Otis Jets 2001-09-11
• (8:53 a.m.-9:05 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Otis Fighters Fly toward New York Area; Accounts Unclear over Speed 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NORAD Training Exercise Canceled 2001-09-11
• (After 9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Secret Service Wants Fighters Scrambled from Andrews; None Are Ready to Fly 2001-09-11
• 9:09 a.m. September 11, 2001: NEADS Orders Langley Fighters to Battle Stations 2001-09-11
• (9:09 a.m. and After) September 11, 2001: Numerous False Reports of Hijacked Aircraft Cause Confusion 2001-09-11
• (9:09 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Otis Fighter Jets Running out of Fuel 2001-09-11
• (9:24 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Continental NORAD Region Headquarters Wants Otis Fighters Details Sent over Chat System 2001-09-11
• 9:24 a.m. September 11, 2001: NEADS Orders Jets Scrambled from Langley; Conflicting Explanations Later Given for Order 2001-09-11
• (9:30 a.m.-9:37 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Langley Fighters Fly East to Ocean Instead of North to Washington; Explanations Differ 2001-09-11
• Before 9:36 a.m. September 11, 2001: Officials Claim NORAD Is Monitoring Flight 93 2001-09-11
• (9:36 a.m.-10:06 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Military Claims it is Tracking Flight 93 and Ready to Shoot it Down; 9/11 Commission Says Otherwise 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 9:37 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Air National Guard Activates Its Crisis Team to Coordinate Response to Attacks 2001-09-11
• Before 9:54 a.m. September 11, 2001: NORAD Is Told It Does Not Have to Provide a Fighter Escort for Air Force One 2001-09-11
• Before 9:55 a.m. September 11, 2001: AWACS Planes on Training Missions in Florida and Near Washington, DC 2001-09-11
• Before 9:55 a.m. September 11, 2001: AWACS Plane on Training Mission Instructed to Follow Air Force One 2001-09-11
• (9:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NEADS Contacts Selfridge Air Base to Get Unarmed Jets Sent after Either Delta 1989 or Flight 93, according to Conflicting Accounts 2001-09-11
• (After 9:56 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Texas Air National Guard Jets Directed toward Air Force One 2001-09-11
• May 23, 2003: General Claims Military Notified of Flights 77 and 93 Earlier than Apparently Happened 2003-05-23
• February 2000: Fear of Airborne Terror Attack Keeps Air Defense Chief ‘Awake at Night’
• Late August 2001: NORAD Commander Fights to Keep Air Defense Plan Alive; Senior Officer Is Oblivious to Terror Threat
• September 2001: Fighters from Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, Deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Southern Watch
• 11:03 a.m.-11:12 a.m. September11, 2001: NORAD Personnel Ordered to Defcon 3
• (December 1997-2001): Number of Alert Air Bases Inadequate to Protect against Airborne Terrorism, NORAD Commander Says
• Between 1998 and 2001: Pentagon Official Concerned about Plane Being Used as a Weapon
• 1999: Air Force Study Warns against Neglecting Air Sovereignty; Threat of Terrorism Highlighted
• 1958-1999: NORAD Reduces Number of Fighters on ‘Alert,’ Protecting American Airspace
• 1990-2001: NORAD Regularly Launches Fighters to Intercept Suspicious Aircraft before 9/11