National Military Command Center

Events (39)

• October 25, 1999: Golfer Payne Stewart Dies in Plane Crash; Incident Raises Questions about Shooting Down Off-Course Planes 1999-10-25
• February 21, 2001: US and British Forces Bomb Iraqi Military Facilities, Leading to Conflict within US Military Leadership 2001-02-21
• June 1, 2001: Revised Hijacking Procedure Outlines Defense Department Responsibilities 2001-06-01
• (8:50 a.m.-Shortly After 9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Director of Operations of the Joint Staff Does Not Go to NMCC after Learning of WTC Crash; Keeps Dental Appointment Instead 2001-09-11
• (10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Returns to the Pentagon; Speaks to President Bush and Temporarily Joins White House Teleconference 2001-09-11
• 10:03 a.m. September 11, 2001: NMCC Learns of Flight 93 Hijacking, NORAD Still Not Told 2001-09-11
• (10:10 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Military Put on High Alert 2001-09-11
• 10:14 a.m.-10:19 a.m. September 11, 2001: White House Informs NMCC that Cheney Has Given Shootdown Authorization 2001-09-11
• 10:17 a.m. September 11, 2001: FAA Representative Finally Joins NMCC Teleconference after Long Delay 2001-09-11
• (10:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Missing Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Finally Enters NMCC 2001-09-11
• (Between 9:55 a.m. and 10:25 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Acting Joint Chiefs Chairman Myers Finally Enters NMCC; Prior Whereabouts Disputed 2001-09-11
• (10:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Pentagon Command Center Director Finally Takes Over from Stand-In 2001-09-11
• (After 12:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Oxygen Level Is Found to Be Dangerously Low in the Pentagon Command Center 2001-09-11
• (2:40 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Rumsfeld Is Told Al-Qaeda Was Behind 9/11 Attacks But Wants to Blame Iraq 2001-09-11
• 5:40 p.m. September 11, 2001: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Shelton Arrives at Pentagon Command Center after Returning to US 2001-09-11
• 8:30 a.m. September 11, 2001: FAA Hijack Coordinator Responsible for Contacting Military is Out of Contact 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.-9:28 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NORAD Does Not Contact Pentagon Command Center about the Hijackings 2001-09-11
• (8:48 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Pentagon Command Center Workers Apparently Learn of WTC Attack from TV, Think It Is an Accident 2001-09-11
• (Between 8:49 a.m. and 9:02 a.m.) September 11, 2001: NMCC Responds to First Crash at WTC, Notifies Senior Pentagon Officials 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 8:51 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Pentagon Command Center Possibly Knows Flight 77 Is Hijacked, yet NEADS Not Notified 2001-09-11
• (8:56 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Flight 77 Transponder Signal Disappears; NORAD Not Informed 2001-09-11
• 9:00 a.m. September 11, 2001: Pentagon Command Center Learns of Flight 11 Hijacking, But Does Not Discuss Scrambling Fighters 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 9:03 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Military Officers at FAA Command Center Contact NMCC about Response to Attacks 2001-09-11
• 9:03 a.m. September 11, 2001: Pentagon Command Center Staff See Second Attack on WTC, Yet Accounts Conflict Over Urgency of Their Response 2001-09-11
• (Between 9:16 a.m. and 9:25 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Washington-Area Conference Call Convened by CIA, but Is of Little Benefit 2001-09-11
• (After 9:20 a.m.) September 11, 2001: FAA Administrator Frustrated that Military Is Not Involved in Teleconference 2001-09-11
• (9:29 a.m.-9:37 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Pentagon Command Center Begins High Level Conference Call 2001-09-11
• (9:29 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Pentagon Command Center Struggles to Connect FAA to Conference Calls 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
• 9:37 a.m.-9:39 a.m. September 11, 2001: Pentagon Command Center Begins Air Threat Conference Call 2001-09-11
• Shortly After 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Officer in Pentagon Command Center Only Learns from TV that Pentagon Has Been Hit 2001-09-11
• (9:38 a.m.-10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Senior Officials Unable to Contact Defense Secretary Rumsfeld 2001-09-11
• 9:39 a.m. September 11, 2001: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Is Wanted at Pentagon Teleconference but Cannot Be Reached 2001-09-11
• 9:44 a.m. September 11, 2001: NMCC Conference Thinks Flight 1989, Not Flight 93, Is Fourth Hijack 2001-09-11
• 9:46 a.m. September 11, 2001: NMCC Teleconference Still Looking to Include Rumsfeld and Myers 2001-09-11
• 9:59 a.m. September 11, 2001: White House Finally Requests Continuity of Government Plans, Air Force One Escort, and Fighters for Washington 2001-09-11
• Between May 12 and June 10, 2009: McChrystal Modifies Pentagon Command Center for Afghan War before Confirmation to Commander Post 2009-06-10
• (1995): FAA Runs Hijacking Exercise; NORAD Participates