North American Aerospace Defense Command

Events (129)

• (Shortly After 9:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Park Police Helicopter Given Air Traffic Control Responsibility for Washington Airspace 2001-09-11
• (Between 9:49 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Langley Fighters Finally Reach Washington; Accounts of Timing Are Contradictory 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 9:59 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Navy Commander Tells New York City Deputy Mayor He Has Permission to Send Planes Over New York 2001-09-11
• Between 1999 and September 11, 2001: NORAD Practices Live-Fly Mock Shootdown of a Poison-Filled Jet 2001-09-11
• September 12, 2001: Air Force Utilizes New Radar Command Center; Device Overcomes Vulnerabilities Seen on 9/11 2001-09-12
• September 14, 2001: Officials Deny Flight 93 Shot Down 2001-09-14
• September 14, 2001: Account of Fighter Response Times Changes Significantly 2001-09-14
• September 17, 2001: White House Meeting Leads to Cover-up? 2001-09-17
• September 18, 2001: NORAD Releases Timeline Outlining Its Response to the 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-18
• October 25, 2001: NORAD Commander Gives Inaccurate Account of Military’s Response to the 9/11 Attacks during Hearing 2001-10-25
• November 6, 2003: 9/11 Commission Issues Subpoena to Pentagon 2003-11-06
• January 23, 2004: NEADS Commander Hints 9/11 Data Was Altered to Show NORAD Did Not Shoot Down Flight 93; 9/11 Commission Ignores This 2004-01-23
• March 16, 2004: NORAD Tells 9/11 Commission It Did Not Produce a 9/11 After-Action Report 2004-03-16
• June 17, 2004: 9/11 Commissioner Gorelick and General Myers Spar over NORAD Failure 2004-06-17
• Shortly before July 22, 2004: 9/11 Commission Debates Referring Military and Aviation Officials to Justice Department for Criminal Investigation 2004-07-22
• July 30, 2004: Senator Mark Dayton Says NORAD and FAA Lied about 9/11 Failures 2004-07-30
• August 1, 2006: Newly Released Military Tapes from 9/11 Reveal Contradictions in NORAD Accounts 2006-08-01
• January 1999: US Air Defense Mission Rated ‘Outstanding’ in Inspections
• February 1993-May 1994: US Military Head and GAO Recommend Reducing Units Dedicated to Continental Air Defense
• (After 10:03 a.m.) September11, 2001: Russia Cancels Air Force Exercise in Response to Attacks in the US
• 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
• 1960-1962: At Height of Cold War, US Clears the Skies for Massive Air Defense Exercises
• 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
• Between 1991 and 2001: NORAD Exercise Simulates Crash into Famous US Building
• (1995): FAA Runs Hijacking Exercise; NORAD Participates
• July 2001: NORAD Plans a Mock Simultaneous Hijacking Threat From Inside the US