Flashback – The Watch

The storied history of Cheyenne Mountain

June 22, 2020June 24, 2020 - by The Watch

Brian D. Laslie, Ph.D. Photos by NORAD The idea of a hardened command center is older than the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) itself. It was January 15, 1956, when …

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NORAD The Beginning

October 25, 2018 - by The Watch

Brian D. Laslie, Ph.D. It is always treacherous to ask a historian when an event began or ended. “It depends” will likely be the answer. Take, for example, the beginning …