“Because of the very nature of the way that Cheyenne Mountain’s built, it’s EMP-hardened,” states Admiral William Gortney, former head of NORAD and Northern Command. “And so, there’s a lot of movement to put capability into Cheyenne Mountain and to be able to communicate in there,” Gortney continued.
The Pentagon announced in 2015 that the Raytheon Corporation would receive a $700 million contract to prep the Cheyenne Mountain base in Colorado for the return of US aerospace command, having abandoned it in 2006 for the Petersen Air Force base in Colorado Springs.
I arrived in January 1969. Your name sounds familar. I worked for Major Skinner.
I was a airman aid to Major General R.S. Abby. He was the Director of Norad. Cheyenne Mt. 1966 69. He was reassigned to Malstrom AFB .Montana. I went with him there.I worked in the admin. Office too. A Major Birkfield (if my memory serves me right) was in charge for that office. Also Senior master Sgt. Voinovich. A fine man. May be u knew them…
That is Sgt. Soinovich..
My memory just told me that was Major Birkhead….????
Jim Couch I was Army Nuclear, Cheminacal, Bio Warfare, so Idid not meet manyAF Admin types. It was a strange place to work.
smart
This is old news.
Should have stayed there in the first place
I see some people are saying this isn’t anything new. However, this information is in a newsletter from my congressman within the last few days. Therefore, I consider it to be factual and important.
EMP would come from Barry