NORADAt Bravo2 Heightened Alert Level

canegrl04 · #1 Postby **canegrl04** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:36 pm

This has been reported for the last several days.Not only NORAD,but other military instalations in Calif,and Florida,too. Commanders say it is not routine,and that "We will protect the homeland".The Pentegon would not give any reason for the heightened alert :eek:

source-Fox News

#2 Postby **Aslkahuna** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:40 pm

The fact that NK decided to launch their missiles on July 4th may have had something to do with it especially since Kim Il Crackpot might have wanted to send the big one our way to shake us up a bit. Fortunately, that one was a launch failure.

Steve

#3 Postby **alicia-w** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 4:26 pm

Eglin's status didnt change.... Fox News isnt always the most reliable source of info.

#4 Postby **Stephanie** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:29 pm

I wouldn't doubt that we are at a heightened state of alert at those military installations because of "crackpot" - great nickname Steve. :wink:

beachbum_al · #5 Postby **beachbum_al** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 7:31 pm

I don't think the status has changed around here and they usually mention it.

nystate · #6 Postby **nystate** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:21 pm

I haven't noticed any changes here at Fort Bragg, the headquarters of all things Army. Maybe Fox was jumping the gun a little bit...?

Website · #7 Postby **Brent** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:22 pm

nystate wrote:I haven't noticed any changes here at Fort Bragg, the headquarters of all things Army. Maybe Fox was jumping the gun a little bit...?

I haven't heard anything about it and I've followed the news closely for the past 2 days.

But I don't watch Fox much either.

#8 Postby **wx247** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 9:47 pm

It would make sense that NORAD would be at a heightened state of alert because they are watching for the potential of more missiles being test flighted from N. Korea.

#9 Postby **george_r_1961** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:34 pm

Just because its isnt obvious doesnt mean our military is not in alert mode. Alot goes on behind the scenes at our bases that the average citizen doesnt see.

Janice · #10 Postby **Janice** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:19 am

Yes, there is a lot the government is not telling us. The president said we should not worry and it was not a threat at this time for us.

How does he know. I am always afraid of what they DON'T tell us as not to cause panic.

NBCintern · #11 Postby **NBCintern** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 9:09 am

canegrl04 wrote:This has been reported for the last several days.Not only NORAD,but other military instalations in Calif,and Florida,too. Commanders say it is not routine,and that "We will protect the homeland".The Pentegon would not give any reason for the heightened alert source-Fox News

Please post link on where you received this info from. We have been at DEFCON 2 only once (Cuban Missle Crisis).

Rainband · #12 Postby **Rainband** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:29 am

NBCintern wrote:
canegrl04 wrote:This has been reported for the last several days.Not only NORAD,but other military instalations in Calif,and Florida,too. Commanders say it is not routine,and that "We will protect the homeland".The Pentegon would not give any reason for the heightened alert source-Fox News

Please post link on where you received this info from. We have been at DEFCON 2 only once (Cuban Missle Crisis).

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/07/04/norad.alert.ap/

#13 Postby **angelwing** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:19 am

McGuire/Ft Dix status no change

Josephine96 · #14 Postby **Josephine96** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:51 pm

Forgive me for a stupid question.. But lets say they wanted to try to launch a long range missile to the west coast and it succeeds.. how long would it take to get to the west coast?

Website · #15 Postby **Brent** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:53 pm

Josephine96 wrote:Forgive me for a stupid question.. But lets say they wanted to try to launch a long range missile to the west coast and it succeeds.. how long would it take to get to the west coast?

About an hour from what I've heard.

Josephine96 · #16 Postby **Josephine96** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 1:54 pm

That's not that long at all :eek:

But more than enough time to intercept it if we somehow knew it was coming..

#17 Postby **alicia-w** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:50 pm

george_r_1961 wrote:Just because its isnt obvious doesnt mean our military is not in alert mode. Alot goes on behind the scenes at our bases that the average citizen doesnt see.

i work at the largest air force base in the free world and our alert level didnt change. if you read the CNN version, not the Fox one, it was indeed NORAD who was put on alert. That's their job.

But whoever made the DEFCON statement, wow, we only went to DEFCON 3 for 9/11!

Website · #18 Postby **Brent** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:11 pm

alicia-w wrote:But whoever made the DEFCON statement, wow, we only went to DEFCON 3 for 9/11!

I thought so, but wanted to hear it from someone more reliable.

I also thought there was a difference between NORAD being on alert and our bases going on high alert.

#19 Postby **Ivanhater** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:16 pm

alicia-w wrote:
george_r_1961 wrote:Just because its isnt obvious doesnt mean our military is not in alert mode. Alot goes on behind the scenes at our bases that the average citizen doesnt see.

i work at the largest air force base in the free world and our alert level didnt change. if you read the CNN version, not the Fox one, it was indeed NORAD who was put on alert. That's their job.

But whoever made the DEFCON statement, wow, we only went to DEFCON 3 for 9/11!

Wow, I did not know Eglin was the largest Airforce Base :eek:

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