√ Inside Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station

Inside Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station

inside cheyenne mountain air force station

11/04/2019

The bunker lies 2 000 feet under. The cheyenne mountain complex is a military installation and defensive bunker located in unincorporated el paso county colorado next to the city of colorado springs at the cheyenne mountain air force station which hosts the activities of several tenant units.

Photos From Inside Norad S Cheyenne Mountain Combat Center The

Morehen says neither was a threat but it is an example of the critical work that goes on inside norad every day.

Inside cheyenne mountain air force station. Cheyenne mountain complex the cheyenne mountain complex is located at cheyenne mountain air force station cmafs a short distance from norad and usnorthcom headquarters at peterson air force base in colorado springs colorado. Covid 19 drives command teams charged with homeland defense into cheyenne mountain bunker another us military command and control element is also now isolated in a third undisclosed location. Cheyenne mountain was bored out to create space to build an air force station inside of it.

That means the station itself sits behind tons of solid granite. Also located in colorado springs is peterson air force base where the north american aerospace defense command norad and united. El paso county sheriff s swat team monitors the outside of a 24 7 365 systems operations center during an active shooter turned hostage exercise scenario in cheyenne mountain air force station s underground complex oct.

The cheyenne mountain facility was completed on february 8 1966 and serves as norad s secondary headquarters after the peterson air force base in el paso county. That facility was built inside cheyenne mountain in colorado springs. Even though crews mostly operate out of nearby peterson air force base the cheyenne mountain complex is there in case of an increased threat.

Cheyenne mountain air force station colo. While the facility was occasionally open for tours that stopped after sept. It is said the.

Cheyenne mountain is still open for business. However 7news got a rare tour inside and learned 13 secrets of the mountain. Cheyenne mountain air force station cmafs is located on cheyenne mountain on the front range of the rocky mountains in unincorporated el paso county colorado usa next to colorado springs the cheyenne mountain complex an underground facility on cheyenne mountain afs was first built for the north american aerospace defense command norad combat operations center though norad moved day to day operations to its headquarters on peterson afb in 2006.

Inside america s fortress deep inside a cave a military base in colorado s cheyenne mountain plays a critical role in the mission to protect america and its allies in outer space.

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