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Cheyenne Mountain

Military structure
NameCheyenne Mountain Directorate
Part ofNorth American Aerospace Defense Command
TypeOperations facility
BuiltJune 1961 � February 1966
Construction
materials
Steel, 3/8-inch continuously welded low carbon steel plates, reinforced concrete bulkheads, baffled steel
In useApril 20, 1966 � present
Current
condition
Fully Operational
Controlled byUnited States Air Force
GarrisonCheyenne Mountain Air Force Station

Cheyenne Mountain

Mountain information
NameCheyenne Mountain
Elevation9565 ft (2915.4 m)
LocationEl Paso County, Colorado, USA
RangeFront Range, Rocky Mountains

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Cheyenne Mountain is a mountain located just outside the southwest side of Colorado Springs, Colorado, US, and is home to the Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station and its Cheyenne Mountain Directorate, formerly known as the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center (CMOC).

Throughout the Cold War and continuing to this day, the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center and the Cheyenne Mountain Directorate collect data from a worldwide system of satellites, radar, and other sensors and process that information in real time. Operations are conducted year-round in the Air Warning Center, Missile Correlation Center, Operational Intelligence Watch, Systems Center, Weather Center, and the Command Center.

While the functions of the Space Control Center have moved to Vandenberg Air Force Base, and there are plans to move remaining operations to nearby Peterson Air Force Base, NORAD continues to conduct day-to-day operations in Cheyenne Mountain, and, with the final move to Peterson Air Force Base, will maintain the Cheyenne Mountain Directorate for use in the event of an emergency.

The design of this facility makes it one of the most unusual installations in the world. Apart from the fact that it is housed 2,000 feet (600 m) into the mountain, it is also notable in that it is a joint and binational military organization comprising over 200 men and women from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Canadian Forces.

The mountain is also home to several civilian facilities, including the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun.

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School vandals used Facebook to recruit supporters - Colorado Springs Gazette Tweet this news
Colorado Springs Gazette--Graffiti was painted around -Cheyenne Mountain- High School on two occasions in August, causing $4000 to $6000 in damages. But the incidents differed in a ... - Date : Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:09:28 GMT+00:00
Cheyenne Mountain Begins To Begin Drug Testing - cbs4denver.com Tweet this news
cbs4denver.com--(AP) ― -Cheyenne Mountain- High School plans to begin voluntary drug testing later this month. The Gazette of Colorado Springs reports the voluntary program ... - Date : Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:45:02 GMT+00:00
Residents question why DOW killed 6 bears - 9NEWS.com Tweet this news
9NEWS.com--COLORADO SPRINGS - Nancy Steedman says she loves seeing the little cubs playing around her home in the foothills at the base of -Cheyenne Mountain-. ... - Date : Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:21:52 GMT+00:00
The Zoo is coming to you as a guest of the Cheyenne Mountain Resort - Examiner.com Tweet this news
Examiner.com--Lions and tigers and bears might not be amongst the visitors but families are absolutely enchanted with the program the -Cheyenne Mountain- Resort is hosting. ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:22:25 GMT+00:00
Birthday parties at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - KXRM Tweet this news
KXRM--The -Cheyenne Mountain- Zoo (CMZ) has several options to make your celebration a "wild" one. Schmidt says the parties are 2 hours long with ... - Date : Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:46:35 GMT+00:00
School calendars for all 17 districts in our region - Colorado Springs Gazette Tweet this news
Colorado Springs Gazette---Cheyenne Mountain- 12, www.cmsd.k12.co.us, 475-6100, First day, Aug. 19; Tentative last day, May 27; Extended breaks (for students), Nov. 22-26, Dec. 20-Jan. ... - Date : Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:04:59 GMT+00:00
Rangers A lose 8-5 - Laramie Boomerang Tweet this news
Laramie Boomerang--The Rangers fell to -Cheyenne Mountain- 8-5 in the final game of the day Saturday, falling to 0-3 in the tournament. The round-robin tournament concludes ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:22:49 GMT+00:00
Constitution Party aims to get on Wyoming ballot - Wyoming Tribune Tweet this news
Wyoming Tribune---...- from -Cheyenne- residents. He said the group started collecting names last year and is finding strong support in Wyoming, which is the only Rocky -Mountain- ... - Date : Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:20:42 GMT+00:00
Cheyenne Mountain blanks Broomfield - Daily Camera Tweet this news
Daily Camera--3 seed -Cheyenne Mountain- added a late goal and ended No. 6 Broomfield`s season with a 2-0 loss in the 4A girls soccer state quarterfinals. ... - Date : Thu, 20 May 2010 05:52:24 GMT+00:00
Naked Mole Rats Back By Popular Demand At Cheyenne Mountain Zoo - KKTV 11 News Tweet this news
KKTV 11 News--Thursday morning, May 13 at 10 am, -Cheyenne Mountain- Zoo will officially introduce the critter, whose appearance resembles a badly stuffed sausage. ... - Date : Wed, 12 May 2010 21:16:22 GMT+00:00

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