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Cheyenne Mountain Today
Since the end of the Cold War, activities at Cheyenne Mountain have
not diminished, but have in fact matched the evolving realities of the
changing world. The original North American Air Defense Command (NORAD)
Combat Operations Center (COC) has evolved into the Cheyenne Mountain
Operations Center (CMOC).
Today,
Cheyenne Mountain is known as Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station (CMAFS).
CMAFS is host to four commands: North American Aerospace Defense Command
(NORAD), United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), United States
Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and Air Force Space Command (AFSPC).
CMOC serves as the command center for both NORAD and USNORTHCOM. It
is the central collection and coordination center for a worldwide system
of satellites, radars, and sensors that provide early warning of any
missile, air, or space threat to North America.
Supporting the NORAD mission, CMOC provides warning of ballistic missile
or air attacks against North America, assists the air sovereignty mission
for the U.S. and Canada, and if necessary, serves as the focal point
for air defense operations to counter enemy bombers or cruise missiles.
In addition, CMOC also provides theater ballistic missile warning for
U.S. and allied forces. In support of USSTRATCOM, CMOC provides a day-to-day
picture of precisely what is in space and where it is located. Space
control operations include protection, prevention, and negation functions
supported by the surveillance of space. 
CMOC is truly one of the most unique installations in the world. Apart
from the fact that it is housed 2,000 feet underground, CMOC is also
different from most military units because it’s a joint and bi-national
military organization comprised of over 200 professional men and women
from the Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, and Canadian Forces. Operations
are conducted in seven centers manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The centers are the Air Warning Center, Missile Warning Center, Space
Control Center, Operational Intelligence Watch, Systems Center, Weather
Center, and the Command Center.
