Colorado Springs Air Force Installation on Heightened Alert (Space Command)

KRDO-TV13 ^ | 6/29/2006 | Baaron Pittenger

[tlb]

An Air Force installation in Colorado Springs and one near Denver are operating with heightened security.

The Cheyenne Mountain Air Station, which houses NORAD, is now at "Bravo-Plus".

There are five levels of alert: normal, Alpha (low), Bravo (medium), Charlie (high) and Delta (critical). “Bravo-Plus” is slightly higher than a medium threat level.

Space Command would not comment on the reason for the security increase.

The order also affects Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and Patrick air force base in Florida.

[Momaw Nadon]

On July 2nd, they arrive. On July 3rd, they strike. On July 4th, we fight back.

[DCPatriot]

It's gotta be the asteroid.

[EBH]

...should be a large earthquake to follow withing 3 days time... ;-)

[DCPatriot]

It'd probably be a good idea if you don't want them to go to waist. :-)

....isn't that where they all go?

[Dog]

Relax its only SG-1 coming back from another mission....:-)

[Dog]

Sure that is a real asteroid ...it might be a Ghoul mother ship....:-)

[Brit1]

Space Command heightened alert ? Meteor what Meteor ?

Are you all not aware that the England Soccer team lost to

the Portuguese on penalties..penalties for heavens sake!

If STS 121 doesn't lift off tonight I might just as well stayed in bed for the whole weekend !!

[Clioman]

"Although initially there were concerns that this asteroid might possibly impact Earth later this century and thus merit special monitoring, further analysis of its orbit has since ruled out any such collision, at least in the survivable future. "

[gotribe]

Likely iran's comeupance.

[Matthew James]

Tanker BUMP!

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #15

I heard nothing unusual at the moment.

[Alia]

4th of July. All bases go on heightened alert on those days the enemy is most likely to want to strike. I know this one for fact. I don't know specifically about the Colorado Springs Bravo-Plus Alert.

[Alia]

Thanks for the info.

[Alia]

I know bases here are very tight. No entering the bases unless your name is on the list. It has to do with the 4th, and some VERY IMPORTANT people coming here.

[Alia]

Bingo. This is also what I have heard. I don't think many in those "lines of work" are getting the 3rd and 4th off from work.

[KevinDavis]

I wonder if they are seeing giant pyramid space ships???

[exit82]

Don't you know that washing a truck ATTRACTS meteors?

I've been not washing my van for three months until the meteor passes, and you go and waste all that effort.

Not to mention 6,000 years of human progress and 6 billion people, but, hey, this is no time to be picky.

Happy 4th to you.

[steveegg]

You need lessons :-)

Repeat after Laz...

We're all gonna die!!!!

[Calpernia]

[BBT]

Maybe Boulder is getting ready to protest 4th of July.