An unassuming building on the grounds of Fort Custer near Battle Creek was once part of NORAD's missile command that could have launched nuclear weapons.
Unless you've seen it from the air, you'd likely never guess that Fort Custer has its very own pentagon shaped building just like the Pentagon in Northern Virginia near Washington, DC.
The peak of the Perseid Meteor showers should be starting about Wednesday. What makes this one extra special is that the sky will be practically moonless, thus very dark.
Michigan U.S. Senator Gary Peters has sent a letter urging the Director of the Department of Defense’s Missile Defense Agency to pick Fort Custer near Battle Creek as the next location to host a new ground-based missile defense system.