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Attendees pay respects during the playing of the American national anthem at the NORAD-USNORTHCOM change of command ceremony on 23 May 2018. The commander of United States Northern Command is a four-star general or admiral in the United States Armed Forces who serves as the head of all U.S. military forces within the command's geographical area ...
A map of NORAD regions and sectors. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD / ˈ n ɔːr æ d /; French: Commandement de la Défense Aérospatiale de l'Amérique du Nord, CDAAN), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Canada and the ...
The commander of NORAD concurrently serves as the commander of United States Northern Command and is the head of all U.S. military forces within the command's geographical area of responsibility. The commander of NORAD is nominated for appointment by the President of the United States and must be confirmed by the United States Senate.
Gregory M. Guillot, Commander . Thomas Carden, Deputy Commander . John V. Meyer III, Chief of Staff . Maurizio D. Calabrese, Director for Intelligence and Information (J2) [1] ...
NORAD announced Sunday that it had intercepted two additional Russian IL-38 military planes flying near Alaska. The aircraft this past week did not enter US or Canadian sovereign airspace, NORAD said.
NORAD and USNORTHCOM now use just under 30% of the floor space within the complex and comprise approximately 5% of the daily population at Cheyenne Mountain. [6] The Cheyenne Mountain Complex serves as NORAD and USNORTHCOM's Alternate Command Center and as a training site for crew qualification.
VanHerck is sworn in by chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark A. Milley, as commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM in a change of command ceremony on August 20, 2020. VanHerck provides remarks at the 9/11 20th anniversary commemoration ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base on September 11, 2021.
The unit plans, directs, and assesses air operations for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) as the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR), and the United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM), as the operations hub for First Air Force. It provides aerospace warning and control for NORAD Defensive Counter Air (DCA) activities.