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The commander of USNORTHCOM is responsible for theater security cooperation with Canada, Mexico, and The Bahamas. [14] In May 2011, NORTHCOM was mobilized in the wake of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico [15] to provide air, ground, and logistical support. [16] In October 2014, NORTHCOM took administrative control of Alaskan Command. [17]
The division assisted with establishing the integrated NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Center at Peterson Air Force Base. [4] Operational functions—such as monitoring for threats in the ocean, skies, and space—were moved to Peterson AFB from the Cheyenne Mountain Complex to reduce operating costs.
The resulting command was redesignated Northern Command (NORTHCOM). On 1 April 1984, General Headquarters, Armed Forces of the Philippines issued Letter of Instruction 1/84, which redesignated NORTHCOM as Regional Unified Command 2 (RUC 2). Its AOR consisted of all the provinces contained in the Philippine's Region 2.
Commander United States Northern Command tasked Joint Task Force-National Capital Region to plan, coordinate and execute Department of Defense-approved support, as well as conduct liaison and coordination with the Presidential Inaugural Committee and the United States Congress Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Immediately following the ...
Shield Major Command Headquarters Current Commander Mission Air Combat Command (ACC): Langley AFB, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, U.S.: Gen Kenneth S. Wilsbach: To support the global implementation of national security strategy, ACC operates fighter, reconnaissance, battle-management, and electronic-combat aircraft
Local officials have not yet requested that U.S. Northern Command intervene amid reports of mysterious drone sightings over New Jersey and Staten Island on the East Coast.
In 2004, Fifth Army transferred its Reserve Component preparation obligations to First Army, and became responsible for homeland defense and Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) as United States Army North, the Army Service Component Command of United States Northern Command.
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