U.S. Northern Command

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U.S. Northern Command is a U.S. military unified combatant command responsible for homeland defense and coordinating defense support to civil authorities across North America.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Military organization
Unified combatant command
areaOfResponsibility Alaska
Canada
Continental United States
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Straits of Florida
Surrounding waters out to approximately 500 nautical miles
The Bahamas
commandStructure Unified Combatant Command
coordinatesDefenseSupport Federal civil authorities
Local civil authorities
State civil authorities
country United States
dateFormed October 1, 2002
establishedInResponseTo September 11 attacks
focusesOn Civil support operations
Homeland security
Theater security cooperation in North America
foundedBy United States Department of Defense
hasBilateralRelationshipWith Canadian Armed Forces
hasMotto Defending Our Homeland
headquartersLocation Colorado Springs, Colorado
Peterson Space Force Base
inception 2002
legalBasis Unified Command Plan 2002
officialWebsite https://www.northcom.mil/
partOf Unified Combatant Commands
United States Armed Forces
United States Department of Defense
primaryMission Defense support of civil authorities
Homeland defense
reportsTo United States Secretary of Defense
responsibleFor Air defense of the United States
Land defense of the United States
Maritime defense of the United States
serviceComponent Marine Forces Northern Command
Special Operations Command North
U.S. Air Forces Northern
U.S. Army North
U.S. Fleet Forces Command (for Navy support)
sharesCommanderWith North American Aerospace Defense Command
shortName USNORTHCOM
supports Civil authorities during man-made disasters
Civil authorities during natural disasters
Civil authorities during other emergencies
Civil authorities during terrorist attacks

Referenced by (36)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
113th Wing ("United States Northern Command")
Army National Guard
USASMDC ("United States Northern Command")
United States Army Intelligence and Security Command ("United States Northern Command")
United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command ("United States Northern Command")
supports
167th Airlift Wing ("United States Northern Command")
Buckley Space Force Base ("United States Northern Command")
Fort Liberty ("United States Northern Command")
U.S. Fleet Forces Command ("United States Northern Command")
supportsCommand
100th Missile Defense Brigade
North American Aerospace Defense Command ("United States Northern Command")
Office of Regional Security Policy and Assistance (WHA)
worksWith
Eleventh Air Force ("United States Northern Command")
U.S. Air Forces Northern
coordinatesWith
Peterson Space Force Base ("United States Northern Command")
Peterson Space Force Base ("USNORTHCOM")
hosts
Special Operations Command North
U.S. Army North ("United States Northern Command")
parentOrganization
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson ("United States Northern Command area of responsibility")
Special Operations Command North
partOf
U.S. Air Forces Northern
U.S. Army North ("United States Northern Command")
subordinateTo
U.S. Air Forces Northern
airComponentOf
United States national security apparatus ("United States Northern Command")
component
Space-Based Infrared System
dataUsedBy
United States Armed Forces ("United States Northern Command")
hasSubOrganization
Peterson Space Force Base ("United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)")
hasTenantUnit
Unified Combatant Commands
includes
Special Operations Command North
operationalCommand
Operation Noble Eagle ("United States Northern Command")
operator
21st Space Wing ("United States Northern Command")
providedSupportTo
U.S. Army North ("United States Northern Command")
serviceComponentFor
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command
serviceComponentOf
U.S. Northern Command ("USNORTHCOM")
shortName
49th Missile Defense Battalion
taskingAuthority
U.S. Army North ("United States Northern Command")
theaterArmyFor

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