U.S. Northern Command

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Military organization Unified combatant command

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.

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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