U.S. Army North

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Army service component command United States Army major command

U.S. Army North is the U.S. Army’s primary command responsible for homeland defense, civil support, and security cooperation within the North American region.

Aliases (1)

United States Army North ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Army service component command → United States Army major command →
abbreviation	ARNORTH →
areaOfResponsibility	Alaska → Canada → Mexico → North America → continental United States → surrounding waters of North America →
coordinatesWith	Army National Guard → Canadian Armed Forces → Department of Homeland Security → Federal Emergency Management Agency → Mexican Secretariat of National Defense → United States Army Reserve →
country	United States of America →
focus	defense support of civil authorities → homeland security → theater security cooperation in North America →
garrison	Fort Sam Houston →
hasComponent	5th Army Operations Center → Joint Task Force–Civil Support → Task Force 51 →
headquartersCity	San Antonio, Texas →
headquartersLocation	Joint Base San Antonio–Fort Sam Houston →
historicalName	Fifth United States Army →
mission	conduct homeland defense operations within the United States Northern Command area of responsibility → conduct theater security cooperation with Canada and Mexico → provide defense support of civil authorities →
motto	“America’s Contingency Corps” →
parentOrganization	United States Army → United States Northern Command →
responsibility	antiterrorism coordination within its area of responsibility → chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosive consequence management support → consequence management support → coordination of Army support to civil authorities → force protection within its area of responsibility → land-based homeland defense → support to federal, state, and local agencies during disasters →
role	civil support → homeland defense → security cooperation →
serviceBranch	United States Army →
serviceComponentFor	United States Northern Command →
subordinateTo	United States Northern Command →
theaterArmyFor	United States Northern Command →
type	theater army headquarters →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
United States Army operational commands ("United States Army North") →	hasComponent
U.S. Northern Command →	serviceComponent