U.S. Air Forces Northern

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Numbered Air Force U.S. Air Force major operational component air component command

U.S. Air Forces Northern is the air component of U.S. Northern Command responsible for homeland defense, civil support, and air operations within North America.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Numbered Air Force ⓘ U.S. Air Force major operational component ⓘ air component command ⓘ
airComponentOf	U.S. Northern Command ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	AFNORTH ⓘ Air Forces Northern ⓘ
areaOfResponsibility	Alaska ⓘ North America ⓘ contiguous United States ⓘ surface form: continental United States surrounding maritime approaches to North America ⓘ
componentOf	U.S. homeland defense architecture ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Canadian forces ⓘ surface form: Canadian Armed Forces Federal Emergency Management Agency ⓘ North American Aerospace Defense Command ⓘ U.S. Northern Command ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusesOn	air operations within North America ⓘ civil support ⓘ homeland defense ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Florida ⓘ Tyndall Air Force Base ⓘ
mission	conduct air operations to deter, detect, and defeat threats to North America ⓘ coordinate air support to civil authorities during domestic emergencies ⓘ provide air component command and control for homeland defense ⓘ
oversees	air defense alert sites in Alaska ⓘ air defense alert sites in Canada ⓘ air defense alert sites in the continental United States ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Air Force ⓘ
partOf	First Air Force ⓘ
responsibleFor	aerospace control over North America ⓘ aerospace warning for North America ⓘ air defense of Alaska ⓘ air defense of Canada ⓘ air defense of the continental United States ⓘ air operations within North America ⓘ air sovereignty alert missions ⓘ civil support air operations ⓘ defense support of civil authorities ⓘ homeland defense air operations ⓘ homeland security air missions ⓘ
subordinateTo	Air Combat Command ⓘ U.S. Northern Command ⓘ
supports	North American Aerospace Defense Command ⓘ

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U.S. Northern Command → serviceComponent → U.S. Air Forces Northern ⓘ