Combined organization of the US and Canada providing air defence for North America
For other uses, see NORAD (disambiguation).
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Crest of North American Aerospace Defense Command
Founded
12 May 1958 (65 years, 11 months)[1]
Countries
United States Canada
Type
Binational Command
Role
Conducting aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning in the defense of North America.[2]
Headquarters
Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Motto(s)
We Have the Watch
Emblem Colors
Blue
Turquoise
Yellow
Website
https://www.norad.mil/
Commanders
Commander
Gen Gregory M. Guillot, USAF[3]
Deputy Commander
LGen Blaise F. Frawley, RCAF
Vice Commander, U.S. Element
LTG A. C. Roper, USA
Command Senior Enlisted Leader
SgtMaj James K. Porterfield, USMC[4]
Military unit
A map of NORAD regions and sectors
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD/ˈnɔːræd/), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Canada and the continental United States.[5]
Headquarters for NORAD and the NORAD/United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) center are located at Peterson Space Force Base in El Paso County, near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The nearby Cheyenne Mountain Complex has the Alternate Command Center. The NORAD commander and deputy commander are, respectively, a United States four-star general or equivalent and a Canadian lieutenant-general or equivalent.
^"NORAD Agreement". North American Aerospace Defense Command.
^"North American Aerospace Defense Command".
^"Leadership". www.norad.mil.
^"NORAD and U.S. Northern Command Hosts Command Senior Enlisted Leader Change of Responsibility Ceremony". DVIDS. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^"NORAD – Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
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