Unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces
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United States Northern Command
Founded
1 October 2002 (21 years, 7 months ago)[1]
Country
United States
Type
Unified combatant command
Role
Geographic combatant command
Part of
United States Department of Defense
Headquarters
Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Motto(s)
"We have the watch"[2]
Decorations
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Website
www.northcom.mil
Commanders
Commander
General Gregory M. Guillot, USAF[3]
Deputy Commander
Vacant
Senior Enlisted Leader
Sergeant Major James K. Porterfield, USMC[4]
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol[5][6]
Military unit
United States Armed Forces
Executive departments
Department of Defense
Department of Homeland Security
Staff
Office of the Secretary of Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Military departments
Department of the Army
Department of the Navy
Department of the Air Force
Military services
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
United States Air Force
United States Space Force
United States Coast Guard
Command structure
Unified combatant commands
Africa Command
Central Command
European Command
Indo-Pacific Command
Northern Command
Southern Command
Cyber Command
Space Command
Special Operations Command
Strategic Command
Transportation Command
Combat support agencies
Defense Contract Management Agency
Defense Health Agency
Defense Information Systems Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Defense Logistics Agency
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Security Agency
Central Security Service
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NORTHCOM Area of Responsibility (in blue)
The United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)[7] is one of eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. The command is tasked with providing military support for non-military authorities in the U.S., and protecting the territory and national interests of the United States within the continental United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, The Bahamas, and the air, land and sea approaches to these areas. It is the U.S. military command which, if applicable, would be the primary defender against an invasion of the U.S.
USNORTHCOM was created on 25 April 2002 when President George W. Bush approved a new Unified Command Plan, following the September 11 attacks. USNORTHCOM went operational on 1 October 2002.
^"NORTHCOM History" (PDF). NORTHCOM. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2022.
^"USNORTHCOM Vision". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
^"Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command". U.S. Northern Command. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^"Command Senior Enlisted Leader, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command". U.S. Northern Command. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^FM 1-02 Operational Terms and Graphics(PDF). US Army. 21 September 2004. pp. 5–37.
^ADP 1-02 Terms and Military Symbols(PDF). US Army. 14 August 2018. pp. 4–8.
^Informally known simply as "NORTHCOM" or "Northern Command")
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