United States Northern Command

United States Northern Command
Founded1 October 2002
(21 years, 5 months ago)[1]
Country United States
TypeUnified combatant command
RoleGeographic combatant command
Part ofUnited States Department of Defense
HeadquartersPeterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Motto(s)"We have the watch"[2]
Decorations
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Websitewww.northcom.mil
Commanders
CommanderGeneral Gregory M. Guillot, USAF[3]
Deputy CommanderLieutenant General A. C. Roper, USA[4]
Senior Enlisted LeaderSergeant Major James K. Porterfield, USMC[5]
Insignia
NATO Map Symbol[6][7]
NORTHCOM Area of Responsibility (in blue)

The United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)[8] 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.

  1. ^ "NORTHCOM History" (PDF). NORTHCOM. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ "USNORTHCOM Vision". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command". U.S. Northern Command. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Vice Commander, U.S. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command and Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command". U.S. Northern Command. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Command Senior Enlisted Leader, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command". U.S. Northern Command. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ^ FM 1-02 Operational Terms and Graphics (PDF). US Army. 21 September 2004. pp. 5–37.
  7. ^ ADP 1-02 Terms and Military Symbols (PDF). US Army. 14 August 2018. pp. 4–8.
  8. ^ Informally known simply as "NORTHCOM" or "Northern Command")

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