"We stand ready to detect, deter and defeat threats to our homeland...
WE WILL NOT FAIL."

—Gen. Glen D. VanHerck

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U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) was established Oct. 1, 2002 to provide command and control of Department of Defense homeland defense efforts and to coordinate defense support of civil authorities. We defend America's homeland — protecting our people, national power, and freedom of action.

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March 8, 2023

Statement of USNORTHCOM and NORAD Commander to the HASC

Statement of Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, USAF, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, before the House Armed Services Committee. Delivery date Mar. 8, 2023.

Feb. 5, 2023

Statement from Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command

“At the direction of the President of the United States and with the full support of the Government of Canada, United States fighter aircraft under U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) authority successfully brought down the PRC’s high altitude surveillance balloon at 2:39 p.m. EST, Feb. 4, 2023." - Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, NORAD and USNORTHCOM

Oct. 25, 2022

U.S. and Mexico incorporate ‘Women, Peace, and Security Program’ in ‘Fuerzas Amigas 2022’

The U.S. military conducted exercise Fuerzas Amigas 2022 with the Mexican military Oct. 16-21, 2022, at Campo Militar Reynosa in Reynosa, Mexico. Fuerzas Amigas is an annual bilateral exercise focused on defense support of civil authorities and Mexico’s National Defense Plan – III-E. The exercise aims to strengthen the bilateral

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Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command, discusses how Northcom and North American Aerospace Defense Command, in collaboration with the combatant commands, completed the third in a series of global information dominance experiments during a press briefing at the Pentagon.

Northcom Commander Holds Briefing on Global Information Experiments

July 28, 2021 | 34:49

Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of U.S. Northern Command, discusses how Northcom and North American Aerospace Defense Command, in collaboration with the combatant commands, completed the third in a series of global information dominance experiments during a press briefing at the Pentagon.

U.S. and Canadian service members participate in the third series of Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE 3), July 8-16, 2021. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), in partnership with all 11 Combatant Commands, led GIDE 3, which is designed to rapidly develop the capabilities required to increase deterrence options in competition and crisis through a data-centric software-based approach. GIDE 3 events combine people and technology to innovate and accelerate system development for domain awareness, information dominance, decisional superiority, and global integration. The GIDE 3 experiment was executed in conjunction with the Department of the Air Force's Chief Architect Office (DAF CAO) as part of their fifth Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation event (ADE 5), and the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. (DoD photo by N&NC Public Affairs)

Global Information Dominance Experiment 3

July 29, 2021 | 4:37

U.S. and Canadian service members participate in the third series of Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE 3), July 8-16, 2021. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), in partnership with all 11 Combatant Commands, led GIDE 3, which is designed to rapidly develop the capabilities required to increase deterrence options in competition and crisis through a data-centric software-based approach. GIDE 3 events combine people and technology to innovate and accelerate system development for domain awareness, information dominance, decisional superiority, and global integration. The GIDE 3 experiment was executed in conjunction with the Department of the Air Force's Chief Architect Office (DAF CAO) as part of their fifth Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation event (ADE 5), and the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center. (DoD photo by N&NC Public Affairs)

Gen Glen VanHerck discusses his updated NORAD & USNORTHCOM strategy.

NORAD & USNORTHCOM Strategy Release Video

April 23, 2021 | 3:13

Gen Glen VanHerck discusses his updated NORAD & USNORTHCOM strategy.

Robert G. Salesses, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and global security; Navy Adm. Craig S. Faller, U.S. Southern Command commander; and Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command commander, speak before the House Armed Services Committee about national security challenges and force posture in the Southcom and Northcom areas of operation and related policy, April 14, 2021.

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Military Leaders Speak Before House Armed Services Committee, Part 1

April 14, 2021 | 1:28:28

Robert G. Salesses, performing the duties of assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and global security; Navy Adm. Craig S. Faller, U.S. Southern Command commander; and Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command commander, speak before the House Armed Services Committee about national security challenges and force posture in the Southcom and Northcom areas of operation and related policy, April 14, 2021.

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