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News | Jan. 15, 2026

U.S. Northern Command Establishes JTF-Gold

U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo.  –  

U.S. Northern Command established Joint Task Force-Gold (JTF-Gold), led by Lt. Gen. Sean Gainey who is dual-hatted as the commanding general of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC). This new command enhances the integration and synchronization of the homeland’s integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) enterprise. JTF-Gold will be co-located with the USASMDC at Peterson Space Force Base.

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