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Mr. Mike Buemi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Counternarcotics and Global Threats, center, visits the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) headquarters at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, July 28, 2026. The visit allowed Buemi and his team to meet with NORAD and USNORTHCOM Strategy, Policy and Plans leadership and discuss the combatant command's ongoing efforts to support U.S. and partner nation law enforcement agencies in countering the illicit activities of transnational criminal organizations.

July 30, 2026

NORAD and USNORTHCOM host DASW for Counternarcotics and Global Threats

This week, NORAD and USNORTHCOM hosted Mr. Michael Buemi, Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Counternarcotics and Global Threats, on Peterson Space Force Base.

Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), meets with Mexican military leaders Adm. Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles, Secretary of the Navy of Mexico (MARINA), and Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, Secretary of National Defense of Mexico (DEFENSA), for a series of strategic engagements in Veracruz, Mexico, July 21, 2026.

July 23, 2026

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander General Gregory M. Guillot Meets with Mexican Military Leadership in Veracruz

Gen. Greg Guillot, Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), joined Mexico’s military leadership, Adm. Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles, Secretary of the Navy of Mexico (MARINA), and Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, Secretary of National Defense of Mexico (DEFENSA), for a series of strategic engagements in Veracruz, Mexico, July 22, 2026.

Members of the North American Maritime Security Initiative (NAMSI) tour Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), May. 19, 2026. The (NAMSI) is an interagency and trilateral maritime security initiative between U.S. Canada’s Joint Operations Command. Hosted by U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command, the 2026 Executive Meeting brings together key maritime forces to enhance collaboration and strengthen operational effectiveness between U.S., Canadian, and Mexican forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Troy Washington III)

June 8, 2026

U.S. Navy, Coast Guard Unite with Canadian, Mexican Partners for 2026 NAMSI Executive Meeting

NORFOLK, Va. – U.S., Canadian, and Mexican maritime leadership from U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command (NAVNORTH), U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area (LANTAREA), the Royal Canadian Navy Maritime Component Commander (MCC), and the Mexican Secretariat of the Navy MARINA convened to advance the North American Maritime Security Initiative (NAMSI). The

Sept. 19, 2025

USAFA Cadet furthers SOCNORTH mission in Alaska

U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo. — Cadet Isabella Roberts was awarded the Air and Space Achievement Medal by Special Operations Command North leadership in recognition of her significant contributions to the command’s mission, here, Sept. 3, 2025.

Members of Joint Task Force-Civil Support, the United States’ only standing chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear task force, met with a delegation from the Republic of Korea’s Consequence Management Unit on Ft. Eustis, Virginia, on Sept. 3, 2025. The ROK Ministry of Defense formally requested U.S. Department of Defense assistance in developing their CBRN CMU and sought out JTF-CS as their primary partner to enhance each other’s response capabilities through subject matter expertise, coordination, planning support and structured engagement

Sept. 17, 2025

JTF-CS and the ROK MND blast through barriers, enhance CBRN response preparedness for USA and South Korea

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – — The ties that bind ally nations together must often transcend geographical and demographical obstacles such as distance, culture, ethnicity and language; especially when the nations share similar goals and values like saving lives and mitigating suffering.Joint Task Force – Civil Support, the United States’ only standing chemical, biological,

The Secretary of National Defense of Mexico and the Secretary of the Navy of Mexico visit U.S. Northern Command.

June 26, 2025

Mexican Defense Leaders Visit NORAD and USNORTHCOM Headquarters to Strengthen Bilateral Security Cooperation

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), hosted Gen. Ricardo Trevilla Trejo, Secretary of National Defense of Mexico, and Adm. Raymundo Pedro Morales Ángeles, Secretary of the Navy of Mexico, for an official visit to the commands’ headquarters, June 23-25.

Ground-Based Operational Surveillance System (Expeditionary) (G-BOSS(E))

April 21, 2025

Task Force 716 implements G-BOSS-(E) system in support of southern border mission

SAN DIEGO — In support of the Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF- SB), the U.S. Army has deployed the Ground-Based Operational Surveillance System (Expeditionary), or G-BOSS-(E) to the San Diego Sector to help support the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

U.S. Army Soldier meeting Border Patrol member.

April 10, 2025

Joint Task Force–Southern Border commander visits Soldiers in Gila Bend and Ajo

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. — Maj. Gen. Scott Naumann, the commanding general of the 10th Mountain Division and Joint Task Force–Southern Border, visited Soldiers stationed in Gila Bend and Ajo, Arizona April 10.

March 24, 2025

Joint Task Force–Southern Border assumes authority of southern border mission

FORT BLISS, Texas — Joint Task Force-Southern Border, a newly-announced headquarters element from the 10th Mountain Division, assumed control of the southern border mission on March 14, 2025.

Official party for the JTF-N change of command ceremony upon arriving to the event at Fort Bliss, Texas, Dec. 9, 2024.

Dec. 10, 2024

Maj. Gen. Dixon assumes command of Joint Task Force North

Fort Bliss, Texas — U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Henry S. Dixon assumed command of Joint Task Force North (JTF-N) from U.S. Army Maj. General Matthew D. Smith during a change-of-command ceremony at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Dec. 9, 2024.

Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Chief Master Sgt. John Storms, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command senior enlisted leader, are briefed on the Western Air Defense Sector’s Agile Operations Center air picture management section by Royal Canadian Air Force Sgt. Guillaume Thibault at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 18, 2024.

Dec. 3, 2024

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Leaders Visit Western Air Defense Sector

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Gen. Gregory Guillot, commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Chief Master Sgt. John Storms, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command senior enlisted leader, visited the Western Air Defense Sector Nov. 18 and stressed to the WADS team the importance of the homeland defense

Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, Chief, National Guard Bureau, stand for a photo with National Guard Adjutants General conference attendees at the Colorado National Guard’s 168th Regional Training Site, Fort Carson, Colorado, Oct. 29, 2024.

Nov. 3, 2024

Guillot: National Guard Vital to NORAD, U.S. Northern Command

FORT CARSON, Colo. – The National Guard is a vital contributor to North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Gen. Gregory Guillot told National Guard adjutants general and senior enlisted leaders from the 50 states, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia gathered in Colorado Springs on Oct. 29. “The success of

Change of Command for First Air Force. Images show the handoff from Lt. Gen. Steven Nordhaus to Lt. Gen. Luke Ahmann.

Oct. 8, 2024

CONR-1AF (AFNORTH & AFSPACE) welcomes Lt. Gen. Ahmann as new commander

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — Leadership of the Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region – First Air Force (Air Forces Northern and Air Forces Space) changed hands during a change of command ceremony held October 2, 2024.

Feb. 5, 2024

Guillot takes command of NORAD, USNORTHCOM

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command welcomed their 27th and 10th commanders, respectively, when Gen. Gregory M. Guillot assumed leadership of the organizations Feb. 5, 2024, during a combined change of command ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.

Feb. 5, 2024

Guillot takes command of NORAD, USNORTHCOM

North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command welcomed their 27th and 10th commanders, respectively, when Gen. Gregory M. Guillot assumed leadership of the organizations Feb. 5, 2024, during a combined change of command ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.

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