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USNORTHCOM (Updated February 2010)
This is a combined forces command. “USNORTHCOM is the combatant
command established in 2002 to provide command and control of DOD
homeland defense efforts and to coordinate defense support of civil
authorities.” The subordinate commands involving the Army are[1]:
Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region
“JFHQ-NCR is responsible for protecting
the District of Columbia and neighboring counties and cities of
Maryland and Virginia, including Loudon, Fairfax and Prince William
Counties in Virginia. JFHQ-NCR draws together the existing resources
of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and NORAD
into a single point headquarters for planning, coordination and
execution of the mission in the National Capital Region.”
Joint Task Force Alaska
“Joint Task Force Alaska (JTF-AK),
headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, is a subordinate
command of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). It is comprised of
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Department of Defense (DOD) civilian
specialists. JTF-AK’s mission is to, in coordination with other
government agencies, deter, detect, prevent and defeat threats
within the Alaska Joint Operations Area (AK JOA) in order to protect
U.S. territory, citizens, and interests, and as directed, conduct
Civil Support.”
Joint Task Force Civil Support
Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS),
headquartered at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va., began operations Oct.
1, 1999. Originally formed as a standing joint task force under U.S.
Joint Forces Command, JTF-CS was transferred to U.S. Northern
Command (USNORTHCOM) when USNORTHCOM was established Oct. 1, 2002.
USNORTHCOM is the combatant command established to provide command
and control of Department of Defense (DOD) homeland defense efforts
and to coordinate defense support of civil authorities.
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