NORTHCOM to Coordinate DoD Role in Homeland Defense

Abstract

On April 17, 2002, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld announced the formation of the Northern Command, or NorthCom, to assume responsibility for defense of the land, sea and air of the continental United States--the first time CONUS has been assigned to a unified combatant commander. NorthCom, which is slated to become operational in October 2002, will exercise command over all forces that operate within the United States in response to external threats and in support of civil authorities. The announcement marks only the beginning of DoD's efforts to organize itself for the mission of supporting homeland defense--a critical new mission for the department as identified in the Quadrennial Defense Review.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 06, 2002
Accession Number
ADA527183

Entities

People

  • James Russell III

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Defense
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Homeland Defense
  • Homeland Security
  • Local Governments
  • Military Organizations
  • National Governments
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • Security
  • Task Forces
  • United States
  • United States Northern Command

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.