In this briefing, the basic roles of NORTHCOM/NORAD are identified and discussed,

1. Welcome

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…Two Commands with One Vision…
With our trusted partners,
we will defend North America
by outpacing all threats,
maintaining faith with our people and
supporting them in their times
of greatest need.
“WE HAVE THE WATCH”
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…Performing Complementary Missions…
The NORAD Mission:
The North American Aerospace Defense
Command conducts aerospace warning,
aerospace control, and maritime warning in
the defense of North America.
The USNORTHCOM Mission:
The United States Northern Command partners
to conduct homeland defense, civil support,
and security cooperation to defend and secure
the United States and its interests.
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…In Three Sacred Areas…
• Air
• Missile Defense • Canada
• Maritime • Mexico
• Land • Bahamas

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…In a Vital Region of the Globe…
But We Monitor the Global
Pulse to be Prepared…
 Terrorism/Asymmetric
Threats
 Symmetric Threats
 Transnational Criminal
Organizations
 Violent Extremist
Organizations
 Nuclear Proliferation
 Missile Defense
 The Arctic
 Cyber Threats
Intimate Relationship Between Home and Away Game 5

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…Working Together…
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
CJCS CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF
General Jacoby General Jacoby
COMMANDER, USNORTHCOM COMMANDER, NORAD
Service Component Commands
U.S. ARMY NORTH (Fifth Army) ALASKAN NORAD REGION (ANR)
• Joint Task Force North
• Joint Task Force Civil Support
CANADIAN NORAD REGION (CANR)
AIR FORCES NORTHERN (1st Air Force)
U.S. MARINE FORCES NORTH (MARFORCES)
CONTINENTAL U.S. NORAD
Supporting Command REGION (CONR)
U.S. FLEET FORCES COMMAND
Subordinate Commands
JOINT TASK FORCE ALASKA*
JOINT FORCE HQ NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
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…As an Integrated Team…
COMBINED HQ
Commander
Chief of Staff
NORAD Personnel USNORTHCOM
• Deputy Commander Intelligence • Deputy Commander
• Operations Director Logistics & Engineering • Operations Director
Strategy, Policy & Plans
C2 Systems
Training & Exercises
Requirements, Analysis & Resources
Interagency Coordination
Science and Technology
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…With a Host of Partners…
International Department of Defense Interagency
DHS/Science & DHS/Intelligence &
Technology Analysis
DHS/Office of DHS/Transportation
Infrastructure Security Administration
Protection
Interorganizational
NORAD and USNORTHCOM Center of Gravity = 8
Trusted Partnerships with Approximately 60 Representatives from 50 Agencies

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… Focused on the Commander’s Priorities…
• Expand and strengthen our trusted
partnerships
• Advance and sustain the binational
military command
• Gain and maintain all-domain
situational awareness
• Advocate and develop capabilities
in our core mission areas to outpace
all threats
• Take care of our people; they are
our foundation
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…To Achieve Strategic End States…
Lines of Cross-Cutting LOOs
Operation NORAD
(LOOs)
#1 North America is defended from
Aerospace Warning
global aerospace threats through
Mission LOOs
timely indications, assessment,
warning; and interdiction of air-
Aerospace Control breathing attacks.
Strategic Agility
Partnerships
#2 North America is warned of global
Maritime Warning maritime threats through timely
indications, assessment and
dissemination.
#3 NORAD achieves significant #4 NORAD adapts to meet
operational integration with emerging strategic and
U.S. and Canadian military and operational challenges
civil agencies, through through modernization
processing and dissemination concepts and force
of information and intelligence. structure requirements.

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…To Achieve Theater Strategic End States…
USNORTHCOM
Homeland Defense #1 The homeland is defended in depth.
#2 Allies & partner nations actively contribute
Cooperative Defense to the cooperative defense of North America.
#3 Department of Defense has contributed the
necessary capacities and support to disrupt,
Counter-TCOs degrade or defeat Transnational Criminal
Organizations’ ability to affect U.S. and partner
nations’ security and interests negatively.
Support of Civil Authorities #4 Civil authorities are provided support to
mitigate effects of disasters.
#5 U.S. allies & partners in the USNORTHCOM
Arctic Cooperative Security AOR contribute to the peaceful opening of the
Arctic in a manner that strengthens
international cooperation.

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… Across a Spectrum of Operations…
CIVIL MILITARY
Missile
Defense/
Regional Theater Air Control
Law National Alert
Enforcement Consequence Special
Security Maritime
Management Cooperation Warning/
Security
Response
Events Critical
Satellite Infrastructure
Local / State Transnational Protection
Criminal Tracking
Crisis Physical
Management Orgs
Border or Cyber
Security Defense
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Key Thoughts to Remember…
• One Commander Leads Two Closely
Linked, but Separate Commands
• Homeland Defense is Priority #1
• Partnerships are Our Lifeblood
“WE HAVE THE WATCH”
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14. QUESTIONS

15. BACKUP SLIDES
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…With a Diverse Set of Challenges
 Counter-Terrorism and Force Protection
 Counter-Transnational Criminal Organizations
 Defense Support of Civil Authorities
 Chemical, Biological, Radiological & Nuclear
 Maritime Warning and Control
 Aerospace Warning and Control
 Missile Defense
 The Arctic
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Counter-Terrorism & Force Protection
Challenge: Violent Extremists
CT & FP
C-TCOs
DSCA
• Extremists with both capability and intent
CBRN
• Exploits Western freedoms to attack, and
Maritime
Aerospace subsequent censure to divide
Missile Defense
The Arctic
• Homegrown and foreign
• Resilient, self-synchronizing network,
highly enabled by internet, other tools
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Counter-Terrorism & Force Protection
Opportunity: Layered Defense & Communications
CT & FP • Improve information sharing
C-TCOs
DSCA • Challenge assumptions, link intelligence sources
CBRN
Maritime • Achieve efficient, effective DOD Force Protection
Aerospace
Missile Defense • Support military and civil authorities
The Arctic
Keys to Success
• Prevent and Deter
• Plan and Exercise
• Execute
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Counter-Transnational Criminal Organizations
Challenge: Defeating TCOs
CT & FP • Sophisticated, adaptable, well-financed
C-TCOs adversaries
DSCA
CBRN • Use violence, extortion, and kidnappings
Maritime
Aerospace • Serious security and prosperity impact
Missile Defense
The Arctic • Corrosive, spreading effect
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Counter-Transnational Criminal
Organizations
Opportunity: Offer Contours of Campaign Framework
CT & FP • U.S. relationship with Mexico stronger than ever
C-TCOs
DSCA • Three-dimensional challenge: Objectives,
CBRN regions, instruments of power
Maritime
Aerospace • USNORTHCOM support for Mexican armed forces
Missile Defense
The Arctic • Respect for Mexican sovereignty
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Defense Support of Civil Authorities
Challenge: Responding to Events
CT & FP
C-TCOs • Man-made or natural
DSCA
CBRN
• Anticipate when and where needed
Maritime
• Barriers to rapid response
Aerospace
Missile Defense • Forging effective partner relationships
The Arctic
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Defense Support of Civil Authorities
Opportunity: Advancing Partnerships
CT & FP • Eliminate barriers to rapid response
C-TCOs
DSCA • Planning, preparation, response, recovery
CBRN
Maritime • Lean forward with Governors and National Guard
Aerospace
Missile Defense • Advance our partnership with Canada Command
The Arctic
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National Response Framework
Disaster is imminent!
• Local first responders
• Supplemented with state
& regional capabilities
• Supported by Lead Federal
Agency if requested
• DoD supports Lead
Federal Agency
Increasing
close relationships
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CBRN Consequence Management
Challenge: Managing the Aftermath
• Lack of warning
CT & FP • Scope of event
TCOs • Specialized skills required
DSCA
CBRN • Lack of general public knowledge about hazards
Maritime • Interrelated mission areas
Aerospace • Foreign Consequence Management
Missile Defense • Support to Federal Medical Counter Measure Mission
The Arctic • Individual Soldier Medical Readiness
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25. CBRN Consequence Management
CBRN Response Enterprise
CT & FP
TCOs
DSCA
CBRN FY12
Maritime
Aerospace
Missile Defense
The Arctic
FY11
CCMRF DCRF
48-96 hrs 24-48 hrs
- + Air
Ground
Engineer
Medical
CBRN Decon & Recon
Search & Extraction
Supply
• Faster Response Time
• Increased Capacity and Capability
• Increased State & Regional Response Capacity

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Maritime Warning and Response
Challenge: Largely Unregulated Environment
CT & FP • Extremists, nation-states, natural events
C-TCOs
DSCA • Trafficking in drugs, humans, weapons, money
CBRN
Maritime • Gap in maritime domain awareness
Aerospace
Missile Defense
The Arctic
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Maritime Warning and Response
Opportunity: Grow Day-To-Day Awareness
CT & FP
C-TCOs
DSCA • Clarify and energize NORAD’s Maritime Warning
CBRN mission
Maritime
Aerospace • Where appropriate, form response relationships
Missile Defense to properly train and exercise forces
The Arctic
• Grow capability to better
understand maritime authorities
and respond appropriately
• Work closely with U.S. and
Canadian Navies, Coast Guards,
RCMP Maritime Division, Mexican
Navy, and the Royal Bahamas
Defence Force
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Aerospace Warning and Control
Challenge: Command & Control Primacy
• No points for second place when presented
CT & FP
C-TCOs
with an immediate threat
DSCA • No longer just looking beyond our borders;
CBRN
Maritime both internal and external threats
Aerospace
Missile Defense
• Increasing concern with IAD & low, slow flier;
The Arctic challenging to air domain awareness
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Aerospace Warning and Control
Opportunity: Balancing with Other National Priorities
CT & FP • Respond quickly and correctly every time
C-TCOs
DSCA
• Maintain healthy air surveillance system
CBRN
• Challenge assumptions to prepare for
Maritime
Aerospace unknown threats
Missile Defense
The Arctic
• Streamline command & control
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Missile Defense
Challenge: Other Nations with Capability
CT & FP
C-TCOs • Several nations with unpredictable intent
DSCA developing capability to target North America
CBRN
Maritime • Ballistic missiles capable of carrying
Aerospace
Missile Defense
weapons of mass destruction
The Arctic
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Missile Defense
Opportunity: Better Understand Intentions, Capabilities
CT & FP
C-TCOs
DSCA
CBRN
Maritime
Aerospace
Missile Defense
The Arctic
• Execute with precision
• Assist in development of improved capability
• Address potential emerging threats
• Balance development, testing, training, and daily readiness
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The Arctic
Challenge: Newly Opened Arctic Waterways
CT & FP
C-TCOs
DSCA
CBRN
Maritime
Aerospace
Missile Defense
The Arctic
• Climate change creating new opportunities and risks
• Growing international interest and sovereignty concerns
• Increased potential for search & rescue and disaster response
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The Arctic
Opportunity: More Responsibility
CT & FP • Partner closely with Canada in planning,
C-TCOs
DSCA training, and operating
CBRN
• Leadership role in developing strategy and
Maritime
Aerospace advocating for capabilities
Missile Defense
The Arctic • Look ahead to potential near-term contingencies
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