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The commander of NORAD is nominated for appointment by the President of the United States and must be confirmed by the United States Senate. Prior to 2001, the title for the commander of NORAD was called the Commander-in-Chief of the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The commander of NORAD typically serves for two years.
A map of NORAD regions and sectors. North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD / ˈ n ɔːr æ d /; French: Commandement de la Défense Aérospatiale de l'Amérique du Nord, CDAAN), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Canada and the ...
A top Air Force commander at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been nominated to be the next chief of the National Guard Bureau, just a bit more than a week before the ...
Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) and Commander, First Air Force (Air Forces Northern/AFNORTH and Air Forces Space/AFSPACE) (1 AF) U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM) Air National Guard (ANG) Major General Michael A. Valle [125] [a] U.S. Air Force: Second Air Force
The commander of U.S. Northern Command concurrently serves as the commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and is the head of all United States and Canadian joint aerospace military operational forces, stationed within the Northern American territories.
Lori Jean Robinson (born c. 1959) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as commander of the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) from May 2016 to May 2018.
John V. Meyer III is a United States Army major general who serves as the Chief of Staff, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command, Peterson Space Force Base. [1] [2]
In early 2015, Admiral William E. Gortney, commander of NORAD and NORTHCOM, announced a $700 million contract with Raytheon to move systems into the complex to shield it from electromagnetic pulse attack, with additional work to be done at Vandenberg and Offutt. According to Gortney, "because of the very nature of the way that Cheyenne Mountain ...