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United States
Northern Command
LTG Edward G. Anderson III
Deputy Commander
2 Dec 03
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Outline
• Where We Have Been
• USNORTHCOM Today
• The Way Ahead
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USNORTHCOM Mission
Conduct military operations to –
• Deter, prevent and defeat threats to the United
States, its territories and interests within
assigned area of responsibility
• Provide military assistance to civil authorities,
including consequence management operations
as directed by the President or Secretary of
Defense
Full Operational Capability, 9-11-03
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Area of Responsibility
“Forward Regions”
Other Regional
Combatant Command
Areas of Responsibility
“Approaches”
USNORTHCOM
AOR
Air, land, and
maritime not part
of the Homeland
“Homeland”
Alaska, CONUS, Puerto Rico,
US Virgin Islands
“Forward Regions”
Other Regional
Combatant Command
Areas of Responsibility
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The Road to FOC
• Three capstone events that lead to full operational
capability (FOC)
• Two were planned
• Initial Operational Capability, 1 Oct 02
• Determined Promise 03, Aug 03
• One was unplanned
• Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, Mar 03
• Combination of planning, exercises, and real-world
events catapulted the Command forward
FOC does not equal end state
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Today’s Threat Environment
• The threat is real
• Intent on attacking the Homeland
• Adaptive, patient and well financed
• Weapons of mass destruction are the
weapon of first choice
• Must not become complacent
– It’s not if, it’s when
Deter and prevent, rather than clean-up afterwards…
Will require collaborative efforts of everyone
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USNORTHCOM Today
• Moving beyond FOC
• Refining our operational processes
• Operation NOBLE EAGLE
• Maritime interception operations
• Working with USSOUTHCOM
• Quick Reaction Forces and Ready Reaction Forces Deployments
• Futures Group
• Strengthening and exercising relationships
• National Exercise Plan--Department of Homeland Security
• Deliberate Planning
• Missile Defense
• CONPLAN 2002 Homeland Defense
• CAMPLAN 2525-02 Operation NOBLE EAGLE
“Protecting Americans where they live and work”
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Operational C2 Structure
Peterson AFB, CO
NGB
USELEM
CMOC
NORAD
Langley, VA
ARNORTH
Tyndall, FL
JTF Alaska
JFACC
(1st
AF)
MARFORNORTH
JFACC
Alert
A/C
USCG
Norfolk, VA
Norfolk, VA
NAVNORTH
JFHQ-HLS
Ft McPherson, GA
Norfolk, VA
JFLCC
JFMCC
(ARNORTH)
(NAVNORTH)
QRFs
RRFs
( ALCOM )
(11th AF)
Norfolk, VA
Ft McPherson, GA
NORTHAF
Elmendorf, AK
USNORTHCOM
Alert
A/C
TF East
TF West
JTF
CS
San Diego, CA
Norfolk, VA
NAVNORTH
FLEET-West
NAVNORTH
FLEET-East
(3rd FLEET)
(2nd FLEET)
Alert
Forces
Ft. Meyer, VA
JFHQ-NCR
IPT
JTF
6
Alert
Forces
FORCES / JTFs/ Task Forces
(OPCON as Required)
COCOM
OPCON
OPCON As Required
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COORD
Mission Specific Forces “Chopped” by EXORD or DEPORD
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USNORTHCOM Priorities
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Missile defense
Maritime interdiction operations
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CONPLAN 2002
Organizational refinements
Relationships with homeland defense and homeland
security partners
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Total force integration
Anti-terrorism / force protection
Critical infrastructure protection
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Theater Security Cooperation
Situational awareness improvements
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USNORTHCOM Strategic Vision
• Layered, integrated defense of the United States in all
environments within the AOR -- air, space, land,
maritime, and cyberspace
• Lead turn events and provide seamless, sustainable,
responsive military assistance to civil authorities dealing
with complex requirements and catastrophic situations
• Information management and sharing, particularly in the
interagency arena
• Close cooperation with our neighbors for continental
security
FOC is a step on the journey
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Implementing the Vision
• Transforming the Way We Operate
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Combined Intelligence Fusion Center
Joint Force Headquarters-National Capital Region
JTF-6  JIATF North
Standing Joint Force Headquarters-North
• Theater Security Cooperation--Continental Security
• Canada
– Bi-National Planning Group
– Great history of cooperation within the AOR
• Mexico
– Small steps towards improving the relationship
– Complex and challenging, but moving forward
• Reserve Component
• Refining the role of the Reserve Component in Homeland defense
• Total Force Integration Study
• ASD (RA) Rebalancing Forces Study
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Moving Forward
• Deterring through plans and exercises
• Practice and prepare
• Lets the enemy know we are ready
• Supporting operations in the forward regions
• Help other Commands find and fix the enemy
• Keeps it an away game
Everyday without an attack is a victory for deterrence
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Final Thoughts…
USNORTHCOM is ready to defend the Homeland
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24 hours a day
7 days a week
365 days a year
Always capable of providing MACA
Homeland defense is our #1 priority—we cannot fail
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Back-Ups
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Index of Back-Ups
1. OIF Operations
2. Value of DP 03
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Operation IRAQI FREEDOM
• Decisive moment in focusing on Homeland Defense
• Situation no longer hypothetical--this was for real
• Operations required that we configure our staff and
components for wartime
• Physically--Battle staff and functional components
• Mentally--Adopted a war-fighting mindset
• Validated the absolute necessity for interagency
coordination
• Forced to work relationships with brand new agencies
• Able to build on work done by USJFCOM, National Guard
and others
Reinforced the Value of USNORTHCOM in Homeland Defense
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Value of Determined Promise-03
• Scope of the exercise meant all players were involved
• Local, State, DoD, and Non-DoD
• Assessed our own capabilities
• Helped us establish our way ahead
• Demonstrated Department of Homeland Security the value
of cooperative exercises
• Reduced real-world seams with DHS
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