Aerospace and defense news from Central-to-North Mississippi and Central Louisiana region.
Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Hell or coronavirus, NORAD on job
The ongoing war against the coronavirus hasn't stopped either U.S. Northern Command or North American Aerospace Defense Command from defending North America against meddling Russian aircraft or North Korean missile launches, the commands' top officer, Air Force Gen. Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, said. (Source: DoD 04/21/20) Gulf Coast Note: Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region - First Air Force (Air Forces Northern) is one of eight numbered AF commands assigned to Air Combat Command. It’s HQs is at Tyndall AFB, Fla., and has sole responsibility for ensuring the air sovereignty and air defense of the continental US, Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. As the Continental U.S. Region (CONR) for NORAD, the bi-national North American Aerospace Defense Command provides air defense in the form of airspace surveillance and airspace control. CONR- 1st AF (AFNORTH) is also the designated air component command for U.S. Northern Command. https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/2157756/covid-19-doesnt-stop-homeland-defense/.
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