LTG Edward G. Anderson IIIDeputy Commander2 Dec 03

United States Northern Command

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Outline

•Where We Have Been

•USNORTHCOM Today

• The Way Ahead

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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

USNORTHCOM Mission

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Full Operational Capability, 9-11-03

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Area of Responsibility

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USNORTHCOMAOR

“Forward Regions”

Other Regional Combatant Command

Areas of Responsibility

“Approaches”

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

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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 6

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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”7

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NGB

JFHQ-HLS

Norfolk, VA

TF East

Peterson AFB, CO

USNORTHCOM

NAVNORTHFLEET-West

(3rd FLEET)

San Diego, CA

NAVNORTHFLEET-East(2nd FLEET)

Norfolk, VA QRFsRRFs

AlertForces

FORCES / JTFs/ Task Forces(OPCON as Required)

Mission Specific Forces “Chopped” by EXORD or DEPORD

Ft McPherson, GA

JFLCC(ARNORTH)

TF West

Norfolk, VA

JFMCC(NAVNORTH)

AlertForces

NORAD

Tyndall, FL

JFACC(1st AF)

JFACC(11th AF)

Elmendorf, AK

JTF Alaska( ALCOM )

AlertA/C

AlertA/C

USELEMCMOC

JTF6

COCOM

OPCON

OPCON As Required

COORD

USCG

JTFCS

Operational C2 Structure

Norfolk, VA

MARFORNORTHNORTHAF

Langley, VA Ft McPherson, GA

ARNORTH

Norfolk, VA

NAVNORTH JFHQ-NCR

Ft. Meyer, VA

IPT

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USNORTHCOM Priorities

• Missile defense

• Maritime interdiction operations

• CONPLAN 2002

• Organizational refinements

• Relationships with homeland defense and homeland security partners

• Total force integration

• Anti-terrorism / force protection

• Critical infrastructure protection

• 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

10FOC is a step on the journey

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Implementing the Vision

• Transforming the Way We Operate• 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 12

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Final Thoughts…

USNORTHCOM is ready to defend the Homeland

• 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 13

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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

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• 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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• 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

Value of Determined Promise-03