Latest "NORTHCOM" stories

Campaigning at the top of the world: The Arctic and homeland defense

It is becoming increasingly apparent that competitors, such as Russia and China, desire to influence international norms and alter the behaviors of allies, partners and Arctic-focused countries for the benefit of these competitor nations.

By Gen. Glen D. VanHerck

6 months ago

Pentagon plan for homeland cruise missile defense taking shape

The Pentagon is narrowing in on a plan for cruise missile defense for the homeland as think tank unveils its suggested architecture to protect against the growing threat.

7 months ago

Military commands spent pandemic money on space analytics, IT upgrades

The U.S. military commands responsible for North America misused at least $19 million in COVID-19 relief money on space-related data analytics connected to the Pentagon’s JADC2 endeavor, as well as office information technology upgrades, investigators said.

By Joe Gould and Colin Demarest

9 months ago

This Army unit is doing everything from fighting fires to resettling refugees

A variety of missions hit ARNORTH every year. Their newest puzzle - protecting troops in transit.

10 months ago

NORAD, NORTHCOM want $80 million to test SpaceX and OneWeb in the Arctic

The military hopes the new satellite internet providers could help fill its long-standing Arctic connectivity gap.

By Nathan Strout

20 months ago

Why Space Command should stay in Colorado Springs

In this commentary, a former commander of NORAD and NORTHCOM argues why he supports reviewing the process that selected Huntsville, Alabama, over Colorado's Peterson Air Force Base for U.S. Space Command's headquarters.

By Gen. Gene Renuart (ret.)

23 months ago