NorthCom 2
NorthCom 2 : U. S. Northern Command. NorthCom is a military command established in 2002 to provide, in addition to other duties, military assistance to civil authorities including consequence management operations. NorthCom plans, organizes, and executes homeland defense and civil support missions, but has few permanently assigned forces. "Consequence management operations" means NorthCom will provide military assistance to local civilian authorities in dealing with terrorist attacks, natural disasters and drug intervention operations, but is not intended as a domestic military police. NorthCom can deploy forces from four military branches and the Coast Guard. Jurisdiction is within 500 miles of the shorelines of the U.S. and its continental neighbors, and parts of the Caribbean. Based in Colorado
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