U.S. Northern Command

U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), founded in 2002, is a U.S. government unified combatant command headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, responsible for homeland defense, civil support, and security cooperation in North America, including Canada and Mexico. Key activities include aerospace warning and control via partnership with NORAD, counter-drug operations through Joint Task Force North, and space domain awareness via U.S. Space Forces Northern. In UAP/UFO contexts, USNORTHCOM monitors and intercepts unidentified anomalous phenomena, as mandated by the FY2026 NDAA requiring AARO briefings on intercepts since 2004, including details on procedures and data collected. Notable involvement includes Gen. Glen VanHerck's 2023 comments on 2023 UAP shootdowns over North America, refusing to rule out extraterrestrial origins while assessing threats. Current status: Active, confronting increased UAP incursions near military sites amid congressional oversight pushes for transparency.