Commanders and Deputy Commanders
The Commander of NORAD is always a United States Defense Department Officer confirmed by the US Senate and from 2002 has simultaneously headed USNORTHCOM, while the Deputy Commander is always Canadian. During the course of NORAD's history there have been four different United States commands associated with NORAD:
| Name of Command | Abbreviations | Emblem | Association started | Association ended | Type of combatant command | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Defense Command Aerospace Defense Command |
ADC ADCOM |
15 November 1957 | 31 March 1980 | specified command | Air Defense Command re-designated as Aerospace Defense Command, 15 January 1968. A new JCS Unified Command Plan designated ADC as a specified command and changed its name to the Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM) on 1 July 1975. ADCOM inactivated on 31 March 1980 as specified command. Some components of ADCOM were reassigned to the Aerospace Defense Center, a USAF direct reporting unit assigned to Headquarters, NORAD that inactivated on 1 October 1986. | |
| Air Defense, Tactical Air Command | ADTAC | 1 October 1979 | 1 July 1987 | Air Division | Resource management responsibility of ADCOM's atmospheric defense units transferred to Tactical Air Command; ADTAC established under TAC at Air Division echelon level for command of transferred ADCOM forces. | |
| United States Space Command | USSPACECOM | 23 September 1985 | 1 October 2002 | functional unified command | merged with United States Strategic Command | |
| United States Northern Command | USNORTHCOM | 1 October 2002 | continuing | regional unified command |
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