# United States Northern Command **Aliases:** USNORTHCOM; NORTHCOM **Entity class:** Geographic combatant command ## Definition **United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)** is the geographic combatant command responsible for homeland defense and defense support of civil authorities in its assigned area. It has relatively few permanently assigned forces and organizes missions through component commands, joint task forces, interagency coordination, and assigned capabilities. ## Relationships - **type:** [[wiki/Combatant Command|combatant command]]. - **established:** [[wiki/Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel|JIATF-CC]]. - **former subordinate organization:** [[wiki/Joint Task Force North|JTF-North]]. - **coordinates with:** [[wiki/Homeland Security Task Force National Coordination Center|HSTF NCC]] and federal partners. ## Sources / Provenance - [USNORTHCOM — About](https://www.northcom.mil/About/) - [USNORTHCOM — JIATF-CC established](https://www.northcom.mil/Newsroom/News/Article/Article/4381245/joint-interagency-task-force-counter-cartel-jiatf-cc-established/)