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Also Known As North American Aerospace Defense Command • North American Air Defense Command
Date 1957 - present
Areas Of Involvement warning system • defense
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NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters
NORAD and USNORTHCOM alternate command centre, Cheyenne Mountain Complex
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