Editing NORAD (section)

{{Short description|Combined organization of the US and Canada providing air defence for North America}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = North American Aerospace Defense Command<br/>Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l'Amérique du Nord
| image                         = North American Aerospace Defense Command logo.svg
| caption                       = Crest of North American Aerospace Defense Command
| dates                         = 
| start_date                    = {{nowrap|12 May 1958<br />({{Age in years and months|1958|5|12}})}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/Fact-Sheets/Article-View/Article/578772/norad-agreement/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.norad.mil%2FNewsroom%2FFact-Sheets%2FArticle-View%2FArticle%2F578772%2Fnorad-agreement%2F|title=NORAD Agreement|website=North American Aerospace Defense Command}}</ref>
| countries                     = {{flag|Canada}}<br>{{flag|United States}}
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| type                          = Binational Command
| role                          = Conducting aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning in the defense of North America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/Fact-Sheets/Article-View/Article/578770/north-american-aerospace-defense-command/|title = North American Aerospace Defense Command}}</ref>
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| garrison                      = [[Peterson Space Force Base]], [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], Colorado, U.S.
| garrison_label                = Headquarters
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| motto                         = We Have the Watch
| colours                        = Blue<br>Turquoise<br>Yellow
| colours_label                  = Emblem Colors
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| battle_honours                = <!-- Commanders -->
| commander1                    = [[General (United States)|Gen]] [[Gregory M. Guillot]], [[United States Air Force|USAF]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.norad.mil/Leadership/|title=Leadership|website=www.norad.mil}}</ref>
| commander1_label              = [[Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command|Commander]]
| commander2                    = [[Lieutenant-general (Canada)|LGen]] Blaise F. Frawley, [[Royal Canadian Air Force|RCAF]]
| commander2_label              = [[Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command#Deputy Commander|Deputy Commander]]
| commander3                    = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|LTG]] [[Thomas Carden]], [[United States Army|USA]]
| commander3_label              = Vice Commander, U.S. Element
| commander4                    = [[Chief master sergeant#United States|CMSgt]] John G. Storms, [[United States Air Force|USAF]]
| commander4_label              = Command Senior Enlisted Leader
| notable_commanders            = <!-- Insignia -->
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| website                       = {{URL|https://www.norad.mil|norad.mil}}
}}
[[File:NORAD Region-Sector Map.jpg|thumb|350px|A map of NORAD regions and sectors]]

'''North American Aerospace Defense Command''' ('''NORAD''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|ɔɹ|æ|d}}; {{langx|fr|Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l'Amérique du Nord}}, CDAAN), known until March 1981 as the '''North American Air Defense Command''', is a [[Combined operations|combined organization]] of the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Canada and the [[continental United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/FactSheets/ArticleView/tabid/3991/Article/1056/north-american-aerospace-defense-command.aspx|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101125532/http://www.norad.mil/Newsroom/FactSheets/ArticleView/tabid/3991/Article/1056/north-american-aerospace-defense-command.aspx|url-status=dead|title=NORAD – Fact Sheet|archivedate=1 November 2013}}</ref> 

Headquarters for NORAD and the NORAD/[[United States Northern Command]] (USNORTHCOM) center are located at [[Peterson Space Force Base]] in [[El Paso County, Colorado|El Paso County]], near [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]].  The nearby [[Cheyenne Mountain Complex]] has the Alternate Command Center.  The [[Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command|NORAD commander and deputy commander]] are, respectively, a [[General (United States)|United States four-star general]] or equivalent and a [[Lieutenant-general (Canada)|Canadian lieutenant-general]] or equivalent.