Editing NORAD (section)

==Regions==
NORAD maintains a headquarters at [[Peterson Space Force Base]] near [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]. The NORAD and [[United States Northern Command|USNORTHCOM]] Command Center at Peterson SFB serves as a central collection and coordination facility for a worldwide system of sensors designed to provide the commander and the leadership of Canada and the U.S. with an accurate picture of any aerospace or maritime threat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.norad.mil/about/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509055446/http://www.norad.mil/about/index.html|url-status=dead|title=NORAD.mil: ''Organizational History''|archivedate=9 May 2013}}</ref> NORAD has administratively divided the North American landmass into three regions: 
*Alaska NORAD (ANR) Region – [[Eleventh Air Force (United States)|Eleventh Air Force]] (11&nbsp;AF)
*Canadian NORAD (CANR) Region – [[1 Canadian Air Division]] (1&nbsp;Cdn Air Div)
*Continental U.S. (CONR) Region – [[First Air Force]] (1&nbsp;AF/CONR-AFNORTH)

Both the CONR and CANR regions are divided into eastern and western sectors.

===Alaskan===
The [[Eleventh Air Force (United States)|Alaskan NORAD Region]] (ANR) maintains continuous capability to detect, validate and warn off any atmospheric threat in its area of operations from its Regional Operations Control Center (ROCC) at [[Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson]], Alaska.

ANR maintains the readiness to conduct a continuum of aerospace control missions, which include daily air sovereignty in peacetime, contingency and deterrence in time of tension, and active air defense against manned and unmanned air-breathing atmospheric vehicles in times of crisis.

ANR is supported by both active duty and reserve units. Active duty forces are provided by 11&nbsp;AF and the [[Canadian Armed Forces]] (CAF), and reserve forces provided by the [[Alaska Air National Guard]]. Both 11&nbsp;AF and the CAF provide active duty personnel to the ROCC to maintain continuous surveillance of Alaskan airspace.

===Canadian===
Canadian NORAD Region Headquarters is at [[CFB Winnipeg]], Manitoba. It was established on 22 April 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.norad.mil/Portals/29/Documents/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20NORAD%20%28current%20as%20of%20March%202014%29.pdf,|title=p. 41.}}</ref> It is responsible for providing surveillance and control of Canadian airspace. The [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] provides alert assets to NORAD. CANR is divided into two sectors, the Canada East Sector and Canada West Sector. Both Sector Operations Control Centers (SOCCs) are co-located at [[CFB North Bay]], Ontario. The routine operation of the SOCCs includes reporting track data, sensor status and aircraft alert status to NORAD headquarters. In 1996, CANR was renamed [[1&nbsp;Canadian Air Division]] and moved to [[CFB Winnipeg]].

Canadian air defense forces assigned to NORAD include [[409 Tactical Fighter Squadron]] at [[CFB Cold Lake]], Alberta and [[425 Tactical Fighter Squadron]] at [[CFB Bagotville]], Quebec.  All squadrons fly the [[McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet]] fighter aircraft.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cf-18-hornets-1.1003648 | title=Canada's CF-18 Hornets | work=CBC News | date=21 March 2011}}</ref>

To monitor for drug trafficking, the Canadian NORAD Region monitors all air traffic approaching the coast of Canada, in cooperation with the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] and the United States drug law enforcement agencies.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/war-conflict/defence/norad-watching-the-skies/topic---norad-watching-the-skies.html|title=CBC Archives|date=10 April 2013}}</ref> Any aircraft that has not filed a flight plan may be directed to land and be inspected by RCMP and [[Canada Border Services Agency]].

===Continental U.S.===
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The [[Continental NORAD Region]] (CONR) is the component of NORAD that provides airspace surveillance and control and directs air sovereignty activities for the [[Contiguous United States]] (CONUS). Since the terrorist attacks of [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001]], CONR has been the lead agency for [[Operation Noble Eagle]], an ongoing mission to protect the continental United States from airborne attacks.<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=May 17, 2022|title=Continental U.S. NORAD Region |url=https://www.norad.mil/About-NORAD/Continental-US-NORAD-Region/|website=[[North American Aerospace Defense Command]]}}</ref>

CONR is the NORAD designation of the United States Air Force [[First Air Force]]/AFNORTH. Its headquarters is located at [[Tyndall Air Force Base]], Florida. The First Air Force (1&nbsp;AF) became responsible for the USAF air defense mission in September 1990. AFNORTH is the United States Air Force component of [[United States Northern Command]] (NORTHCOM).

1&nbsp;AF/CONR-AFNORTH comprises [[Air National Guard]] Fighter Wings assigned an air defense mission to 1&nbsp;AF/CONR-AFNORTH on federal orders, made up primarily of citizen Airmen. The primary weapons systems are the [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] and [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon]] aircraft.

It plans, conducts, controls, coordinates and ensures air sovereignty and provides for the unilateral defense of the United States. A combined First Air Force command post is at Tyndall Air Force Base. The US East ROCC ([[Eastern Air Defense Sector]]), Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC) is at [[Rome, New York]]. The US West ROCC ([[Western Air Defense Sector]]) control center is at [[McChord Field]], Washington. Both maintain continuous surveillance of CONUS airspace.

In its role as the CONUS NORAD Region, 1&nbsp;AF/CONR-AFNORTH also performs counter-drug surveillance operations.