The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a binational United States and Canadian organization charged with the missions of aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America. Aerospace warning includes the monitoring of manmade objects in space, and the detection, validation and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles or space vehicles, utilizing mutual support arrangements with other commands. Aerospace control includes ensuring air sovereignty and air defense of the airspace of Canada and the United States. 

ALCOM was established in 1947 to provide unity of command in the effort to defend and protect the North American region, and provide humanitarian support to Alaskan neighbors. Today, Alaska continues to be a strategic location, and ALCOM’s leadership in joint training, homeland defense, civil support, mission assurance, humanitarian services, and security cooperation to defend the United States is crucial.

Eleventh Air Force is an integrated warfighting team for the second island chain; readying our Airmen, installations and organizations to project combat-ready forces to the Indo-Pacific and around the world. We detect, deter, defend, defeat, and prevail over any threats throughout Alaska, Hawaii, and Guam while simultaneously defending the homeland and being arctic ready. Eleventh Air Force boasts the largest concentration of fifth-generation fighter aircraft, all of the Pacific's joint bases, and is a total-force integrator able to meet any threat head-on.

The 673d ABW consists of four groups that operate and maintain the joint base for air sovereignty, combat training, force staging and throughput operations in support of worldwide contingencies. The wing supports and enables three AF total-force wings, an Army division, and 55 other tenant units. In addition, the wing provides medical care to over 35,000 service members, dependents, VA patients and retirees throughout Alaska.

3rd Wing is the largest and principal unit within 11th Air Force. A composite organization, it provides air supremacy, surveillance, worldwide airlift, and agile combat support forces to project power and reach. The wing supports and defends U.S. interests in the Asia Pacific region and around the world by providing units ready for worldwide air-power projection and a base capable of meeting PACOM's theater-staging and throughput requirements.  

The 176th Wing is an elite force composed of more than 1,500 well-trained professional Airmen who integrate seamlessly into all Department of Defense, Active Component, Air Reserve Command, and Defense Support to Civil Authorities operations. They conduct missions of Combat Search and Rescue, and Agile Combat Support for Air Expeditionary Force tasking, and Strategic Airlift, Homeland Defense, and Defense Support to Civil Authorities.

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