NORAD

North American Aerospace Defense Command Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l'Amérique du Nord
Crest of North American Aerospace Defense Command
Founded	12 May 1958 (66 years, 5 months)[1]
Countries	Canada  United States
Type	Binational Command
Role	Conducting aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning in the defense of North America.[2]
Headquarters	Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Motto(s)	We Have the Watch
Emblem Colors	Blue Turquoise Yellow
Website	https://www.norad.mil/
Commanders
Commander	Gen Gregory M. Guillot, USAF[3]
Deputy Commander	LGen Blaise F. Frawley, RCAF
Vice Commander, U.S. Element	LTG Thomas Carden, USA
Command Senior Enlisted Leader	CMSgt John G. Storms, USAF

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD /ˈnɔːræd/), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization of the United States and Canada that provides aerospace warning, air sovereignty, and protection for Canada and the continental United States.^[4]

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