{"id":317484,"date":"2024-11-02T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=317484"},"modified":"2024-11-04T17:58:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:58:01","slug":"guillot-national-guard-vital-to-norad-u-s-northern-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=317484","title":{"rendered":"Guillot: National Guard vital to NORAD, U.S. Northern Command"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, Chief, National Guard Bureau, stand for a photo with National Guard Adjutants General conference attendees at the Colorado National Guard\u2019s 168th Regional Training Site, Fort Carson, Colorado, Oct. 29, 2024. The Adjutants General conference provided a venue for senior leaders to collaborate and synchronize efforts in the areas of Homeland Defense, Defense Support to Civil Authorities, and Security Cooperation. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely)
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\n Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, speaks with National Guard Adjutants General conference attendees at the Colorado National Guard\u2019s 168th Regional Training Site, Fort Carson, Colorado, Oct. 29, 2024. The Adjutants General conference provided a venue for senior leaders to collaborate and synchronize efforts in the areas of Homeland Defense, Defense Support to Civil Authorities, and Security Cooperation. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely)
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\n Gen. Steven Nordhaus, Chief, National Guard Bureau, joins Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, to speak with National Guard Adjutants General conference attendees at the Colorado National Guard\u2019s 168th Regional Training Site, Fort Carson, Colorado, Oct. 29, 2024. The Adjutants General conference provided a venue for senior leaders to collaborate and synchronize efforts in the areas of Homeland Defense, Defense Support to Civil Authorities, and Security Cooperation. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Zach Sheely)
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FORT CARSON, Colo. \u2013 The National Guard is a vital contributor to North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Gen. Gregory Guillot told National Guard adjutants general and senior enlisted leaders from the 50 states, three U.S. territories and the District of Columbia gathered in Colorado Springs on Oct. 29.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe success of NORAD\/USNORTHCOM starts and stops with the National Guard,\u201d Guillot, commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, said. \u201cWe are reliant on the National Guard in all facets of our missions to defend our homeland, conduct security cooperation activities with allies and partners, and support civil authorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike you in your states, we\u2019re not singularly focused,\u201d he said. \u201cBut everywhere I go, I see seamless integration with the reserve component. That will always be the secret sauce we have that our adversaries don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

NORAD is a United States and Canadian bi-national organization charged with aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning for North America. USNORTHCOM plans, organizes and executes homeland defense and civil support missions, but has few permanently assigned forces.<\/p>\n

The National Guard is the primary combat reserve of the Army and the Air Force. Because its units are manned, trained and equipped for the rigors of combat, Guardsmen are often called upon to work with civil authorities during crises in communities throughout the United States.<\/p>\n

Guillot praised the National Guard for its multi-state response that sent thousands of Guardsmen to the Southeast to respond to the devastation left by hurricanes Helene and Milton.<\/p>\n

The National Guard\u2019s top officer said the Guard\u2019s capacity and readiness to help communities in the wake of disaster is a strategic advantage\u2014and deterrence.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one of the benefits the National Guard brings,\u201d Air Force Gen. Steven Nordhaus, chief, National Guard Bureau, said. \u201cThe fact that our Guardsmen work with NORAD\/NORTHCOM, FEMA and interagency partners to quickly respond to any type of event that happens within our nation deters our enemies from thinking anything they could do to affect us would have long term implications.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Guard is 430,000 strong,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are forward deployed in every American ZIP code to provide support wherever we\u2019re needed.\u201d<\/p>\n

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said the Department of Defense is FEMA\u2019s biggest partner and a force multiplier. She commended the Guard\u2019s ability to rapidly activate forces through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.<\/p>\n

The EMAC helps during governor-declared states of emergency or disasters through a responsive, straightforward system that allows states to send personnel, equipment and commodities to assist with response and recovery efforts in other states.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Guard is so agile and a critical piece of what we do at FEMA,\u201d Criswell said.<\/p>\n

She encouraged the adjutants general to use the EMAC as much as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s quicker to get resources where they\u2019re needed as soon as possible,\u201d she said. \u201cThrough the EMAC, the Guard can help meet the scale of any disaster that overwhelms local response agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n

National Guard and NORAD\/NORTHCOM leaders discussed key focus areas on the North American continent including strengthening interagency and international partnerships, countering unmanned aircraft systems, the strategic importance of the Arctic, defense support to civil authorities and protecting critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Nordhaus said the adjutants general are the best conduits in their states to make the necessary connections at the local level to nurture and establish partnerships with civil authorities.<\/p>\n

When the Marshall Fire\u2014the most destructive fire in Colorado history\u2014destroyed almost a thousand homes in north central Colorado in December 2021, the Colorado National Guard began working even closer with interagency partners to identify critical infrastructure and examine the interdependencies that exist therein.<\/p>\n

Army Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan, the adjutant general of Colorado, encouraged her peers to do the same in their states.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really a whole of society approach,\u201d Clellan said, \u201cit\u2019s about getting the right people together at the table and developing a plan before it\u2019s too late.\u201d<\/p>\n

National Guardsmen also perform steady state homeland defense and security operations\u2014an assortment of capabilities Guillot described as just in case and just in time.<\/p>\n

These include the Aerospace Control Alert mission\u2014a national network of fully-loaded aircraft, ready to respond to airborne threats or aggression at a moment\u2019s notice, ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile defense, civil support teams, counterdrug and cyber operations, and Southwest Border support.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for your contributions to our nation,\u201d Guillot said. \u201cI am grateful for your commitment to be Always Ready, Always There.\u201d<\/p>\n

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