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U.S. Response II: NORAD Commander to Head Northern Command U.S. President George W. Bush has selected Air Force Gen. Ralph Eberhart to head the newly created Northern Command, the U.S. Defense Department said yesterday (see GSN, May 8). Eberhart is a four-star general who currently commands the Northern Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The Senate must confirm his nomination before he takes charge of the Northern Command, which will be responsible for coordinating homeland defense (Associated Press/Chicago Tribune, May 9). “It is an honor to be nominated as the first commander of U.S. Northern Command,” said Eberhart, who will retain command of NORAD. “Our job will be to preserve the nation’s security by defending the American people where they live and work.” Senior Canadian military officials praised the selection of Eberhart to head the new U.S. command but did not say whether Canada would join it as they had NORAD. “We’re not at the stage” where that decision has to be made, NORAD Canadian Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Ken Pennie said. “But I think that the NORAD model is excellent. It’s responsive to both governments.” The Northern Command is to begin operations in October at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado, according to the Globe and Mail (Paul Koring, Globe and Mail, May 9).
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