The 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 also 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 #Military forces are provided by 11 AF and the #Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), and reserve forces provided by the Alaska Air National Guard. Both 11 AF and the CAF provide active duty personnel to the ROCC to maintain continuous surveillance of Alaskan airspace.


0:00-0:05 A USAF F-16 #Aircraft is towed to maintainers on a flightline.
0:05-0:13 A USAF F-16 aircraft lands at an Arctic airfield
0:13-0:17 A RCAF CF-18 aircraft taxis on a runway
0:17-0:23 A RCAF CF-18 aircraft lands at an Arctic airfield
0:23-0:30 A USAF F-16 aircraft lands at an Arctic airfield
0:30-0:36 A NATO E-3 AWACS and USAF KC-135 aircraft in flight
0:36-0:40 A USAF B1-B and F-16 in flight
0:40-0:45 A USAF F-16 aircraft flies over an Arctic location
0:45-0:53 A USAF KC-135 lands at an Arctic airfield
0:53-1:19 An aircraft flies over Arctic scenery
1:19-1:24 An aircraft flies behind a refueling aircraft with the boom extended.
1:24-1:34 Two USAF F-16s and a KC-135 fly in formation over Arctic scenery
1:34-1:43 A RCAF CF-18 lands at an Arctic airfield while the Mobile #Aircraft Arresting System is engaged

"The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."

Credit to : 1st Lt. Sable Brown
North American Aerospace Defense Command