ALCOM was charged with the defense of Alaska and its surrounding waters, and to furnish humanitarian support during disasters, such as the 1964 Alaska earthquake. The Alaskan Air Command, United States Army Alaska and the Navy's Alaskan Sea Frontier were the three original ALCOM service components.

Alaskan Command (ALCOM) is a subunified command of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). ALCOM is headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska-based forces include more than 20,000 Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine personnel, and 4,700 Guardsmen and Reservists.

Alaskan Command (ALCOM), in coordination with trusted partners, conducts homeland defense, civil support, mission assurance, and security cooperation within the ALCOM area of operations to defend and secure the United States and its interests.

The Alaskan Command (ALCOM) was created in January 1947. As the first Unified Command under the Department of Defense, ALCOM was headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage where it controlled all military forces in Alaska.

Jun 1, 1994 · Lt. Gen. Case A. Cunningham is the Commander, Alaskan Command, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Region (ANR), and Eleventh Air Force, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

Nov 3, 2014 · Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel approved a proposal on Oct. 27 to reassign Alaskan Command, a sub-unified command commonly known as ALCOM to the U.S. Northern Command, which is the military's combatant command …

Apr 22, 2020 · The Alaskan NORAD Region directs bilateral air operations with Canada within Alaska to ensure defense against all hostile airborne threats. Alaskan Command integrates activities of more than 21,000 active duty, Guard and Reserve members from all military services in Alaska as a sub-unified command of U.S. Northern Command.