NORAD/USNORTHCOM Change of Command 2020 [Image 16 of 20]

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES

08.20.2020

Photo by Dennis Carlyle 

United States Space Command

Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, incoming commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, accepts the NORAD guidon from Canadian Armed Forces Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jonathan H. Vance during a change of command ceremony held at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Aug. 20, 2020. NORAD is the only bi-national command in the world, responsible for aerospace warning and aerospace control for North America. Aerospace warning includes the detection, validation, and warning of attack against North America whether by aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles, through mutual support arrangements with other commands. (U.S. Department of Defense photo by Lewis Carlyle)

• Date Taken: 08.20.2020
• Date Posted: 08.31.2020 16:22
• Photo ID: 6322556
• VIRIN: 200820-F-CN249-0350
• Resolution: 5988x3380
• Size: 8.91 MB
• Location: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, US