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Military unit
The Alaska Defense Command (ADC) was a military formation of the United States Army. It was established on 4 February 1941, responsible for coordinating
Alaska_Defense_Command
Joint subordinate unified command of the United States Northern Command
Command, responsible for operations in and around the State of Alaska. Alaskan Command is charged with maintaining air sovereignty, deploying forces for
Alaskan_Command
Military unit
Eastern Defense Command Central Defense Command Southern Defense Command Alaska Defense Command Antiaircraft Command (United States) Caribbean Defense Command
Western_Defense_Command
Command responsible for South American area
Base Command Greenland Base Command Bermuda Base Command Alaska Defense Command Antiaircraft Command (United States) Northwest Service Command Icelandic
United States Southern Command
United_States_Southern_Command
American lieutenant general (1886–1945)
served in the Pacific Theater. As commanding general of Alaska Defense Command, Buckner commanded American-Canadian forces in the Aleutian Islands campaign
Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr.
Military unit
The Alaska State Defense Force (ASDF) is the state defense force of Alaska. It is one of 18 such forces in the United States. The Alaska State Defense Force
Alaska_State_Defense_Force
US joint military command
responsibilities of the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) would be likewise expanded to include the air defense of Alaska and the Northeast. UCP 1956 also
United States Indo-Pacific Command
United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command
American anti-aircraft army command
established four defense commands for both antiaircraft and coastal defense: Northeastern (later Eastern), Southern, Central and Western. Alaska was originally
Antiaircraft Command (United States)
Antiaircraft_Command_(United_States)
Military unit
Western Defense Command Southern Defense Command Eastern Defense Command Alaska Defense Command Antiaircraft Command (United States) Caribbean Defense Command
Central_Defense_Command
Formerly the ground element of the U.S. Alaskan Command (1994–2022)
States Army Alaska (USARAK or "America's Arctic Warriors") was a military command of the United States Army located in the U.S. state of Alaska. A subordinate
United_States_Army_Alaska
Military unit
Defense Command Central Defense Command Eastern Defense Command Alaska Defense Command Antiaircraft Command (United States) Caribbean Defense Command
Southern_Defense_Command
US Air Force division in Alaska
Forces, and is the force provider for Alaskan Command, the Alaska North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and other unified commanders. The Commander
Eleventh_Air_Force
Military unit
Western Defense Command Central Defense Command Southern Defense Command Alaska Defense Command Antiaircraft Command (United States) Caribbean Defense Command
Eastern_Defense_Command
Former US military formation
Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) was a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense, tasked with air defense for the continental
Continental Air Defense Command
Continental_Air_Defense_Command
Inactive United States Air Force unit
defense system of Alaska, exercise direct control of all active measures, and coordinate all passive means of air defense. In addition, the command also
Alaskan_Air_Command
Bi-national military alliance
North American Aerospace Defense Command (commonly abbreviated to NORAD /ˈnɔːræd/ NΟR-ad; French: Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l'Amérique
NORAD
Former U.S. Air Force major command
Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Force, responsible for air defense of the continental United States. It was activated
Aerospace_Defense_Command
together 2,000 immediate U.S military in the Aleutian Islands by the Alaska Defense Command. It was thought through reconnaissance that Amchitka was occupied
Landing_at_Amchitka
US military facility in Anchorage, Alaska
Alaskan Command, 11th Air Force, U.S. Army Alaska, and the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region. Major units assigned are: 673d Air
Elmendorf_Air_Force_Base
Alaska
Guard Alaska State Defense Force Assembly of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska History of Alaska Prehistory of Alaska History of slavery in Alaska Russian
Outline_of_Alaska
United States Army post in Fairbanks, Alaska
Area. The installation is managed by U.S. Army Garrison Alaska (USAG Alaska) and the senior command is 11th Airborne Division. Fort Wainwright was formerly
Fort_Wainwright
Military unit
Defense Wing is a discontinued United States Air Force organization. It was assigned to the Alaskan Air Command at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska,
5070th_Air_Defense_Wing
Component of the US Army and military of the U.S. state of Alaska
Alaska Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Along with the Alaska
Alaska_Army_National_Guard
Military units under the sole control of a U.S. state government
authorized by state and federal law and are under the command of the governor of each state. State defense forces are distinct from their state's National Guard
State_defense_force
Army service component command of the United States Army
(USPACOM). It may also serve as a Joint Task Force headquarters. The command has forces in Alaska, Hawaii, Japan, and South Korea. It also performs missions in
United_States_Army_Pacific
Military unit
Richardson. The 4th formed the nucleus for the Alaska Defense Command to deter a Japanese invasion of Alaska. The Japanese began to build up forces on the
4th Infantry Regiment (United States)
4th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)
Unit of the US Air National Guard for the State of Alaska
forwarded to the North American Aerospace Defense Command inside Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, Colorado. The Alaska Air National Guard was formed in Anchorage
Alaska_Air_National_Guard
U.S. Army National Guard brigade
Fort Greely, Alaska, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, and Fort Drum, New York manned by national guardsmen of the 49th Missile Defense Battalion
100th_Missile_Defense_Brigade
US Air Force military airport on Shemya island in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska
Army Air Force Forward Base: Shemya, Alaska, May 1943 – December 1945 (PDF). Office of History – Alaskan Air Command. Archived from the original (PDF) on
Eareckson_Air_Station
United States military joint training exercise
exercise conducted by the United States Armed Forces in the Gulf of Alaska. Alaskan Command (ALCOM) uses Alaskan training ranges to conduct this operation
Exercise_Northern_Edge
After Congress approved the completion of the Alaska Railroad from Seward to Fairbanks in 1914, it was decided that a new town should be built as a port
History_of_Anchorage,_Alaska
Military unit
Interceptor Squadron provides aerospace control for homeland defense missions in the Alaska Theater of Operations. Activated in 1940 as a Southwest Air
18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
18th_Fighter_Interceptor_Squadron
World War II campaign between Allied and Imperial Japanese forces
Bombardment Group recalled: General Simon B. Buckner Jr. [of the Alaska Defense Command] said to us that the Japanese would have the opportunity to set
Aleutian_Islands_campaign
US Air Force General
Command, MacDill AFB, Fla. August 2016 – August 2018, commander, Alaskan Region, North American Aerospace Defense Command; commander, Alaskan Command
Kenneth_S._Wilsbach
US AI military intelligence program
November 2025 it was used by the Alaska State Defense Force, during emergency response to Typhoon Halong, in western Alaska to display real-time GPS locations
Project_Maven
article lists sites in the United States, most responsible to Army Air Defense Command; however, the Army also deployed Nike missiles to Europe as part of
List_of_Nike_missile_sites
Military unit
Air Defense, Tactical Air Command (ADTAC) was a Named Unit of the United States Air Force, and operated at the Numbered Air Force echelon of Tactical
Air Defense, Tactical Air Command
Air_Defense,_Tactical_Air_Command
US Air Force units
Expeditionary Group. Reassigned to Elmendorf Field, Alaska for six months of post-war arctic operations in Alaska. On 3 May 1947, the group and its subordinate
28th_Operations_Group
US military installation in Anchorage, Alaska
is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Command (ALCOM), Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Joint Task Force-Alaska (JTF-AK), the 11th Airborne Division, Eleventh
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
Joint_Base_Elmendorf–Richardson
United States Army general (1889–1958)
War I, he was prominent during World War II as commander of the Alaska Defense Command's Amchitka Task Force and the 10th Mountain Division. The son of
Lloyd_E._Jones
Unified combatant command of the US Armed Forces
States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States Department of Defense. The command is tasked with
United States Northern Command
United_States_Northern_Command
US Air Force officer and recipient of the Purple Heart medal
castigated by General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., Commander of the Alaska Defense Command, for "being where you had no business being". Buckner was later
William_O._Eareckson
Officer Management Office". "Maj. Gen. Richardson assumes command of 1st Cav Div". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. 21 July 2021. Retrieved
List of United States Military Academy alumni
List_of_United_States_Military_Academy_alumni
Land service branch of the U.S. military
establishes Army Cyber Command". army.mil. Retrieved 28 June 2016. "About the Command – United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command". smdc.army.mil
United_States_Army
Surgeon in the Imperial Japanese Army
public exposure. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., the US commander of the Alaska Defense Command (ADC), on learning that the diary claimed that the Americans had
Paul_Nobuo_Tatsuguchi
United States anti-ballistic missile system
orbit. As of 2019, a Missile Defense Review has requested 20 additional interceptors to be based in Fort Greely, Alaska, though their delivery has not
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense
Ground-Based_Midcourse_Defense
List of military components of the U.S. Defense Department
The chain of command of the U.S. Department of Defense leads from the president (as commander-in-chief) through the secretary of defense down to the newest
List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense
List_of_components_of_the_U.S._Department_of_Defense
Former U.S. Air Force major command
Northeast Air Command (NEAC) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, responsible for the operation and defense of air bases in Greenland, Labrador
Northeast_Air_Command
of 1903. Major General; Head of Protection Branch, Office of Civilian Defense Leslie Groves, Class of 1918 Alfred Gruenther, Class of 1919 Hubert R.
List of World War II military personnel educated at the United States Military Academy
List_of_World_War_II_military_personnel_educated_at_the_United_States_Military_Academy
U.S. Air Force general (born 1971)
Central Command. "Department Of Defense Off-Camera Press Briefing By Major General Alexus Grynkewich". www.war.gov. U.S. Department of Defense. 23 January
Alexus_Grynkewich
Military unit
Iceland Base Command (IBC) is an inactive United States Army organization. It was established for the United States defense of the Kingdom of Iceland during
Iceland_Base_Command
Lead ship of the US Navy Alaska class of large cruisers
USS Alaska was the lead ship of the Alaska-class "large cruisers" which served with the United States Navy during the end of World War II. She was the
USS_Alaska_(CB-1)
Military unit
America. Thus Pacific Command operated in close cooperation with Western Defense Command to the south and with Alaska Defense Command to the north. The troops
Pacific Command (Canadian Army)
Pacific_Command_(Canadian_Army)
Military unit
The 176th Air Defense Squadron is a unit of the Alaska Air National Guard 176th Wing located at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The squadron
176th_Air_Defense_Squadron
History of military facilities in U.S. state of Alaska
Sixty Years: The RCAF and CF Air Command 1924-1984 (Toronto: CANAV, 1984), quoted in Murray Lundberg, "Annette Island, Alaska in World War II," http://www
Alaska World War II Army airfields
Alaska_World_War_II_Army_airfields
Type of U. S. military organization
A Harbor Defense Command was a military organization of the United States Army Coast Artillery Corps designated in 1925 from predecessor organizations
Harbor_Defense_Command
Medal Alaska State Defense Force Achievement Medal Alaska State Defense Force State Activation Medal Alaska State Defense Force Service Medal Alaska State
Awards and decorations of the State Defense Forces
Awards_and_decorations_of_the_State_Defense_Forces
Shootdown incident over Alaska, USA
entered U.S. airspace over Alaska a day before. The object was shot down onto the Beaufort Sea. The Department of Defense said it was the size of a small
2023 Alaska high-altitude object
2023_Alaska_high-altitude_object
Airport in Fairbanks, Alaska
flying across the Bering Straits to Siberia, Ladd AAF the Alaska Air Depot of XI AF Service Command was activated on 8 July 1942. The depot moved to Elmendorf
Ladd_Army_Airfield
US Army anti-ballistic missile launch site
of Fairbanks, Alaska. It is also the home of the Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC), as Fort Greely is one of the coldest areas in Alaska, and can accommodate
Fort_Greely
American painter and lithographer (1909–1963)
Government". Jones was assigned to the Alaska Defense Command, at Fort Richardson, outside Anchorage, Alaska. By 1951, for a new show in New York, Time
Joe_Jones_(artist)
Military unit
communications and USAF airmen for homeland defense, decisive force projection, and aerospace command and control in Alaska. The Pacific Air Forces Regional Support
Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center
Pacific_Air_Forces_Regional_Support_Center
Military unit
state militia unit, the Western Air Defense Sector is not in the normal United States Air Force chain of command. It is under the jurisdiction of the
Western_Air_Defense_Sector
Air defense branch of the U.S. Army
1942 Antiaircraft Command was established in Washington D.C. and 1944 the AAA school was moved to Fort Bliss. Army Air Defense Command ran from 1957 to
Air_Defense_Artillery_Branch
Radar Course Directing Group (mobile version AN/CPA-73) was an air defense command, control, and coordination system of the United States Air Force. It
AN/GPA-73 Radar Course Directing Group
AN/GPA-73_Radar_Course_Directing_Group
mid-1940, the Army had established the Alaska Defense Command, with Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner in command; and the Navy created an Alaskan Sector
USCGC_Onondaga
Late WWII-era class of "large cruisers" of the U.S. Navy
The Alaska-class were six large cruisers ordered before World War II for the United States Navy (USN), of which only two were completed and saw service
Alaska-class_cruiser
American Army lieutenant general
Division in Alaska". www.nationaldefensemagazine.org. Retrieved 5 August 2022. 11th Airborne Division Change of Command Ceremony, Defense Visual Information
Brian_S._Eifler
Military unit
Chilkoot Barracks near Haines. The battalion was assigned to the Alaska Defense Command. On 26 January 1944, it was redesignated as the 208th Infantry Battalion
297th_Infantry_Regiment
List of current US National Guard two-star generals
Benjamin (9 December 2024). "Maj. Gen. Dixon assumes command of Joint Task Force North". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. Fort Bliss,
List of current United States National Guard major generals
List_of_current_United_States_National_Guard_major_generals
US military facility near Fairbanks, Alaska
approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska. It was established in 1943 as Mile 26 Satellite Field
Eielson_Air_Force_Base
US Air Force general
Alaskan Command, United States Pacific Command; Commander, 11th Air Force, Pacific Air Forces; and Commander, Alaskan North American Defense Region, with
Douglas_M._Fraser
Military unit
Caribbean Defense Command Greenland Base Command Iceland Base Command Newfoundland Base Command Seacoast defense in the United States Alaska Defense Command Northwest
Bermuda_Base_Command
American politician and lawyer (born 1964)
senator from the state of Alaska. A member of the Republican Party, Sullivan served from 2010 to 2013 as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural
Dan_Sullivan_(U.S._senator)
Major command of the U.S. Department of Defense
States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM or MEPCOM) is a major command of the U.S. Department of Defense. The organization screens and processes
United States Military Entrance Processing Command
United_States_Military_Entrance_Processing_Command
American general (born 1964)
says". Defense One. Welch, Carley (15 October 2025). "Gen. George says Army's new Western Hemisphere Command to stand up in weeks". Breaking Defense. Retrieved
Randy_George
System that destroys attacking missiles
Department of Defense desired to create missile defense systems along the west coast of the United States, namely in both California and Alaska.[citation
Missile_defense
Military unit
of 1943. After combat ceased in Alaska, the group continued to fly patrols and participate in the air defense of Alaska until the end of the war. The 343d
343d_Wing
The second iteration of Aerospace Defense Command (ADC) was established on 21 March 1946 as a component of the United States Army Air Forces, with the
List of United States Air Force Aerospace Defense Command Interceptor Squadrons
List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Aerospace_Defense_Command_Interceptor_Squadrons
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detects several Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)
2026_in_Alaska
designated in 1958) Alaska Ring radar net, the radar stations of Alaskan Air Command Permanent System radar stations, the Air Defense Command manual network
United States general surveillance radar stations
United_States_general_surveillance_radar_stations
United States Army installation
the Defense Information School, the Defense Media Activity, the United States Army Field Band, and the headquarters of United States Cyber Command, the
Fort_Meade
US Army general (born 1961)
United States Central Command and commanding general of United States Army Alaska. The son of Edward Garrett, a retired Army command sergeant major, Garrett
Michael_X._Garrett
Military unit
reinforce the defenses of Alaska against Japanese attack, departing on 19 December. The urgency of the need for reinforcements in Alaska was so great that
11th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
11th_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron
WWII-era American reserve force
defense of Alaska shoreline. 1942, June – Japanese forces raid Dutch Harbor and take control of Attu, Kiska and Adak. 1942, June – The Alaska Command
Alaska_Territorial_Guard
Global missile defense program of the United States
United States in Alaska and California. GMD uses non-nuclear GBIs with a kinetic warhead. Other components of the national missile defense are listed below
United States national missile defense
United_States_national_missile_defense
US radar system
Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) in Alaska is part of the United States's Ground-Based Midcourse Defense anti-ballistic missile system. The main contractor
Long Range Discrimination Radar
Long_Range_Discrimination_Radar
System for air defense of North America
(ROCC) at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska, is also passed to the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) Combat Operations Center (COC) in Colorado
Joint_Surveillance_System
Space service branch of the U.S. military
referred to as the "first space war". The Strategic Defense Initiative and creation of Air Force Space Command in the 1980s marked a renaissance for military
United_States_Space_Force
Military unit
The Harbor Defenses of New York was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command. It coordinated the coast defenses of New York City
Harbor_Defenses_of_New_York
Part of US ballistic missile defense system
as part of the United States Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Ballistic Missile Defense System. The radar is mounted on a fifth-generation
Sea-based_X-band_radar
United States Army post since 1941
including many that are part of the Department of Defense such as the United States Space Command, NASA's largest field center (the Marshall Space Flight
Redstone_Arsenal
American radar network
wire". Guardian. Air Force Space Command. p. 6. North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Space Command command center. ... For more than 30 years
Solid State Phased Array Radar System
Solid_State_Phased_Array_Radar_System
US Air Force general
American Aerospace Defense Command's integrated tactical warning and attack assessment mission, the U.S. Northern Command's homeland defense mission, and U
Rosanne_Bailey
Military unit
(Replacement Training Unit, Fighter), The unit was reactivated under Air Defense Command (ADC) on 24 March 1947 as an Air Force Reserve fighter squadron at
57th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
57th_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron
Highway in British Columbia, Yukon, and Alaska
The Alaska Highway (French: Route de l'Alaska; also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) is a highway in North America
Alaska_Highway
the first time the grade had been conferred purely to facilitate future command instead of to reward past service. Dozens of lieutenant generals were appointed
List of lieutenant generals in the United States Army before 1960
List_of_lieutenant_generals_in_the_United_States_Army_before_1960
American four star Army general (born 1958)
States Army general who last commanded United States Forces Korea, United Nations Command, and ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command. He previously served as the
Vincent_K._Brooks
Combined military forces of the United States
Missile Defense Command, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, and
United_States_Armed_Forces
Active duty US three-star military officers
"Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense 2024" (PDF). U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Retrieved 21 February 2025
List of active duty United States three-star officers
List_of_active_duty_United_States_three-star_officers
ALASKA DEFENSE-COMMAND
ALASKA DEFENSE-COMMAND
Female
Italian
Pet form of Italian Alessandra, ALESSA means "defender of mankind."
Female
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name ALAULA means "dawn; light of daybreak."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Alana, possibly ALANNA means "little rock."Â
Boy/Male
Australian, German
Fighting Defender; Defense Army
Female
French
Feminine form of French Alain, possibly ALAINA means "little rock."Â
Female
English
English variant spelling of Spanish Alicia, ALISHA means "noble sort."
Female
English
English variant spelling of Spanish Alicia, ALISYA means "noble sort."
Female
French
Variant spelling of French Alaina, possibly ALAYNA means "little rock."Â
Female
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name ALAMEA means "precious."
Female
Slovene
(Ðленка) Slovene form of Greek HelénÄ“, possibly ALENKA means "torch."
Female
English
English variant spelling of Spanish Alicia, ALISIA means "noble sort."
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Latin Alexandrus, ALASTAR means "defender of mankind."
Female
English
English variant spelling of Spanish Alicia, ALESHA means "noble sort."
Male
Native American
Native American Dakota name MAZA BLASKA means "flat iron."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sindhi
Take Aashka of Aarti
Female
English
English variant spelling of Spanish Alicia, ALYSIA means "noble sort."
Boy/Male
Hindu
White lotus
Female
Native American
Native American name ALAQUA means "sweet gum tree."
Female
English
English variant spelling of Spanish Alicia, ALISSA means "noble sort."
Female
English
English variant spelling of Spanish Alicia, ALYSHA means "noble sort."
ALASKA DEFENSE-COMMAND
ALASKA DEFENSE-COMMAND
Boy/Male
Indian
Remitter of ahalyas curse
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Gem of Rewards; Rich in Treasures
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Desirable as the Moon; Life
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Gabriyel, GAVRIEL means "man of God" or "warrior of God."Â
Girl/Female
British, English
Noble Friend
Boy/Male
Muslim
Crown
Girl/Female
Greek American Latin
Myrtle.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Endowed with great knowledge
Male
Arthurian
, the eloquent.
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Bright fame.
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v.
A bulwark for offense or defense; a mound.
n. & v. t.
See Defense.
n.
The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger.
n.
One who is defended.
n.
Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.
n.
Defender.
n.
Alt. of Defence
imp. & p. p.
of Defend
n.
One who defends; a defender.
n.
A defender.
n.
Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
a.
Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.
n.
Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.
n.
That which defends; a safeguard.
v. t.
To furnish with defenses; to fortify.
a.
Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive.
a.
In a state or posture of defense.
n.
See Self-defense.
n.
A movement of offense or defense in boxing.
a.
Affording defense; defensive.