Gen. Glen VanHerck Archives

Vice Adm. Jon Hill testifies at a House Armed Services Committee hearing March 12, 2020.

MDA’s role in upcoming homeland cruise missile defense demo now unclear

The Missile Defense Agency was recently passed over as the lead organization for developing new capabilities to defend the homeland against enemy cruise missiles.

Aug 12, 2022 By Jon Harper

Deputy Secretary of Defense, Dr. Kathleen Hicks, is welcomed to Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, by Gen. Glen VanHerck, Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Col. Zachary Warakomsky, Commander, Peterson-Schriever Garrison, Dec. 13, 2021. (Department of Defense photo by Mr. Thomas Paul)

Pentagon’s Hicks wants more focus on cyber, EW capabilities for missile defense

The Pentagon needs to evolve in its approach to air and missile defense, according Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks.

May 6, 2022 By Jon Harper

Northern Command testing commercial satcom capabilities in the Arctic

Two top military commanders are currently in Alaska to discuss improving commercial satellite capabilities in the Arctic.

May 5, 2022 By Jon Harper

U.S. Northern Command Commander U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck speaks during a press briefing about the completed global information dominance experiment (GIDE) 3, at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., July 28, 2021. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Combatant commander tasked with homeland defense warns of shortage of AI capabilities

U.S. Northern Command and NORAD don’t have sufficient AI and machine learning capabilities, the dual-hatted chief of both organizations warned.

Apr 25, 2022 By Jon Harper

Gen. Glen D. VanHerck (center), commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, tours a 211th Rescue Squadron HC-130J Combat King II Oct. 28, 2020, during a visit to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by David Bedard/Released)

Northern Command using data platform to better detect incoming threats

Northern Command wants to use tech that already exists to leverage data for homeland defense under the JADC2 concept of operations.

Aug 17, 2021 By Jackson Barnett