DHS Partners with Homeland Defense Support Organization

This week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it will be partnering with U.S. Northern Command, a homeland defense and defense support organization, to improve coordination across government and work more effectively with law enforcement, the private sector and international, state and local partners.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano visited the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a U.S.-Canadian command for aerospace and maritime warning, and U.S. Northern Command on Friday.

"I'm proud of the partnerships we have built - and will continue to build - with NORAD, [U.S. Northern Command] and our partners across the homeland security enterprise," Napolitano wrote Monday in a blog post on the DHS website.

DHS will partner with U.S. Northern Command to strengthen their shared mission areas. Currently, U.S. Northern Command works closely with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) along the United States' northern and southern borders and uses its resources to support CBP's efforts to fight transnational criminal organizations.

"Together, we will continue to work to secure our country, protect our hometowns and strengthen our communities," Napolitano wrote.