Defense Primer: U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)

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Defense Primer: U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)

Published Jun 25, 2025Updated Jun 26, 2025

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HR 3979113th Congress
Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
Dec 19, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-291.
S 1605117th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Dec 27, 2021 · Became Public Law No: 117-81.

Defense Primer: U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)

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