atlantic city Jeff Hill, aka just b. Great job. sir. Wishing u a well deserved retirement. no one purge atlantic city like u sirYes—there is a real relationship between USNORTHCOM and federal law-enforcement agencies, including the FBI, but the distinction between supporting law enforcement and conducting domestic intelligence on Americans is important. USNORTHCOM's basic mission is homeland defense. It was created in 2002 and is responsible for coordinating military defense of the United States and providing military assistance to civil authorities when authorized. � United States Northern Command There is also a specific organization under NORTHCOM, Joint Task Force–North (JTF-North), that provides military support to law-enforcement agencies. NORTHCOM says these missions occur when designated federal law-enforcement agencies request assistance. Its current description says JTF-North works with law-enforcement and intelligence partners to identify and understand transnational threats entering the United States. � Joint Task Force North And historically, NORTHCOM has explicitly described working closely with the FBI to share threat information. � Congress.gov But is NORTHCOM supposed to spy on ordinary Americans? That's a different question. Its mission is not simply to collect intelligence on U.S. citizens. NORTHCOM's own description of its intelligence operation has said that privacy rules restrict military intelligence from collecting information on Americans without an appropriate foreign-threat nexus, and that it relies on information collected by agencies that have the legal authority to collect it. � United States Northern Command So, in practical terms: NORTHCOM can operate inside the United States. NORTHCOM can provide military capabilities to civilian law enforcement. NORTHCOM and the FBI can exchange threat information. JTF-North conducts operations involving law enforcement, particularly concerning transnational threats and the border. � Joint Task Force North That doesn't mean NORTHCOM has a general mission to surveil American citizens or investigate ordinary domestic political activity. If what you're asking about is something more specific—NORTHCOM personnel actually being deployed in American cities alongside FBI/local police and collecting information on residents—that's worth examining separately, because the legal authority and the particular operation would matter.
