Editing NORAD (section)

===Continental U.S.===
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The [[Continental NORAD Region]] (CONR) is the component of NORAD that provides airspace surveillance and control and directs air sovereignty activities for the [[Contiguous United States]] (CONUS). Since the terrorist attacks of [[September 11 attacks|September 11, 2001]], CONR has been the lead agency for [[Operation Noble Eagle]], an ongoing mission to protect the continental United States from airborne attacks.<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=May 17, 2022|title=Continental U.S. NORAD Region |url=https://www.norad.mil/About-NORAD/Continental-US-NORAD-Region/|website=[[North American Aerospace Defense Command]]}}</ref>

CONR is the NORAD designation of the United States Air Force [[First Air Force]]/AFNORTH. Its headquarters is located at [[Tyndall Air Force Base]], Florida. The First Air Force (1&nbsp;AF) became responsible for the USAF air defense mission in September 1990. AFNORTH is the United States Air Force component of [[United States Northern Command]] (NORTHCOM).

1&nbsp;AF/CONR-AFNORTH comprises [[Air National Guard]] Fighter Wings assigned an air defense mission to 1&nbsp;AF/CONR-AFNORTH on federal orders, made up primarily of citizen Airmen. The primary weapons systems are the [[McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] and [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon]] aircraft.

It plans, conducts, controls, coordinates and ensures air sovereignty and provides for the unilateral defense of the United States. A combined First Air Force command post is at Tyndall Air Force Base. The US East ROCC ([[Eastern Air Defense Sector]]), Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC) is at [[Rome, New York]]. The US West ROCC ([[Western Air Defense Sector]]) control center is at [[McChord Field]], Washington. Both maintain continuous surveillance of CONUS airspace.

In its role as the CONUS NORAD Region, 1&nbsp;AF/CONR-AFNORTH also performs counter-drug surveillance operations.