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NORAD transfer of appointment and CANELEMNORAD change of command
250715-D-NH566-2004.JPG Photo By: Joshua Armstrong

Jul 15, 2025
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. - Lieutenant-General Iain Huddleston (right), having received the change of command sword from Canadian Armed Forces Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Lieutenant-General Stephen Kelsey, presents the change of command sword to NORAD Chief Warrant Officer Jean Plamondon, during the change of command ceremony of Canadian Element North American Aerospace Defense Command July 15, 2025, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo. In formations or units without colors, the sword is symbolic of the passing of command authority. (Department of Defense photo by Joshua Armstrong)


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