Source capture. NORAD and USNORTHCOM FOIA Requester Service Center, HQ USNORTHCOM, acknowledgement letter for Case Number 26-R-057.
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FOIA Requester Service Center
HQ USNORTHCOM
250 Vandenberg Street Suite B016
Peterson Space Force Base CO 80914-3804

Dear Mr./Ms. Danilo Dzyuban,

       Our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requester Service Center received your FOIA
request dated 19 September 2026. For tracking purposes, we assigned your request United
States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) Case Number 26-R-057.

      Requested Documents:
   1. The cost of the air and aerospace defence of Canadian territory and of the Canadian
      portion of the NORAD mission. Terms: "NORAD", "Canadian NORAD Region", "CANR",
      "Operation NOBLE EAGLE" together with "cost", "cost share", "cost-sharing", "burden
      sharing", "Canadian contribution", "Canada's share", "aerospace warning", "aerospace
      control", "maritime warning", "NORAD modernization", "Over-the-Horizon Radar".
   2. The consequences of the termination of the NORAD Agreement of 28 April 2006 under
      its 12-month notice provision. Terms: "NORAD Agreement" together with "termination",
      "notice", "withdrawal", "renewal", "renegotiation"; "Permanent Joint Board on
      Defence", "PJBD", "Military Cooperation Committee".
   3. Canadian capability or contribution that would reduce the burden on the United States.
      Terms: "Canada", "Over-the-Horizon Radar", "Golden Dome" together with "burden",
      "contribution", "capability gap", "defence spending", "2 percent", "F-35", "P-8", "Arctic",
      "missile defense".
   4. Planning where Canada holds an independent nuclear capability. Terms: "Canada"
      together with "nuclear weapons", "nuclear capability", "independent deterrent",
      "nuclear-armed", "extended deterrence", "nuclear umbrella", "nuclear sharing", "Non-
      Proliferation Treaty".

       Fee Waiver: Denied

       Fee Category: Based on the information in your request, we have determined your fee
       category to be “All Others.” Requesters in this category typically receive the first two
       hours of search time and the first one-hundred pages of duplication at no cost.

       If you have any questions or to check the status of your request, please send an e-mail
to n-nc.peterson.n-ncspecialstaff.mbx.cska-foia-omb@mail.mil and include our assigned FOIA
case number.

                                                   Sincerely

                                                   ALYSSA M. LAWRENCE, DAFC
                                                   FOIA Requester Service Center