The White House has officially nominated Air Force Gen. Ed Eberhart to become the first head of a new command charged with homeland defense, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced today. Eberhart, who serves as commander of U.S. Space Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, is in line to become the first chief of U.S. Northern Command, which is slated for stand-up on Oct. 1. Under the reorganization, responsibility for NORAD will be reassigned to NORTHCOM. The Air Force...
