The command is equal in status to a military district, and is planned to develop into a full military district in cooperation with the Central Military District and Eastern Military District, to concentrate on all military responsibility over Russia's territories in the Arctic.
司令部与军区地位相同，并计划与中央军区和东部军区合作发展成一个完整的军区，集中精力肩负起对俄罗斯北极地区领土的所有军事责任。