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NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. - Air Force Staff Sgt. Jam Baro, crew chief, from the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, blue aircraft maintenance unit, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and Air Force Maj. James Geoppinger review all paperwork before a mission during exercise Vigilant Shield 12 on Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Nov. 6. The exercise in Key West will be the "first-ever proof of concept" for the military's Joint Deployable Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, a collection of high-end radars and missile systems as well as aircraft that work in tandem in the event of a threat to the continental United States.
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NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. - Air Force Staff Sgt. Jam Baro, crew chief, from the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, blue aircraft maintenance unit, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon for a mission during exercise Vigilant Shield 12 on Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Nov. 6. The exercise in Key West will be the "first-ever proof of concept" for the military's Joint Deployable Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, a collection of high-end radars and missile systems as well as aircraft that work in tandem in the event of a threat to the continental United States.
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NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. - Air Force Staff Sgt. Jam Baro, crew chief, from the 46th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, blue aircraft maintenance unit, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., prepares an F-16 Fighting Falcon for a mission during exercise Vigilant Shield 12 on Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Nov. 6. The exercise in Key West will be the "first-ever proof of concept" for the military's Joint Deployable Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, a collection of high-end radars and missile systems as well as aircraft that work in tandem in the event of a threat to the continental United States.
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NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. - Soldiers from the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, South Carolina Army National Guard, from Anderson, S.C. provide 24 hour continuous support to radar systems at a sentinel radar site during Vigilant Shield 12 on Fleming Key Annex, Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Nov. 5. The exercise in Key West will be the "first-ever proof of concept" for the military's Joint Deployable Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, a collection of high-end radars and missile systems as well as aircraft that work in tandem in the event of a threat to the continental United States.
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NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. - Senior Airman Horacio Maysonet, 51st Combat Communications Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., perform set up and testing on radio frequency modules at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Nov. 5. The RFM consolidates radar feeds extending long distances into one air picture allowing higher headquarters to access and engage incoming threats. The exercise in Key West will be the "first-ever proof of concept" for the military's Joint Deployable Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, a collection of high-end radars and missile systems as well as aircraft that work in tandem in the event of a threat to the continental United States.
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NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. - Army Staff Sgt. Tim Hood, the NCOIC of the avenger missile system, from the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, South Carolina Army National Guard, from Anderson, S.C., provide 24 hour continuous support to radar systems at a avenger missile system site during Vigilant Shield 12 on Naval Air Station Key West, Fla., Nov. 5. The exercise in Key West will be the "first-ever proof of concept" for the military's Joint Deployable Integrated Air and Missile Defense System, a collection of high-end radars and missile systems as well as aircraft that work in tandem in the event of a threat to the continental United States.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Canadian Forces Lt.-Gen. Thomas Lawson, North American Aerospace Defense Command deputy commander, speaks at the National Homeland Defense Foundation's 2011 National Symposium Nov. 1. Lawson spoke on the changes in NORAD's missions over the last decade and the steps involved in intercepting aircraft.
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NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. - Specialist Randal Clark does a function check on an Avenger Air Defense System during Exercise Vigilant Shield 12 on Naval Air Station Key West, Nov.3. The Avenger is a missile system which provides mobile, short-range protection.
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U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, N.Y. - Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, speaks with cadets while guest lecturing for History 302 (History of the Civil War in the West), Oct. 28, at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. Jacoby told the class he taught this course when he served as a instructor in the History Department as a captain.
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An F-15 from the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard is seen outside the window of a Civil Air Patrol aircraft during an intercept training mission over the White Mountains in New Hampshire March 2, 2011. Civil Air Patrol helps Aerospace Control Alert units train for scrambles and intercepts by providing a track of interest.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, speaks at the Combined Federal Campaign kick-off event at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters Oct. 3. The CFC is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and since its creation the fund-raising organization has raised more than $7 billion in charitable donations.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Air Force Lt. Col. Shannon Johnson, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Protocol officer, speaks with Christy Stettler, Pikes Peak Hospice, at the Combined Federal Campaign kick-off event and charity fair at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters Oct. 3. The CFC campaign runs until Dec. 15, and NORAD and USNORTHCOM's fund-raising goal is $235,000.
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PETERSON AFB, Colo. – Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Winzenried speaks to members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM during his assumption of responsibility ceremony at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Sept. 15. Winzenried succeeds Chief Master. Sgt. Allen Usry, who retired from the Air Force during the same ceremony after 29 years of service.
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ESTES PARK, Colo. – From left to right: Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class TJ Thomas, Marine Staff Sgt. Daniel Gibbons, Canadian Forces Sgt. Craig Adamson, Canadian Forces Petty Officer 2nd Class Jason McNeil, Canadian Forces Cpl. Danette Weyh, and Gunnery Sgt. Steven Poinsette, members of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Color Guard, march at the opening ceremonies of Tattoo Estes 2011, a highland festival that took place in Estes Park, Colo., Sept. 8 – 11. A traditional joint service Color Guard will normally carry the U.S. flag and all service flags in order of seniority with a guard on both ends. At NORAD and USNORTHCOM, the Color Guard carries a variety of combinations but always carry the U.S. and Canadian flags.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass, U.S. Northern Command deputy commander, speaks to North American Aerospace Defense Command and USNORTHCOM members during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the commands' 9/11 Memorial Sept. 9.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass, U.S. Northern Command deputy commander, speaks to North American Aerospace Defense Command and USNORTHCOM members during a 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the commands' 9/11 Memorial Sept. 9.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass, U.S. Northern Command deputy commander, and Don Addy, National Homeland Defense Foundation president, hold a moment of silence at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and USNORTHCOM 9/11 remembrance ceremony at the commands' 9/11 Memorial Sept. 9.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Steve Armstrong was the NORAD Chief of Plans and Forces on Sept. 11, 2001. He was in the Cheyenne Mountain command center during the attacks. Today he works in the NORAD Operations Directorate.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Jeff Ford is the Aviation and Security Coordinator for the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Interagency Coordination Directorate. On Sept. 11, 2001, he was an Air Force lieutenant colonel assigned to the NORAD Current Operations Division. He was working at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, in the NORAD Battle Management Center/Air Warning Center when the attacks began.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – William Glover, North American Aerospace Defense Command NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Center Operations Support Director, was an active-duty Air Force lieutenant colonel serving in the Cheyenne Mountain command center during the Sept. 11 attacks. He sat down with NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs to share his story.
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PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY,- Russia – (Left to right) Canadian Forces Capt. Steve McLean, 611th Air Operations Center, Maj. Chris Rishko, 176th Air Control Squadron, and Col. Trey Fuller, 611th AOC commander, coordinate with members of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Russian Federation Air Force during Exercise Vigilant Eagle Aug. 8, 2011. Vigilant Eagle is joint anti-terrorism exercise that focuses on cooperation between NORAD and Russian forces during the hijacking of an airliner.
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PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia – A pair of Russian Federation Air Force SU-27 Flanker fighters takes off during Exercise Vigilant Shield Aug. 8. Fighters from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, and Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, participated in the second-ever joint anti-terrorism exercise centered around a simulated hijacked airliner.
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PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia – Russian Federation Air Force Lt. Col. Sergey Pohilenko, SU-27 pilot, discusses Exercise Vigilant Eagle with members of the Russian media following the first day of flying Aug. 8, 2011.
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PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia – A Russian Federation Air Force A-50 airborne warning and control aircraft taxis past the Russian-based “track-of-interest” before take-off on the second day of flying for Exercise Vigilant Eagle. On the first day, an aircraft simulating a hijacked airliner flew from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and flew toward Russia. On Aug. 9, 2011, the simulated airliner flew from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
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OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN – A pair of SU-27 fighters escorts a simulated hijacked airliner during the second day of flying for Exercise Vigilant Eagle Aug. 9, 2011. The Russian fighters followed and monitored the aircraft while it was in Russian airspace, handing it over to U.S. F-15 fighters from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, when it entered U.S. airspace.
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OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN – A pair of SU-27 fighters escorts a simulated hijacked airliner during the second day of flying for Exercise Vigilant Eagle Aug. 9, 2011. The Russian fighters followed and monitored the aircraft while it was in Russian airspace, handing it over to U.S. F-15 fighters from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, when it entered U.S. airspace.
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OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN – A Russian Federation Air Force SU-27 pilot observes the movements of a simulated hijacked airliner during the second day of flying for Exercise Vigilant Eagle Aug. 9, 2011. Russian fighters followed and monitored the aircraft while it was in Russian airspace, handing it over to U.S. F-15 fighters from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, when it entered U.S. airspace.
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OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN – A pair of U.S. F-15 fighters take up an escort position for a simulated hijacked airliner flying toward U.S. airspace during the second day of flying for Exercise Vigilant Eagle Aug. 9, 2011. The fighters took over the escort from a pair of Russian SU-27 fighters once the airliner, a Russian Federation Air Force jet, left Russian airspace and entered U.S. airspace. F-15 Eagles and SU-27 fighters escorted the aircraft while E-3 and A-50 airborne warning and control aircraft monitored them.
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OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN – A pair of U.S. F-15 fighters take up an escort position for a simulated hijacked airliner flying toward U.S. airspace during the second day of flying for Exercise Vigilant Eagle Aug. 9, 2011. The fighters took over the escort from a pair of Russian SU-27 fighters once the airliner, a Russian Federation Air Force jet, left Russian airspace and entered U.S. airspace. F-15 Eagles and SU-27 fighters escorted the aircraft while E-3 and A-50 airborne warning and control aircraft monitored them.
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OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN – An SU-27 fighter moves into position to escort a simulated hijacked airliner during the second day of flying for Exercise Vigilant Eagle Aug. 9, 2011. Russian fighters followed and monitored the aircraft while it was in Russian airspace, handing it over to U.S. F-15 fighters from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, when it entered U.S. airspace.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Canadian Forces Lt.-Gen. Tom Lawson, incoming North American Aerospace Defense Command deputy commander, Canadian Forces Lt.-Gen. Marcel Duval, the outgoing deputy commander, and Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, sign the change of office documents during a ceremony on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Aug. 15, formally making Lawson the 22nd NORAD deputy commander. Lawson comes to NORAD after previously holding the position of Assistant Chief of the Air Staff for the Canadian Forces.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Canadian Forces Lt.-Gen. Marcel Duval sits next to incoming North American Aerospace Defense Command deputy commander Lt.-Gen. Tom Lawson during the official change of office ceremony on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Aug. 15. Lt. Gen. Duval will be retiring after serving 36 years in uniform. He was previously the Deputy Commander of the Continental U.S. NORAD Region and the Commander of the Canadian NORAD Region.
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PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia – A Russian Federation Air Force SU-27 Flanker fighter lands after the first day of Exercise Vigilant Eagle Aug. 8. Russian and U.S. fighters as well as airborne warning and control aircraft from both countries tracked and escorted a simulated hijacked aircraft as it passed from one nation’s airspace into the other.
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PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia – A pair of Russian Federation Air Force SU-27 Flanker fighters take off during Exercise Vigilant Shield Aug. 8. Fighters from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia, and Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, participated in the second-ever joint anti-terrorism exercise centered around a simulated hijacked airliner.
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PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia – A Russian Federation Air Force A-50 airborne warning and control aircraft takes off to participate in Exercise Vigilant Eagle Aug. 8. Fighters and warning and control aircraft from the U.S. and Russia participated in the second Vigilant Eagle joint anti-terrorism exercise.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Kevin Estrem, Christian Anschutz, and Lionel Rivera listen to opening remarks by Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, before receiving the Commander's Community Leader Commendation award at a ceremony at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters July 29.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, Lionel Rivera, Christian Anschutz and Kevin Estrem pose for a photo during the Commander's Community Leader Commendation Ceremony at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters July 29.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The Space Shuttle Alantis sits on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for its final launch July 8.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The Space Shuttle Alantis sits on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in preparation for its final launch July 8.
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The Space Shuttle Alantis blasts off for the last time from Kennedy Space Center July 8. The launch is the last for NASA's space shuttle program.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass, U.S. Northern Command deputy commander, leads Soldiers assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command and USNORTHCOM in an early-morning "birthday run" to commemorate the 236th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 14. More than 200 Soldiers currently serve in NORAD and USNORTHCOM.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Soldiers assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command participate in an early-morning "birthday run" to commemorate the 236th anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Army on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 14. The run was led by Army. Lt. Gen. Frank Grass, USNORTHCOM deputy commander. More than 200 Soldiers currently serve in NORAD and USNORTHCOM.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard Scobee, North American Aerospace Defense Command Deputy Director of Operations, gives opening remarks at the 2nd annual NORAD and USNORTHCOM Maritime Stakeholders Conference June 1. The conference brings together military and civilian maritime agencies to discuss security and information sharing. The conference runs through June 3.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Navy Rear Adm. Samuel Cox, National Maritime Intelligence Center director, gives opening remarks at the 2nd annual NORAD and USNORTHCOM Maritime Stakeholders Conference June 1. The conference brings together military and civilian maritime agencies to discuss security and information sharing. The conference runs through June 3.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, and Canadian Forces Cpl. Danette Weyh, NORAD Operations Directorate air domain technician, cut the NORAD birthday cake during the NORAD Agreement anniversary celebration May 12 in NORAD headquarters. The original NORAD agreement was signed May 12, 1958.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, talks about the special relationship between the U.S. and Canada during the NORAD Agreement anniversary celebration May 12 in NORAD headquarters. The original NORAD agreement was signed May 12, 1958. Winnefeld thanked the members of NORAD and their families for their hard work in support of the combined command.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, gives the oath of enlistment to 12 U.S. Navy enlistees at the Sky Sox - Grizzlies game at Security Services Field May 3. The Admiral was also invited to throw out the first pitch.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, gives the oath of enlistment to 12 U.S. Navy enlistees at the Sky Sox - Grizzlies game at Security Services Field May 3. The Admiral was also invited to throw out the first pitch.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, gives the oath of enlistment to 12 U.S. Navy enlistees at the Sky Sox - Grizzlies game at Security Services Field May 3. The Admiral was also invited to throw out the first pitch.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, gives the oath of enlistment to 12 U.S. Navy enlistees at the Sky Sox - Grizzlies game at Security Services Field May 3. The Admiral was also invited to throw out the first pitch.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, throws out the first pitch at the Sky Sox - Grizzlies game at Security Services Field May 3. The NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander also gave the oath of enlistment to 12 U.S. Navy enlistees. The Sky Sox beat the Grizzlies 13 - 5.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Nick Nickel, U.S. Northern Command Operations Directorate, gives a presentation on Operation Eagle Claw, the disastrous 1980 attempt to free the hostages held in Tehran, Iran, April 28. Nickel was one of the operators assigned to Operation Eagle Claw. Eight servicemembers were killed and two of the mission aircraft destroyed when one of the helicopters assigned to the mission crashed into a C-130. Although a failure, the mission is credited with sparking the Department of Defense to invest in improving joint planning, communications, integration and operations.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Panel members take questions during the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Conference at the Cheyenne Mountain Resort in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 5. The conference focused on educating military, state and local officials on the roles the different CBRN organizations would play in planning for, resopnding to and recovering from a radiological attack on a U.S. city.
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CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. - Retired U.S. Air Force Master
Sgt. John Mutu, front row center with black ball cap, is surprised for his 90th birthday April 4 on Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station by 25 former
colleagues and family members. The group, which worked together in the
Communication Squadron, shared stories of the "good old days," toured the
air station and noted some of the remarkable changes to their former
workstation. Mr. Mutu's former colleagues, who came from Colorado, Texas,
and Ohio, worked on CMAFS during the 1970s. Mr. Mutu had a long
distinguished career in the U.S. Air Force, but said some of his most fond
memories were of working in a special place like CMAFS.
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ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas - Lt. Col. Drexel Sherman, North American Aerospace Defense Command Inspector General Fighter Team Chief, gives members of the 138th Fighter Wing, Detachment 1, a report on the results of the IG team's inspection March 16. The alert facility was rated NORAD Mission Ready by the IG, and four Det. 1 members were identified as superior performers.
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ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas - Master Sgt. Tim Miller, North American Aerospace Defense Command Inspector General's Office, observes Tech. Sgt. Chris Hase, 138th Fighter Wing, Detachment 1, aircraft armament systems specialists, during a functional test of an F-16 aircraft during an Amalgam Mute inspection March 15. NORAD inspectors test and observe every facet of an alert unit's ability to conduct their NORAD alert mission, including maintenance, security, safety, employment and control.
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ELLINGTON FIELD, Texas - Tech. Sgt. Chris Hase takes a technical manual from Staff Sgt. Christopher Boyd during a weapons download and functional test of an F-16 fighter during an Amalgam Mute inspection March 15. As well as inspecting a unit's ability to employ and control aircraft, North American Aerospace Defense Command Inspector General personnel also inspect and grade the unit on their ability to maintain and reconstitute their aircraft following a mission. Hase and Boyd are aircraft armament systems specialists with the 138th Fighter Wing, Detachment 1.
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OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO - An F-16 fighter from the 138th Fighter Wing, Detachment 1, breaks off from a Canadian CC-150 following an Amalgam Mute exercise March 15. The North American Aerospace Defense Command Inspector General's Office conducts periodic inspections of NORAD's alert units, testing their ability to employ and control fighters in a variety of scenarios. In the inspection scenario, fighters had to enforce a temporary flight restriction and then respond to a simulated distress call from a Canadian CC-150 reporting a disturbance in the cockpit.
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OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO - An F-16 fighter from the 138th Fighter Wing, Detachment 1, comes up alongside a Canadian CC-150 during an Amalgam Mute exercise March 15. The North American Aerospace Defense Command Inspector General's Office conducts periodic inspections of NORAD's alert units, testing their ability to employ and control fighters in a variety of scenarios. In the inspection scenario, fighters had to enforce a temporary flight restriction and then respond to a simulated distress call from a Canadian CC-150 reporting a disturbance in the cockpit.
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OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO - Air Force Col. Andy Morgan, North American Aerospace Defense Command Inspector General, listens to the radio communications between the pilot of the Canadian CC-150 simulating a target of interest and an F-16 from the 138th Fighter Wing's Detachment 1 flying on the aircraft's left side during an Amalgam Mute inspection of the wing's ability to conduct the NORAD alert mission. The CC-150, a Canadian military version of the popular Airbus A-310, played the role of a commercial airliner in the midst of a disturbance in the cockpit. An Amalgam Mute is a no-notice inspection of the entire alert facility including the unit's abilities to employ, control, maintain and reconstitute alert aircraft.
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OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO - An F-16 fighter from the 138th Fighter Wing, Detachment 1, comes up alongside a Canadian CC-150 during an Amalgam Mute exercise March 15. The North American Aerospace Defense Command Inspector General's Office conducts periodic inspections of NORAD's alert units, testing their ability to employ and control fighters in a variety of scenarios.
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OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO - An F-16 fighter from the 138th Fighter Wing, Detachment 1, comes up alongside a Canadian CC-150 during an Amalgam Mute exercise March 15. The North American Aerospace Defense Command Inspector General's Office conducts periodic inspections of NORAD's alert units, testing their ability to employ and control fighters in a variety of scenarios.
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Lt. Col. Merryl Tengesdal, currently stationed at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, was the first African American woman to fly the U-2 reconnaissance plane.
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TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - (Left to right) Air Force Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region-1st Air Force and Air Forces Northern commander; Brig. Gen. Christopher Coates, CONR deputy commander; and Canadian Lt. Gen. Marcel Duval, NORAD deputy commander, listen during the Senior Statesmen Panel Feb. 24. The panel, which featured three retired generals who figured prominently in the shaping of 1st AF, was the highlight of the 1st AF Commander’s Conference held at the Horizons Community Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. |
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CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. - Liftoff of Space Shuttle Discovery on its STS-133 mission, Feb. 24 at 4:50 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. |
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Colorado Senator Mark Udall speaks with Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, before the senator's visit to NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters Feb. 12. The senator came to the commands for an update on NORAD and USNORTHCOM operations. Udall is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, escorts members of the Canadian Embassy and consulates to NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters at the beginning of a visit to the commands Feb. 15. The purpose of the visit was to educate the members of the Canadian Consulate Heads of Mission about the missions of NORAD as well as those assumed by USNORTHCOM after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in connection with homeland defense. More than 20 Embassy and consulate staff members received briefings on the NORAD and USNORTHCOM missions and tours of the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Center and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station.
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ST. JEAN SUR RICHLIEU, Quebec – U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeants Clifford Fallico (second from left), Air Forces Northern intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance planner, and Robert Carnall, 702nd Computer Support Squadron System Administrator (third from left), stand before Chief Master Sgt. Angela Abshire (right), director of standards at the Noncommissioned Member Professional Development Center, at the graduation ceremony where they both earned the “Comradeship Award” from the Canadian Intermediate Leadership Program, Canadian Forces College, Noncommissioned Member Professional Development Center, St. Jean Sur Richlieu in Quebec, Canada. Only four of 120 students received the peer-voted award.
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ST. JEAN SUR RICHLIEU, Quebec – U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Clifford Fallico, Air Forces Northern intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance planner, marches in formation at the Canadian Intermediate Leadership program at the Canadian Forces College, Noncommissioned Member Professional Development Center, St. Jean Sur Richelieu in Quebec Canada.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper shakes hands with Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass, U.S. Northern Command deputy commander, and Canadian Lt.-Gen. Marcel Duval, North American Aerospace Defense Command deputy commander, at the beginning of a visit to NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., Feb. 10. Hickenlooper received a briefing outlining the missions of the commands and a tour of the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Center.
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TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Maintainers from the 179th Fighter Squadron, a subordinate unit of the 148th Fighter Wing out of Duluth, Minn., prepare to launch F-16s for a mission at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 27. The 148th FW is working with the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Tyndall AFB for two weeks to train for their Air Sovereignty Alert missions and to validate their new Block 50 F-16s.
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TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Maintainers from the 179th Fighter Squadron, a subordinate unit of the 148th Fighter Wing out of Duluth, Minn., review technical data prior to preparing an aircrew for a mission at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 27. The 148th FW is working with the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Tyndall AFB for two weeks to train for their Air Sovereignty Alert missions and to validate their new Block 50 F-16s.
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OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO - An F-16 from the 179th Fighter Squadron, a subordinate unit of the 148th Fighter Wing out of Duluth, Minn., flies a mission over the Gulf of Mexico Jan. 27. The 148th FW is working with the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., for two weeks to train for their Air Sovereignty Alert missions and to validate their new Block 50 F-16s.
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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Canadian Master Cpl. John Bowden, 407 Long Range Patrol Squadron Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator, shows Canadian Maj. Brian Martin, North American Aerospace Defense Command Public Affairs, the Electro-Optical Infrared Sensor station on board a CP-140 Aurora patrol aircraft on the Peterson AFB flight line Jan. 18. The "Demons" of 407 Squadron flew to Peterson AFB as part of pilot upgrade training and took the opportunity to visit Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station and learn more about how their crew impacts the NORAD maritime warning mission. The CP-140 is a maritime patrol craft, and the 407 Squadron is responsible for patrolling for ships and submarines in the northern Pacific Ocean.
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