By 2nd Lt. Scarlett Rodriguez and Senior Airman Dennis Hoffman 50th Space Wing Public Affairs and 21st Space Wing Public Affairs
Vice President Michael Pence receives a mission briefing from U.S. Air Force General Lori J. Robinson, the commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command inside the Alternate Command Center at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, June 23, 2017. The Vice President was accompanied by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable Heather Wilson, and received briefings to better familiarize them with the unique mission that NORAD and USNORTHCOM have in defense of Canada and the United States. (DoD Photo By: N&NC Public Affairs/Released)
Vice President Michael Pence and U.S. Air Force General Lori J. Robinson, the commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command exit the blast doors inside Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, June 23, 2017. The Vice President was accompanied by the Secretary of the Air Force, the Honorable Heather Wilson, and received briefings to better familiarize them with the unique mission that NORAD and USNORTHCOM have in defense of Canada and the United States. (DoD Photo By: N&NC Public Affairs/Released)
SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Vice President Mike Pence greets Air Force Space Command Commander General Jay Raymond, June 23, 2017. Pence visited Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station for a closer look at how space plays an integral role in military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher DeWitt)
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Vice President Mike Pence alongside his wife, Karen, and Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson land at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 23, 2017. Pence and Wilson visited Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station for a closer look at how space plays an integral role in military operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Hoffman)
SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Vice President Mike Pence visits Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station for a closer look at how space plays an integral role in military operations, June 23, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher DeWitt)
SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Vice President Mike Pence visits Peterson AFB, Schriever AFB and Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station for a closer look at how space plays an integral role in military operations., June 23, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Christopher DeWitt)
CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. - Vice President Mike Pence speaks with Col. Doug Schiess, 21st Space Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Bronson, 21st SW command chief, during his visit to Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station, Colo., June 23, 2017. It has been 34 years since the last visit by the vice president of the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Hoffman)