2012 USNORTHCOM Images

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM watch as Don Addy, Chairman of the Colorado 30 Group, and Army Maj. Gen. Charles Luckey, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Chief of Staff, lay a wreath at the headquarters 9/11 memorial Sept. 11, 2012. Every year, the NORAD and USNORTHCOM staff remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks with a ceremony commemorating their sacrifice. The memorial is comprised of three parts: The recovered steel beam pays respect to the lives lost in New York and points in the city’s direction. The five-sided planter honors those who died at the Pentagon, and the soil in the planter comes from Pennsylvania to pay respect to the people who died on Flight 93, which crashed in Shanksville, Penn.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Kucharek)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - (From left to right) Staff Sgt. Nicholas Daniels renders a salute while Senior Master Sgt. Steven Kindermann, U.S. Air Force Academy Band, plays Taps in honor of the NORAD and USNORTHCOM 9/11 Memorial Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the commands' headquarters Sept. 11, 2012.Every year, the NORAD and USNORTHCOM staff remember the victims of the 9/11 attacks with a ceremony commemorating their sacrifice.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Michael Kucharek)

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FORT RUCKER, Ala. - Soldiers from the 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division land at Cairns Army Airfield, Fort Rucker, Ala., as a staging area awaiting the call to assist relief efforts resulting from Hurricane Isaac. The Soldiers and a combination of HH-60 Alpha Plus Black Hawk and CH-47F Chinook helicopters stand ready to support our federal and State partners.

(U.S. Army photo by Kelly Pate)

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Dan Stoneking (right), FEMA Private Sector Division Director, speaks to the audience during the Public Private Partnerships: The Year In Review session at the “Building Resilience Through Public-Private Partnerships" conference here July 23-24, 2012, as other panelists listen. Other members of this panel session included Craig Conklin (left), DHS Sector Outreach and Programs Division IP Director; Karinda Washington, DHS Private Sector Office External Affairs Specialist; and Tim Cole, USNORTHCOM Private Sector/NGO Division Chief.

(U.S. Air Force Photo, Ms. Stacey Knott)

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BOISE, Idaho - The flag outside the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, flies at half-staff July 10, 2012, in honor of the four crewmembers of MAFFS 7 who were killed when their MAFFS-equipped C-130 crashed during a fire fighting mission in South Dakota July 1. All Department of Agriculture and Department of Interior agencies flew their flags at half-staff to coincide with the crewmembers' memorial service held in Charlotte, N.C., that same day.

(U.S. Forest Service photo by Mike Ferris)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - A MAFFS-equipped C-130 from the 146th Airlift Wing of the California Air National Guard arrives at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 30, to support wildland fire fighting operations in the western United States. Four MAFFS units are scheduled to arrive June 30, joining four already operating out of Peterson AFB. The eight MAFFS constitute the entire U.S. military MAFFS fleet. The four units supporting the fire fighting effort are the 302nd Airlift Wing from Peterson AFB, the 146th Airlift Wing from Channel Islands, Calif., the 153rd Airlift Wing from Cheyenne, Wyo., and the 145th Airlift Wing from Charlotte, N.C.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Airman Raymond DeSoto, 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals a MAFFS-equipped C-130 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 29. MAFFS aircraft from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings have been supporting Colorado wildland fire fighting efforts since June 25.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Barry Logan, 302nd Maintenance Squadron, and Tony Waiswilos, U.S. Forest Service, give the signal to stop pumping retardant into a Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 during a reloading and refueling stop at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 28. A MAFFS equipped aircraft can hold 3,000 gallons of water or retardant and discharge it five seconds.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Senior Airmen Dustin Johannsen and Barry Logan pull a retardant hose from a MAFFS-equipped C-130 preparing to fly a drop mission in support of Colorado wildland fire fighting efforts June 29, here. MAFFS-equipped aircraft are capable of holding 3,000 gallons of retardant and can disperse it in five seconds.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Senior Airmen Dustin Johannsen and Barry Logan pull a retardant hose from a MAFFS-equipped C-130 preparing to fly a drop mission in support of Colorado wildland fire fighting efforts June 29, here. MAFFS-equipped aircraft are capable of holding 3,000 gallons of retardant and can disperse it in five seconds.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., NORAD and U.S. Northern Command commander, conducts a tour of MAFFS operations with Air Force Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, 302nd Airlift Wing Chief of Airborne Firefighting, on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 28. Four MAFFS units from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings are currently supporting wildland fire fighting operations in Colorado.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The 153rd Airlift Wing from Cheyenne, WY use a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft in support of the Waldo Canyon wild fire in Colorado Springs, CO on June 27, 2012. Four MAFFS-equipped aircraft from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings flew in support of the U.S. Forest Service as they fought fires in Colorado. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide.

(U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Stephany D. Richards)

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A U.S. Forest Service aircraft banks away after leading a Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 on a drop run over the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Four MAFFS-equipped aircraft, two from the 302nd Airlift Wing based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and two from the 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard, are supporting wildland fire fighting efforts in the state of Colorado.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jamie Humphries)

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A U.S. Forest Service aircraft breaks away as a Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 begins dropping retardant on a section of the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26. Four MAFFS units from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings are flying in support of the U.S. Forest Service as they fight wildland fires in Colorado.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 drops retardant on a section of the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo. June 26. Four MAFFS aircraft from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings are supporting civil authorities as they combat the fire, which has burned since June 23.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Two C-130s assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing sit on the tarmac at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Four Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130s from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings have been assigned to support wildland fire fighting efforts in Colorado, dropping water and retardant on fires such as the Waldo Canyon fire burning in the background.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Two Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130s from the 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard park on the ramp at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 25. The two aircraft will join two more MAFFS-equipped aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing assigned to Peterson Air Force Base in supporting wildland fire fighting efforts in Colorado.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - A MAFFS-equipped C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard arrives at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 25, to support wildfire fighting efforts in Colorado. The 153rd AW sent two aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems to join two from the 302nd Airlift Wing based at Peterson AFB for the effort.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Air Force Lt. Col. Dave Condit, 302nd Airlift Wing, briefs reporters on the Modular Airborne Firefighting System during a media event June 25. Four MAFFS-equpped aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing and the 153rd Airlift Wing have been assigned to support wildland fire fighting efforts in Colorado.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - "Girl of the West" Amanda Summers greets members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM in the lobby of the commands' headquarters June 25. The Girls of West are promoting the Pikes Peak or Bust rodeo, which benefits military charities.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Canadian Lt.-Gen. Thomas Lawson, NORAD deputy commander; Army Brig. Gen. Timothy Coffin, Army Forces Strategic Command; and Army Lt. Gen. Frank Grass, U.S. Northern Command deputy commander, lead a formation run to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 237th anniversary on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 14. Soldiers from NORAD and USNORTHCOM came together at Peterson AFB’s club to for a command run and cake-cutting ceremony.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Stacey Knott)

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NEAR CONIFER, Colo. – A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Colorado Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation, drops 500 gallons of water from a specialized bucket onto the Lower North Fork Fire in the vicinity of Conifer Colo., March 28, 2012.

(Army National Guard photo by Spc. Bethany Fehringer)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Marisa and Master Sgt. Randy Novobilski conduct a safety check on Marisa's motorcycle before a NORAD and USNORTHCOM group ride May 18. The NORAD and USNORTHCOM Safety Office held a safety class and sponsored the group ride to promote safe motorcycle practices.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Colorado Army National Guard Lt. Col. Kevin Black, 8th Civil Support Team commander, gets a briefing on the current situation from the incident commander, Assistant Fire Chief Ken Helgersin, 10th Civil Engineer Squadron, during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear response exercise at the U.S. Air Force Academy May 3, 2012. U.S. Army North, a subordinate of U.S. Northern Command, is responsible for evaluating CSTs every 18 months. During CBRN incidents, the CST can support local emergency responders and will take direction from the local incident commander.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Colorado Army National Guard Maj. Tony Schock, 8th Civil Support Team physician assistant, sets up a heat stress monitor during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear response exercise at the U.S. Air Force Academy May 3, 2012. U.S. Army North, a subordinate of U.S. Northern Command, is responsible for evaluating CSTs every 18 months. A CST includes a medical unit capable of responding in the event CST personnel are injured or fall ill while responding to a CBRN incident.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Colorado Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Everett Gray, 8th Civil Support Team, inflates a decontamination tent prior to 8th CST members conducting reconnaissance of a simulated contaminated area May 3, 2012, on the U.S. Air Force Academy. U.S. Army North, a subordinate of U.S. Northern Command, is responsible for evaluating CSTs every 18 months.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Members of the 8th Civil Support Team leave the safety of the decontaminated area May 3, 2012, and approach a chemical sprayer used in a simulated chemical attack on the U.S. Air Force Academy. The 8th CST members performed a reconnaissance of the area, taking air samples in an effort to determine the nature of the chemical used in the attack. U.S. Army North, a subordinate of U.S. Northern Command, is responsible for evaluating CSTs every 18 months.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Colorado Army National Guard Sgts. Steve Russ and Ryan Betz, 8th Civil Support Team, dismount from their vehicle and prepare to conduct reconnaissance of a simulated contaminated area May 3, 2012, during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear response exercise on the U.S. Air Force Academy. In this exercise scenario, a chemical sprayer (background) was used to make more than 200 Air Force Academy cadets ill, and the 8th CST was called out to provide support to local first responders. U.S. Army North, a subordinate of U.S. Northern Command, is responsible for evaluating CSTs every 18 months.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Colorado Army National Guard Sgt. Ryan Betz, 8th Civil Support Team, gives his partner, Sgt. Steve Russ, a thumbs-up to let him know he has not lost sight of him during a simulated reconnaissance mission as part of a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear response exercise May 3, 2012. Two members of the 8th CST conducted the reconnaissance, always making sure to have visible contact with one another in case of an emergency. U.S. Army North, a subordinate of U.S. Northern Command, is responsible for evaluating CSTs every 18 months.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Colorado Army National Guard Sgt. Ryan Betz, 8th Civil Support Team, works quickly to repair a tear in Sgt. Steve Russ's chemical suit during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear response exercise May 3, 2012, on the U.S. Air Force Academy. Russ's suit suffered a rupture during a simulated reconnaissance mission of a contaminated area, and Betz used tape to seal it before continuing with the mission. U.S. Army North, a subordinate of U.S. Northern Command, is responsible for evaluating CSTs every 18 months.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Colorado Army National Guard Sgt. Ryan Betz, 8th Civil Support Team, works quickly to repair a tear in Sgt. Steve Russ' chemical suit during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear response exercise on the U.S. Air Force Academy May 3, 2012. Russ's suit suffered a rupture during a simulated reconnaissance mission of a contaminated area, and Betz used tape to seal it before continuing with the mission. U.S. Army North, a subordinate of U.S. Northern Command, is responsible for evaluating CSTs every 18 months.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Colorado Army National Guard Sgts. Steve Russ and Ryan Betz check over their equipment before taking chemical samples from a sprayer during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear response exercise May 3 2012, at the U.S. Air Force Academy. The reconnaissance team will take samples of the chemical and bring it back to be examined in the 8th CST's mobile lab. U.S. Army North, a subordinate of U.S. Northern Command, is responsible for evaluating CSTs every 18 months.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Volunteers, center, meet before assisting during sitting volleyball games during Warrior Games 2012 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 3, 2012.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Val Gempis)

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CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. - Partisan Pictures’ cameraman Ben McCoy collects film footage of a multi-threat NORAD and USNORTHCOM exercise in the Alternate Command Center at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. Immediately behind him are assistant producer Tristan Walker and sound specialist Thomas Wilson (far left). Royal Canadian Air Force Lieutenant-Colonel Joe Barry (center) and U.S. Air Force Colonel Chris Possehl (far right) are in the background. Partisan Pictures captured film footage at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station for a documentary project during the second week of April 2012.

(Canadian Forces photo by Lt. Alain Blondin)

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CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR FORCE STATION, Colo. - Partisan Pictures’ cameraman Ben McCoy collects film footage in limited lighting within the tunnel leading to the south portal inside Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station while producer Jonathan Grupper and sound specialist Thomas Wilson (left background) look on. Partisan Pictures captured film footage at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station for a documentary project during the second week of April 2012. The project also included rare footage of a multi-threat NORAD and USNORTHCOM exercise in the Alternate Command Center.

(Canadian Forces photo by Lt. Alain Blondin)

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U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Master Sgt. Christopher “Aggie” Aguilera, 66th Rescue Squadron aerial gunner, poses for a photo with Maj. Gen. Howard Thompson, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command chief of staff, and Col. Tamra Rank, U.S. Air Force Academy vice superintendent, following the presentation of Aguilera's new sports wheelchair by the Air Force Association and DRS Technologies at the Air Force Academy, April 23. Aguilera was one of two survivors from a HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter crash in southwest Afghanistan that killed five Airmen June 9, 2010. He has returned to active duty in the Air Force, and is discovering a new normal for his life as he adapts to his injuries. Aguilera is a member of the 2012 Air Force Team for the Warrior Games in rifle and pistol shooting, various track events, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Elizabeth Andrews)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr. commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command gets a first-hand view of a U.S. Forest Service-owned Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System II on board a 302nd Airlift Wing C-130 April 20. From left to right; Air Force Reserve MAFFS qualified loadmasters Master Sgts. Mark Skarban, Thomas Freeman and Lamont Wood give Jacoby a brief overview of how the system operates. The U.S. Forest Service and the 302nd AW held their annual air tanker certification training April 20 through 23 at Peterson Air Force Base and Pueblo Air Tanker Base, Colo. The U.S. Forest Service-led training was designed to ensure the Air Force Reserve MAFFS crews are ready for the upcoming 2012 firefighting season and included 12 hours of ground training and 35 C-130 training missions in southern Colorado. Air Force Reserve MAFFS-equipped C-130s can be requested by the National Interagency Fire Center and then activated through the U.S. Northern Command, based on an agreement with the Department of Defense.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Peter Dean)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - An Air Force Reserve C-130 Hercules aircraft expels water during a capabilities demonstration April 23, 2012, here as part of annual Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System II certification. The U.S. Forest Service-led training, hosted by the 302nd Airlift Wing, certified aerial firefighting C-130 crews to perform the MAFFS mission. The 302nd AW is the only AF Reserve unit with MAFFS capabilities.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butterfield)

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OTTAWA - Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander, talk during the Inaugural Trilateral Meeting of North American Defense Ministers March 27.

(Courtesy Photo)

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Staff Sgt. Joshua Cookson, common operating picture manager, Task Force 51, U.S. Army North, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Davis, Illinois Air National Guard, work to establish procedures for a common operating picture during Exercise Silver Risk. The exercise focuses on the Dual-Status Command concept that will be used as the Department of Defense and Illinois National Guardsmen support the NATO Summit scheduled May 19-20 in Chicago. Led by the Illinois National Guard, it is the first time TF 51 Soldiers and civilians have participated under the authority of a dual-status command during a large scale command post exercise. Cookson said the COP being used was developed primarily at Army North, with some modifications being made by the Illinois Guard for its use.

(U.S. Army photo by Donald Manuszewski)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. - Members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM take a look at the latest innovations in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear response equipment at the NORAD and USNORTHCOM CBRN Summit March 13, 2012. The purpose of this year’s summit is to bring together Canadian and U.S. CBRN personnel from local, state, national and military organizations to give the current composition of the CBRN Response Enterprise a hard look and determine if changes need to be made.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Jhomil Bansil)

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, speaks to Representative Joe Heck (R-NV) before speaking to the House Armed Services Committee March 6, 2012.

(U.S. Air Force photo by John Cornelio)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Royal Bahamas Defense Force commander Commodore Roderick Bowe, U.S. Northern Command Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Frank Grass and Royal Bahamas Police Force Deputy Commissioner Quinn McCartney listen to a NORAD and USNORTHCOM orientation briefing at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters Feb. 23.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Army Maj. Gen. Charles Gailes (center), the commanding general of U.S. Army North’s Task Force 51, along with visiting dual-status commanders, listen to a command briefing Feb. 7 during the Dual Status Commanders Orientation at Army North’s Main Conference Room at the historic Quadrangle. Gailes hosted the briefing and provided the opening remarks. The one-day stop at Army North was part of a larger series of conferences conducted by U.S. Northern Command for commanders who serve in a combined federal-state position.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Eric Lobsinger)

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OTTAWA - Canadian Forces Lieutenant-General Walter Semianiw, Canada Command commander (left) and Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, Jr., North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, sign military to military plans in Ottawa, Jan. 25, to enhance defense cooperation between Canada and the United States should the governments require each other's assistance. The documents signed were the Civil Assistance Plan, the Combined Defence Plan and an Information Sharing Memorandum of Understanding. Jacoby signed the CAP and the CDP in his capacity as the commander of USNORTHCOM and the MOU as the commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM. The signings followed the 228th meeting of the Permanent Joint Board on Defence in Ottawa.

(Canadian Forces photo by Cpl. Kevin Sauvé)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Bill Ryan, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command National Guard Special Staff, takes a look at the glass cockpit of a UH-72 Lakota helicopter during a demonstration and static display Jan. 24. Members of the Mississippi Army National Guard flew the UH-72 to Peterson AFB to educate members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM on possible applications for the aircraft. The UH-72 features an advanced glass cockpit and communications equipment and can be used for reconnaissance and security or medical evacuation missions.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. — Chief Warrant Officer Joseph Mudd, National Guard Bureau, discusses the features of the UH-72 Lakota helicopter to members of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Jan. 24. Members of the Mississippi Army National Guard flew the UH-72 to Peterson AFB to educate members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM on possible applications for the aircraft. The UH-72 features an advanced glass cockpit and communications equipment and can be used for reconnaissance and security or medical evacuation missions.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher)

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FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas — Army Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV, commanding general, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and Fort Sam Houston, shares his insights with a gathering of fellow senior military leaders, elected officials, family, friends, fellow service members and civilian partners during his Assumption of Command ceremony Jan. 12 at Fort Sam Houston’s historic Quadrangle. Caldwell carries on a family legacy that commenced 34 years earlier when his father, retired Lt. Gen. William Caldwell III, took command of Fifth Army in San Antonio in 1978; he served as the unit’s commanding general until his retirement in 1980.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Eric Lobsinger)

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FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. - Soldiers from the 1st Platoon, 84th Engineer Support Company, 6th Engineer Battalion (Combat) (Airborne), conduct parachute landings during a training exercise at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., prior to beginning the construction of an access road for the Border Patrol.

(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Dexter Marquez)

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TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. - Col. Randy Spear (second from left), 601st Air and Space Operations Center commander, points out a simulated "track of interest" on a radar screen during an exercise to Florida Gov. Rick Scott at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 5. Scott came to Tyndall to visit with Florida Air National Guardsmen from the 101st Air and Space Operations Group, which provides the manning for the 601st AOC, and to see firsthand the capabilities and assets Tyndall has to offer.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Lisa Norman)

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SAN DIEGO - A formation of Sailors, assigned to Commander, U.S. Third Fleet, render honors to Commander, NORAD and USNORTHCOM, Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, during a visit to Third Fleet headquarters in San Diego. Jacoby met with Commander, U.S. Third Fleet, Vice Adm. Gerald R. Beaman for a routine visit. U.S. Third Fleet leads naval forces in the eastern Pacific from the west coast of North America to the International Date Line.

(U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Torrey W. Lee)

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