2008
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Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, talks with military and civilian representatives from Singapore at NORAD’s and USNORTHCOM’s Homeland Defense and Civil Support Perspectives Forum in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 31, 2008. About 60 officials from Australia, Canada, Mexico, Norway, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States met to discuss methods of and ways to improve Homeland Defense and Civil Support processes.
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Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, speaks at the sixth annual Homeland Defense Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 29, 2008. Renuart discussed the homeland defense and homeland security missions of NORAD and USNORTHCOM and, specifically, how the commands fulfill those missions by collaborating with their civilian interagency partners. |
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Mr. Glen Pearson, 2008 President of the Society of Manufactuirng Engineers Education Foundation (left) and Mr. Bart Aslin, Director of the foundation (far right) present Senior Master Sgt. Steven Sanchez and Cmdr. Charles Litchfield with the Outstanding Partner Award from the Society of Manufactuirng Engineers Education Foundation Oct. 6. The pair were recognized for their support of the Summer Aerospace Institute as part of NORAD and USNORTHCOM's school partnership agreement with Mitchell High School. Click to download hi-res version |
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Personnel from NORAD and USNORTHCOM visit the first ever Combined Federal Campaign Rally and Charity Agency Fair Oct. 7 at the commands' headquarters. The 2008 CFC campaign "is not about money, not about goals," said NORAD and USNORTHCOM Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. John H. Bordelon. "It's about helping people in need." Representatives from more than 20 CFC charities were present, sharing their charities with the men and women of the commands. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joaquin Juatai Click to download hi-res version |
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Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, Gen. Gene Renuart, unveils a photo of Gen. Earl Partridge and Air Marshal Roy Sleman recently. Renuart recently approved re-naming of the Large Conference Room at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters to the Partridge-Sliman Conference room in honor of the foresight and committment to international cooperation the two showed in the formative days of NORAD. Partridge was the first commander of NORAD and Sleman the first deputy. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish Click to download high-res version |
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Service members onboard HMCS Toronto demonstrate an at-sea rescue during the joint Canada-United States Command Senior Enlisted Conference held in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The sailors also demonstrated interdictions conducted by the ship’s Naval Boarding Party and manoeuvres by a Sea King helicopter. Photo by Maureen Villeneuve Click to download high-res version |
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Soldiers at Great Lakes Naval Station, Ill., practice skills they will use when their units assume a consequence management response mission Oct. 1. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas J. Miller Click to download high-res version |
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Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr. speaks during a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive incidents consequence management response force exercise at Fort Stewart, Ga., Sept. 14, 2008. The exercise is designed to educate key leaders and staff on the response environment and to train them to work together as a joint team. Photo by D. Myles Cullen Click to download high-res version |
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Soldiers from the 379th Chemical Company train on detecting hazardous materials at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Ill., in late August. The Chicago-based Army Reserve unit will be assigned Oct. 1 to U.S. Northern Command as part of CCMRF 9.1. Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hale Click to download hi-res version |
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Canadian Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Walter J. Natynczyk addresses personnel at the headquarters of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on July 23, 2008. Natynczyk visited NORAD as part of a familiarization tour after his appointment to the position of CDS. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joaquin Juatai Click to download hi-res version |
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The U.S. Northern Command 2008 2nd quarter military award winners are, left to right: North American Aerospace Defense Command and USNORTHCOM Commander Gen. Gene Renuart, Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Joaquin Juatai, Air Force Maj. Michael Worden, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Wood. Not pictured are Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Maher and Navy Lt. Robert Hamilton. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish Click to download hi-res version |
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The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command 2008 2nd quarter civilian award winners are, left to right: Commander Gen. Gene Renuart, Larry Brenish, Eric Larson, Carl Johnson, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Wood. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish Click to download hi-res version |
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Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic JUDr. Vlasta Parkanová and Deputy Commander of U.S. Northern Command Lt. Gen. William Webster Jr. conduct a press conference with Czech reporters at USNORTHCOM and North American Aerospace Defense Command headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 18, 2008. The minister visited several U.S. military installations and was briefed on U.S. missile defense capabilities during her visit to the United States. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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Dr. Yessica Chaparro, Deputy Director of Emerging and Reemerging Diseases in the Emergency Health Department of Mexico’s Ministry of Health, discusses government actions during a hypothetical pandemic influenza in North America during U.S. Northern Command’s Trinational Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise and Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colo., on June 16, 2008. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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The "J6 Cyber Range Riders" wild cow milking team from North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command finished second in preliminary competition at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 11, 2008. Team members are: Army Sgt. Maj. Archie Ramos (milking cow), Navy Chief Petty Officer Shawn Wise (sitting), Senior Master Sgt. Pete Palmer (standing) and Army Col. Michael Curry (kneeling). The team placed second in the rodeo finals the next day. The rodeo is a charitable organization dedicated to funding programs and services that benefit local military personnel and their families. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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Lt. Gen. William Webster, deputy commander of USNORTHCOM addresses the Keystone Fellows July 14. Keystone is the senior enlisted leadership course designed to increase senior enlisted personnel’s awareness of war fighting in the joint environment by bringing them to several of the joint and combatant commands in the United States. While at NORAD and USNORTHCOM, the Fellows received briefings on the missions of the commands, toured command facilities and met with several of the commands leaders. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joaquin Juatai Click to download hi-res version |
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Air Force Maj. Gary Frunz, U.S. Northern Command’s interim joint regional medical plans and operations officer for FEMA Region 8, discusses the mental health consequences of a potential pandemic flu at the Continental Divide Disaster Behavioral Health Conference in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 10, 2008. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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Chief Information Systems Technician Michael Layman demonstrated the Radio Interoperability System, a computer based technology which allows military and civil-band radios as well as cell-phones and even internet-based communications systems to interlink and communicate one with another during the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration 2008 at U.S. Northern Command. CWID is a technology demonstration hosted by U.S. Joint Forces Command and sponsored by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The demonstration allows participants from industry to demonstrate technologies which can be used to assist not only USNORTHCOM personnel participating in defense support of civil authorities missions, but are useful to coalition partners and civil authorities. CWID involved multiple combatant commands and coalition partners in eight countries around the world. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joaquin Juatai Click to download hi-res version |
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FEMA Administrator David Paulison at the podium during a press conference at FEMA headquarters. FEMA is hosting their First Hurricane Awareness Day at FEMA headquarters to highlight the federal government's preparations for the 2008 Hurricane Season.Paulison is joined on the dias by James. J. Madon, Director and Deputy Manager of the National Communications System in the Department of Homeland Security, Major General Guy C. Swan III, Chief of Operations for Headquarters, U.S. Northern Command, Mary S. Elcano, Acting President and CEO, American Red Cross, Admiral Thad W. Allen, Commandant, U.S.Coast Guard, DHS Secretary, Michael Chertoff, Paul McHale, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense, Dr. Gerald Parker, Principal Deputy Assistance Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Major General William H. Etter, Acting Director of the Joint Staff, National Guard Bureau. FEMA photo by Bill Koplitz Click to download hi-res vesrion |
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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates addresses personnel from Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. June 10. Gates spoke to Airmen about the recent upheaval in senior Air Force leadership and the direction he would like to see the service move forward as new leadership appointees are approved by Congress and the President. Gates then answered the questions of service members before traveling to Scott Air Force Base to give a similar address. Photo by Petty Officer First Class Joaquin Juatai Click to download hi-res version |
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The U.S. Northern Command 2008 1st quarter military award winners are, left to right: Lt. Gen. Glenn Webster, deputy USNORTHCOM commander, Air Force Master Sgt. Jerry Simer, Army Capt. Jesse Falk, Air Force Lt. Col. Darryl Sumrall, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Wood. Not pictured is Air Force Tech. Sgt. Susanty Cordero. Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jhomil Bansil Click to download hi-res version |
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The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command 2008 1st quarter civilian award winner is, left to right: Lt. Gen. Glenn Webster, deputy USNORTHCOM commander, David Logsdon, Lt.-Gen. Charlie Bouchard, deputy NORAD commander, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Wood. Not pictured are David Conner and Amy Kircher. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jhomil Bansil Click to download hi-res version |
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American and Canadian personnel monitor activity in the North American maritime and air domains in the new North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command command center. NORAD and USNORTHCOM unveiled their new integrated command center in a May 13 ceremony at the commands’ headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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The Honorable G. Kim Wincup, chairman of the Reserve Forces Policy Board, recognizes Kim Robinson of U.S. Northern Command with his coin during the Board's visit to North American Aerospace Defense Command and USNORTHCOM headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on April 16, 2008. Members of the Reserve Forces Policy Board, the principal policy advisor on reserve matters to the secretary of defense, came to the commands to more learn about NORAD's and USNORTHCOM's homeland defense and civil support missions. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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Canada's Minister of Defence, the Honorable Peter MacKay speaks with members of the Canadian Forces and American troops at the headquarters of North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs, Colo. NORAD is the bi-national command responsible for aerospace warning and defense as well as maritime warning for North America. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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Soldiers check an AH-64 Apache Longbow at Fort Bliss, Texas, before conducting an aerial reconnaissance flight over the southwest border. The mission was coordinated by Joint Task Force North, the U.S. Northern Command unit tasked to support federal law enforcement agencies in the identification and interdiction of suspected transnational threats within and along the approaches to the continental United States. Photo by Edd Natividad Click to download hi-res version |
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Col. Tom Muir, director of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Command Center, welcomes U.S. Senator Ken Salazar to NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on March 17, 2008. Salazar met with NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander Gen. Gene Renuart and toured the NORAD-USNORTHCOM Command Center during his visit. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, left, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Lt. Gen. William Webster, center, deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command, discuss the 2007 military response to Hurricane Dean during USNORTHCOM's Hurricane Preparation Conference at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on March 14, 2008. Adjutants general from hurricane-prone states and territories participated in the third annual conference, along with representatives from the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, Navy, Coast Guard, Army, Air Force and Canada Command. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen speaks to the staff of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command during a visit to command headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., on March 10, 2008. It was Mullen's first visit to the commands since he was sworn in as chairman in October 2007. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Mason Click to download hi-res version |
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Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of U.S. Northern Command, speaks to attendees of the 2008 Joint Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer Workshop on March 4, 2008, in Miami, Fla. More than 600 Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard attended the weeklong conference. Known as EPLOs, these officers become familiar with local and state response plans and advise states and regions on the capabilities of their services. Photo courtesy U.S. Army North Public Affairs Click to download hi-res version |
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Department of Homeland Security officials stop at the 9-11 tribute wall during a visit to the headquarters of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command on Feb. 25, 2008. From left to right are Coast Guard Rear Adm. Dan Lloyd, DHS military advisor; Brian White, DHS chief of staff to deputy secretary; Chad Sweet, DHS chief of staff; and Fred Schwien, DHS executive secretary/executive director for operations and administration. The group came to the commands to meet key staff members and discuss mutual civil support and homeland defense issues. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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Abe Baum, who led the storied Task Force Baum during the European campaign of WW II, relates his experiences to the men and women of NORAD and USNORTHCOM Feb. 20. Baum was ordered by General George S. Patton on March 26, 1945, to lead a small armored column 60 miles behind German lines to rescue prisoners of war being held by the Nazis at Hammelburg . Patton believed that his son-in-law, Lt. Col. John K. Waters, was being held at the camp. His force of a mere 300 personnel fought their way through an entire German Corps, which mistakenly thought Task Force Baum was a major push by U.S. Forces. Baum's Task Force found more than 1,500 P.O.W.s at the camp, when they expected only 700, and were forced to attempt to escape, only to be either captured or to fight their way back to American lines in small groups. Baum himself was wounded and captured, and ended up in the same prison camp hospital as Waters. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joaquin Juatai Click to download hi-res version |
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U.S. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, left, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Canadian Air Force Lt.-Gen. Marc Dumais, commander of Canada Command, signed a Civil Assistance Plan that allows the military from one nation to support the armed forces of the other nation during a civil emergency. The signing took place at U.S. Army North headquarters, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Feb. 14, 2008. Photo by U.S. Army North Public Affairs Office Click to download hi-res version |
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Lt. Gen. William Webster, deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command, talks with senior enlisted leaders who visited North American Aerospace Defense Command and USNORTHCOM this week as part of the Keystone course. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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Brig. Gen. Frances Auclair, Maine National Guard chief of staff, and Col. Mark Lovejoy, Vermont National Guard director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, discuss a briefing at the Joint Task Force Commander Training Course Jan. 29, 2008, at U.S. Nothern Command headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. USNORTHCOM conducts the four-day course twice each year for Army and Air National Guard senior officers who have been nominated by their state adjutants general as potential joint task force commanders. The course presents attendees with a compilation of current policy, directives, guidance and lessons learned regarding the command of a joint task force in the United States and prepares the officers to effectively operate in situations requiring the mobilization of National Guard and active-duty forces. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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Staff Sgt. Sean Arce, a member of the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Joint Color Guard rehearses present arms recently. The Joint Color Guard has been chosen to represent the nation's armed forces during opening ceremonies for Super Bowl XLII Jan. 3, in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joaquin Juatai Click to download hi-res version |
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The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command 4th quarter award winners are, front row, left to right: Joyce Frankovis, Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jaime Viramontes, Air Force Capt. Mark Walker, Air Force Lt. Col. William Alvey, Air Force Maj. Valerie Long and NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Wood. Back row, left to right: NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander Gen. Gene Renuart, Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Newcomer, Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Bergeski, Gunnery Sgt. Shawn Moran, Army Capt. Richard Szabo, Air Force Lt. Eric Astle and Roy Stanley. Not pictured are Army Maj. Patrice Harris and Scot Southard. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher Gish Click to download hi-res version |
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Gen. Gene Renuart, center, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Kirk Brown, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Combined Federal Campaign chairperson, accept the CFC Regional Excellence Award from Pikes Peak CFC Regional Director Barbara Fitz during a ceremony at command headquarters Jan. 7, 2008. The commands earned the award by increasing their percentage of participants more than any other agency in the region's 2007 Combined Federal Campaign. The commands also raised five thousand dollars more than their goal of $203,000. Directorates in the commands received 14 gold, one silver and one bronze award for their CFC donations, and Brown and Air Force Capt. Mark Walker both received CFC Hero Awards. Brown also was designated as the CFC Regional Civilian Hero and is now eligible for national recognition. During the same time period as CFC, Canadian servicemembers in NORAD raised $21,000 for the Canadian National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Gail Braymen Click to download hi-res version |
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