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May 27, 2010

CJCS addresses homeland defense, Mexico at chairman’s call

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen discussed

May 27, 2010

Command center shift leader holds deep ties to 9-11

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –When Air Force Reserve Col. Jim Zietlow arrived at the Pentagon, the

May 25, 2010

JTF North trains law enforcement agents, Soldiers

FORT BLISS, Texas –In its continuous effort to enhance the life-saving and force protection skills

Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, gives his remarks during the commands' change of command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 19. Winnefeld spoke of the exceptional partnership between the U.S. and Canada and the connection between the work of NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM and that of U.S. and allied forces fighting overseas.

May 19, 2010

Adm. Winnefeld takes command of NORAD, U.S. NORTHCOM

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –Navy Adm. James Winnefeld took command of the North American

The new 9-11 memorial on the grounds of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command headquarters includes a steel beam from the World Trade Center donated to NORAD and USNORTHCOM by the National Homeland Defense Foundation which forms the heart of this new memorial. The memorial will be commemorated in a ceremony at 1 p.m. May 18.

May 18, 2010

NORAD, U.S. NORTHCOM commemorate 9-11 memorial

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern

May 14, 2010

NORAD, USNORTHCOM dedicate new 9-11 memorial

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –United States Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of North

May 13, 2010

NORAD and USNORTHCOM leadership changes hands

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command

Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, holds his final scheduled press conference at NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM headquarters May 13. During the press conference, Renuart discussed the two commands' successes and the challenges they face in the next decade.

May 13, 2010

NORAD, USNORTHCOM commander holds final press conference

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. –PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – The commander of the North

Oil spill containment boom sits on a truck at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans after being off-loaded from an Air Force C-17, from Anchorage, Alaska. The boom will be used to support Deepwater Horizon oil spill response. Deepwater Horizon was an ultra-deepwater oil rig located 130 miles southeast of New Orleans that exploded April 20 and sank April 22, causing a massive oil spill threatening the U.S. Gulf Coast.

May 12, 2010

Air Force C-17 aircraft transport boom to the Gulf Coast

ROBERT, La. –Three C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska,

May 12, 2010

NORAD and USNORTHCOM support Space Shuttle launch

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern