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Colorado Army National Guardsmen from the 2nd Battalion 135th Aviation at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo. and civilian rescue personnel unload evacuated residents from Colorado flood zones from a CONG CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the Boulder Municipal Airport in Boulder, Colo., Sept. 13, 2013. (Colorado National Guard photo by Sgt. Joseph K. VonNida/RELEASED)

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Navy service members from North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command carry a wreath to a memorial following a 9-11 remembrance ceremony at NORAD and NORTHCOM headquarters, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Sept. 11, 2013. In the background is a picture taken Sept. 16, 2001 of volunteer firefighters walking toward ground zero in New York City to begin their shift of rescue and recovery. All who were involved in the search and rescue efforts of the World Trade Center collapse worked grueling hours in the hopes of finding survivors. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Andy Bellamy/Released)

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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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Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, cuts the USNORTHCOM birthday cake with Army Specialist Thomas Evans, NORAD and USNORTHCOM J6, during the command's birthday celebration Sept. 30. USNORTHCOM was established Oct. 1, 2002, in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to provide command and control of Department of Defense homeland defense efforts and to coordinate defense support of civil authorities.

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U.S. Army Soldiers from the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMD), SC Army National Guard, from Anderson, SC provide 24 hour continuously support to radar systems at a sentinel radar site during Vigilant Shield 12 on Fleming Key Annex, Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Fla., Nov. 5, 2011. 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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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Horacio Maysonet from the 51st Combat Communications Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., perform set up and testing on radio frequency modules (RFM) Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Fla., Nov. 5, 2011. 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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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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U.S. Army Soldiers from the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command (AAMD), SC Army National Guard, from Anderson, SC provide 24 hour continuously support to radar systems at a sentinel radar site during Vigilant Shield 12 on Fleming Key Annex, Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, Fla., Nov. 5, 2011. 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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Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr., Commander of of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, speaks with cadets while guest lecturing for History 302 (History of the Civil War in the West), Oct. 28, 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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A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 Hercules prepares for a fire retardant run over a wildfire Sept. 12 in Harrison County, Texas. Four MAFFS C-130 aircraft, assigned to the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group based at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, provided approximately 12,000 gallons of retardant to two fires in the northeast Texas county.

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A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 taxis for takeoff Sept. 11 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas. Two MAFFS aircraft were launched to provide containment support to Harrison County, Texas, where a 250-acre wildfire had closed sections of Interstate 20 and threatened more than 30 structures. After the MAFFS retardant drops, ground crews were able to get a hold on the fire, protecting the threatened structures.

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The sun sets beyond the Texas horizon as two C-130 Hercules remain ready for aerial firefighting support Sept. 10 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas. Just hours before, Airmen assigned to units in Colorado and North Carolina arrived at the airport to form the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group, the Air Force's response to a U.S. Forest Service support request to aid in fighting wildfires. The 302nd AEG's mission is to provide aerial firefighting capabilities using the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, or "MAFFS" system.

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A Texas sun sets behind a North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 Hercules Sept. 10 at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas. Just hours before, Airmen assigned to units in Colorado and North Carolina arrived at the airport to form the 302nd Air Expeditionary Group, the Air Force's response to a U.S. Forest Service support request to aid in fighting wildfires. The 302nd AEG's mission is to provide aerial firefighting capabilities using the Modular Airborne Firefighting System, or "MAFFS" system.

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Virginia National Guard soldiers in Sandston prepare for possible duty in response to Hurricane Irene by unloading pallets of cots and Meals Ready to Eat. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 300 personnel on state active duty for possible missions including high water transport and light debris removal.

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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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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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With about 101,000 National Guard members ready to assist eastern seaboard states in the path of Hurricane Irene, the National Guard Command Center in Arlington, Va., seen here Aug. 26, 2011, is monitoring the storm and National Guard support to civilian authorities around-the-clock.

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Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst airmen load and secure equipment onto aircraft in preparation of Hurricane Irene Aug. 26, 2011. All JB MDL aircraft are being evacuated to Air Force Base's around the country.

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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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A Sentinel mobile operational command post from Joint Task Force – 51, U.S. Army North, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, arrives at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Aug. 28 in support of Hurricane Irene relief efforts. Hurricane Irene made landfall on the eastern coast of the United States on Aug. 27 and reached the JB MDL area early Sunday morning.

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