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Howard Donaldson, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command judge advocate office, briefs about his experiences with the American Red Cross after he and his family lost their house, shown pictured on the screen, in the Waldo Canyon Fire of 2012.

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A Coast Guardsman watches over the 26 Cuban immigrants his crew just unloaded from a 44-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boat Feb. 3, 2014, at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West. The crew of the 44-foot boat, along with the 33-foot boat that also picked up the immigrants docked just as North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Robert Winzenried, Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Sluder, Joint Task Force-North Command Chief, and Chief Master Sgt. Ron Anderson, Air Forces North Command Chief, were touring the facility. Prior to the tour, the senior enlisted leaders spoke to leadership about the command's mission and the support they receive from their respective agencies. Photo by Air Force Master Sgt. Chuck Marsh/Released.

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Santa Claus reviews his flight plan for his Dec. 25 trek across the globe in the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Current Operations Center Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013, at the NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters at Peterson Air Force, Colo. Santa’s visit today comes in advance of the commands' annual NORAD Tracks Santa outreach effort, which is expected to reach more than 20 million unique visitors on the www.noradsanta.org website.

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U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Robert Walters, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Intelligence Director points out the World Trade Center beam on display at the 9-11 Memorial in front of NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. to members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) on Sep. 20. Pictured from left to right are RBDF Leading Seaman Julian Smith, Intelligence Officer; U.S. Navy Cmdr. Sam Wartell, the U.S. Defense Attaché, U.S. Embassy in The Bahamas; RBDF Cmdr. Michael Sweeting, Security Intelligence Officer; RBDF Lt. Origin Deleveaux, Jr., Aide-De-Camp to Commodore Roderick Bowe and RBDF Public Relations Officer; Lt. Shawn Adderley, RBDF Legal Affairs Officer; and Brig. Gen. Walters.

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Members of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 135th General Support Aviation Battalion, Colorado National Guard and rescue personnel escort residents of an affected flood area, Sept. 18, 2013, near Fort Collins, Colo. What is being dubbed “Operation Centennial Raging Waters” is likely the biggest rotary-wing airlift mission since Hurricane Katrina. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Kendra Alba/Released

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U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the Colorado National Guard and civilian emergency responders distribute sandbags in response to floods in Jefferson County, Colo., Sept. 15, 2013. Colorado and Wyoming National Guard units were activated to provide assistance to people affected by massive flooding along Colorado?s Front Range. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Manzanares/Released)

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Colorado National Guardsmen respond to floods in Boulder County, Colo., Sept.12, 2013. CONG are working with local agencies to help citizens in the area affected by the flooding by evacuating people using high-clearance vehicles. (Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Joseph K. VonNida/RELEASED)

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Colorado National Guardsmen and civilian first responders perform rescue operations using a Light Mobility Tactical Vehicle in Boulder County, Colo., Sept.12, 2013. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Joseph K. VonNida/RELEASED)

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2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, soldiers evacuate people from homes between Boulder, Colo. and Lyons, Colo., as part of search and rescue operations, Sept. 14, 2013. 4th CAB was able to assist state and local emergency response efforts under the Immediate Response Authority.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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