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Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander, introduces Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel at a media event at Cheyenne Mountain AFS, June 28. Hagel spoke to local and national media about his visit to Colorado Springs, efforts to address suicides in the service, sequester and sexual assault prevention. It was Hagel's first trip to Colorado Springs since he was appointed Secretary of Defense in February.

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Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel speaks to reporters outside the entrance to Cheyenne Mountain AFS June 28. Hagel addressed issues ranging from the wildfires raging across Colorado to suicide prevention in the Armed Forces. During his first visit since his appointment as Secretary of Defense in February, Hagel visited the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, spoke to troops at Fort Carson and toured Cheyenne Mountain AFS.

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An aircraft releases a fire-retardant solution to help stop the spreading of fires at Black Forest, Colo., June 12, 2013

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U.S. Army pilots and crew members with the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, release water with a helicopter bucket over fires during a firefighting mission at Black Forest, Colo., June 12, 2013.

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Gen. Charles Jacoby, Jr. (left), commanding general, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Robert Fenton Jr. (center), assistant administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV, commanding general, U.S. Army North (Fifty Army) discuss the importance of preparation for any eventuality during the Complex Catastrophe Tabletop Exercise held June 5 at Army North in the historic Quadrangle.

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A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1B interceptor missile is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie.

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Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM.

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Lt. Gen. Michael Dubie, Deputy Commander of USNORTHCOM.

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Maj. Gen. Charles Luckey, NORAD and USNORTHCOM Chief of Staff.

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Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Winzenried, USA
Command Senior Enlisted Leader

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Airman 1st Class Richie Meyer, 39th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, guides the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Emergency Response Vehicle into the back of a C-130J aircraft in preparation for a flight to a disaster response exercise in Montana May 5. The customized 2010 Chevrolet Suburban sports an advanced communications package that provides U.S. Northern Command with phone communications, secured computer networks, commercial internet and video teleconferencing in a mobile package small enough to be transported by a C-130. This is the first time the ERV is being airlifted to a site in support of an exercise.

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The NORAD and U.S. Northern Command Missile Warning and Defenders of the Year were awarded in a formal ceremony May 3 in Colorado Springs. The event honored top-performing military and civilan personnel at the headquarters who perform work on or in support of missile defense systems. Pictured, from left to right, are Canadian Brig.- Gen. Al Meinzinger, Riki Ellison of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance, Steven Piel, Navy Lt. Cmdr. Douglas Pegher, Ernie Stern, Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Dubie, and Air Force Brig. Gen. Kenneth Todorov.

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U.S. Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, right, and Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, 302nd Airlift Wing's chief of aerial fire fighting return from observing a C-130 Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System certification flight April 22 here. The Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd AW held its annual MAFFS certification and re-certification for C-130 aircrews April 19-23. When it is determined MAFFS is needed, the National Interagency Fire Center through U.S. Northern Command requests the DOD's U.S. Air Force resources. These trained military personnel along with the MAFFS equipment are activated to supplement the civilian air tanker program during periods of high wildfire activity throughout the nation. In 2012 the 302nd AW MAFFS-equipped C-130s, aircrew and personnel supported fire suppression operations in 10 states, including drops on the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs. 2013 marks the 20th year the MAFFS mission has been flown by the Airmen and C-130s of the 302nd AW.

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Col. Christopher C. Seymour, Marine Aircraft Group 26 commanding officer and Lt. Col. Patrick R. Hittle, Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., conduct a flyover in an MV-22B Osprey to observe their Marines building and improving roads along the U.S./ Mexico border in Arizona, Mar. 19

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Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr. NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander, presents the flag to Air Force Lt. Gen. William H. Etter during the change of command ceremony at Tyndall Air Force Base on March 8. Lt. Gen. Etter assumed command of First Air Force (AFNORTH) and the Continental NORAD Region (CONR) from Lt. Gen. Stanley E. "Sid" Clark III, who will become the new director of the Air National Guard.

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Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducts a Chairman's Call with members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM at the commands' headquarters Feb. 19. During the Chairman's Call, Dempsey took questions from the audience and spoke about sequestration and USNORTHCOM's role in homeland defense.

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Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander, and General Harald Sunde, Norwegian Chief of Defense Staff, talk as they begin a tour of NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters Feb. 13. Sunde, the Norwegian equivalent of the U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is visiting to conduct talks to NORAD and USNORTHCOM leadership. During his visit, he received tours of the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Command Center and the Cheyenne Mountain complex.

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A Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block 1A interceptor is launched from the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) during a Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test in the Pacific Ocean. The SM-3 Block 1A successfully intercepted a target missile that had been launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii.

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Army commanders from Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and security leaders from Panama arrive at U.S. Army North Jan. 30 as part of a U.S. Army South’s Central American Regional Leaders’ Conference. The commanders attended command briefings and heard from Oscar Salinas Jr., assistant chief, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, who touted the success Army North has had working with the Mexican army and air forces, known as SEDENA. “The Border Patrol’s new strategic plan focuses on integration with federal, state, local and foreign partnerships,” said Salinas. “The collaboration between Army North and SEDENA is one example of this integration.”

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