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Air Force Master Sgt. Julie Stava, U.S. Northern Command J39 knowledge operations manager, receives the oath of enlistment from her son, Air Force 2nd Lt. Felix Abeyta, in a re-enlistment ceremony in USNORTHCOM headquarters July 7. Stava re-enlisted for the final time after 20 years of service. Her last re-enlistment ceremony is her son's first. Abeyta graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2010 and is currently a spacelift program manager with the 1st Air and Space Test Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calf. He said having the opportunity to give the oath to his mother was a great honor. "She was the driving force in why I went to the academy, and she was my first salute after I graduated," he said. Upon hearing this, Stava said, "We're even now."

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Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., prepare emergency equipment for immediate response to Hurricane Irene at the CRW's Global Reach Deployment Center here Aug. 25. The roughly 600 Airmen of the CRW specialize in creating aerial port and command-and-control facilities in damaged or hostile environments. Previous missions have included humanitarian responses to Haiti, Pakistan and Japan in the aftermath of earthquakes, floods and tsunami in addition to Hurricanes Ike, Rita, Gustav and Katrina.

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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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Royal Bahamas Defence Force Petty Officer Maxwell Lloyd, RBDF Public Relations, assists RBDF Leading Woman Marine Karen Bastian, RBDF Information and Technology, with a Social Media application during an information exchange hosted by Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs at Coral Harbour, The Bahamas July 27-28. The two-day exchange demonstrated how NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM currently uses Social Media as a public affairs tool and different ways this platform can streamline public affairs activities.

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Royal Bahamas Defence Force Marine Seaman Patrick Lightfoot works on developing a Social Media page during a two-day information exchange hosted by Headquarters North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Public Affairs at the RBDF base in Coral Harbour, The Bahamas July 27-28. The exchange focused on the strategy of using Social Media as a public affairs tool and how to develop the different Social Media platforms.

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Army Sgt. 1st Class Edwin Izquierdo and Army Sgt. Javier Cosme, both with the Puerto Rico National Guard's 190th Engineering Battalion, support the clearing of heavy debris from local roads after tropical storm Irene's passing over Puerto Rico Aug. 21, 2011. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Joseph Rivera)

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Master Sgt’s. Lamont Wood and Scott Agenbroad from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302nd Airlift Wing based at Peterson AFB, Colo., ready their cargo of Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipment for transport to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., to assist the wildfire fighting effort across Arizona and New Mexico.

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Aerial view from the crew of a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 aircraft as they return from dropping a load of fire retardant on the Donson wildfire in New Mexico.

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Aerial view from the crew of a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped C-130 aircraft as they return from dropping a load of fire retardant on the Donson wildfire in New Mexico.

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Airmen from the Air Force Reserve Command's 302 Airlift Wing based at Peterson AFB, Colo., follow the lead plane to see where to drop their next load of fire retardant. The fire retardant is colored red to show where drops have already been made.

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A resident of the Grand Bahama Children’s Home greets Adm. James A. Winnefeld, Jr., NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander, on arrival to the home June 30. The commander visited the home with U.S. Ambassador to The Bahamas Nicole A. Avant to present $2,500 worth of clothing, footwear, bedding, games and art supplies to the home on behalf of USNORTHCOM’s Humanitarian Assistance Program.

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A view from ground firefighting crews as MAFFS 6 drops fire retardant to aid in the control of the Donaldson fire. When full, the tanks being loaded hold 3,000 gallons of fire retardant. Established by Congress in the early '70s as a wildland fire protection program, MAFFS is a joint program with the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and the U.S. Forest Service.

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Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Allen Usry, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Command Senior Enlisted Leader, speaks with U.S. 3rd Fleet Command Master Chief Petty Officer Joann Ortloff during a visit to U.S. Coast Guard Station San Diego June 2. The visit was part of the 5th Annual Senior Enlisted Leadership North American Borders Conference, which brought representatives from across Northern Command, Canada Command and the National Guard together to discuss border security, joint and international activities, training and development opportunities and future activities that could affect North America.

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A view from ground firefighting crews as MAFFS 6 drops fire retardant to aid in the control of the Donaldson fire. When full, the tanks being loaded hold 3,000 gallons of fire retardant. Established by Congress in the early '70s as a wildland fire protection program, MAFFS is a joint program with the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, and the U.S. Forest Service.

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U.S. Ambassador to The Bahamas Nicole A. Avant presents the U.S. and Bahamian flags with Navy Adm. James A Winnefeld Jr., NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander, to The Hon. Kenneth Russell, The Bahamas Minister of Housing, aboard the USS Vicksburg June 30. The flag presentation served as a symbol of the bilateral friendship between the U.S. and The Bahamas and was part of the celebration observing the 235th Anniversary of Independence of the United States of America.

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Michael O'Brien, Space Integrated Government Solutions intern, demonstrates the Spacenet Emergency Communications System at the Coalition Warrior Interoperabilty Demonstration in Colorado Springs June 15. CWID is part exercise, part vendor demonstration, where companies offering new technologies can demonstrate their products in a realistic environment. The ECS is a portable communications hub that can be integrated into mobile command vehicles to provide field personnel with access to the Internet, land mobile radios, public telephone networks and secure private networks. The system has been used in Haiti and more recently in the aftermath of the Joplin, Mo., tornadoes.

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Army National Guard Sgt. Stephanie Peavy, 244th Army Liaison Team from Chicago, works with a "Life Ring" cell phone being demonstrated at the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration in Colorado Springs June 15. CWID is part exercise, part vendor demonstration, where companies offering new technologies can demonstrate their products in a realistic environment. The Life Ring is a cell phone system that combines a GPS and satellite communications, allowing continuous communication and tracking through a G3 network cell phone regardless of conditions on the ground. This allows first responders in a disaster situation to maintain contact with their organization leadership even if cell towers in the area have been destroyed.

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A C-130J from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., is loaded with part of a MAFFS system June 15 after landing at Kirtland AFB, N.M. In support of the National Interagency Fire Center, the unit brought two C-130J aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System to help control wildfires in the Southwestern U.S.

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Lt. Col. Kurt Holden, 115th Airlift Squadron commander, California Air National Guard, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., talked with Albuquerque news media June 15 about his squadron’s deployment to Kirtland AFB, N.M. In support of the National Interagency Fire Center, the unit brought two C-130J aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System to help control wildfires in the Southwestern U.S.

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A C-130J from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing, Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif., taxis to a parking spot June 15 after landing at Kirtland AFB, N.M. In support of the National Interagency Fire Center, the unit brought two C-130J aircraft equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System to help control wildfires in the Southwestern U.S.

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