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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.

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Sailors off-load oil spill containment equipment from a C-17 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NAS JRB) New Orleans. Air Force C-17s, from Anchorage, Alaska, delivered the equipment 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.

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Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, throws out one of the first pitches at the Sky Sox vs. Grizzlies game May 5. Security Service Credit Union hosted NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM Appreciation Night, giving out 150 free tickets to command members.

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Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, accepts a challenge coin from Tech. Sgt. Manuel Ortega, 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, before his final flight at Peterson Air Force Base May 5.

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Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, participates in a pre-flight safety brief before conducting the final flight of his career at Peterson Air Force Base, May 5. Renuart, who has served in the Air Force since 1971, will retire July 1.

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U.S. Air Force C-130 aerial spray aircraft from the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio, wait for a weather hold to be lifted at Stennis International Airport in Kiln, Miss. May 4, 2010. Members of the 910th Airlift Wing (AW) are in Mississippi to assist with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The 910th AW specializes in aerial spray and is the Department of Defense?s only large-area fixed-wing aerial spray unit.

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Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, discusses his upcoming mission with members of the 302nd Airlift Wing, from Colorado Springs, Colo., April 29. Renuart was in Greeneville, S.C., observing the annual certification exercise for the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems. MAFFS is a partnership between the Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forest service and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and provides an additional capability to boost fire suppression efforts during busy wildfire seasons. The certification exercise prepares Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command crews in preparation for the fire season.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Mark Darby a C-130 aerial spray flight engineer from the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio, waits for the weather to clear at Stennis International Airport in Kiln, Miss. in order to go on a chemical dispersing mission May 4, 2010. Members of the 910th Airlift Wing (AW) are in Mississippi to assist with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The 910th AW specializes in aerial spray and is the Department of Defense's only large-area fixed-wing aerial spray unit.

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A team of U.S. Air Force aerial spray aircraft maintainers from the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio, refill a chemical dispersing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Stennis International Airport in Kiln, Miss., May 4, 2010. Members of the 910th Airlift Wing (AW) are in Mississippi to assist with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The 910th AW specializes in aerial spray and is the Department of Defense's only large-area fixed-wing aerial spray unit.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy Rogers an aerial spray aircraft maintainerfrom the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio, refills a chemical dispersing C-130 Hercules aircraft at Stennis International Airport in Kiln, Miss., May 4, 2010. Members of the 910th Airlift Wing (AW) are in Mississippi to assist with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The 910th AW specializes in aerial spray and is the Department of Defense's only large-area fixed-wing aerial spray unit.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Mark Darby a C-130 aerial spray operator loadmaster from the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio, waits for the weather to clear at Stennis International Airport in Kiln, Miss. in order to start engines on the C-130 for a chemical dispersing mission May 4, 2010. Members of the 910th Airlift Wing (AW) are in Mississippi to assist with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The 910th AW specializes in aerial spray and is the Department of Defense's only large-area fixed-wing aerial spray unit.

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A team of U.S. Air Force aerial spray aircraft maintainers from the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron move a chemical pump into position to refill a chemical dispersing C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at Stennis International Airport in Kiln, Miss., on May 4, 2010. Members of the 910th Airlift Wing are in Mississippi to assist with response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The 910th AW specializes in aerial spray and is the Department of Defense's only large-area, fixed-wing aerial spray unit.

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Aircrews from the 146th Air Expeditionary Group (part of a unified military support effort of U.S. Northern Command to provide assistance to the U.S. Forest Service, state and local agencies, and the National Interagency Fire Center in battling large, uncontrolled wildfires throughout the nation) work with Air traffic controllers, lead pilots and maintenance crews to deliver retardant to fire-damaged areas. Here, tanks fill to prepare for reload of MAFFS aircraft in Greenville, SC.

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Border Hunter provided the students with enhanced observation technique training on the use of law enforcement and military issued optics including weapon-mounted scopes, night vision devices and thermal image devices.

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Aircrews from the 146th Air Expeditionary Group (part of a unified military support effort of U.S. Northern Command to provide assistance to the U.S. Forest Service, state and local agencies, and the National Interagency Fire Center in battling large, uncontrolled wildfires throughout the nation) work with Air traffic controllers, lead pilots and maintenance crews to deliver retardant to fire-damaged areas. Here, Master Sgt. Shawn Crisco marshals in aircraft MAFFS eight for servicing and reload in Greenville, SC.

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Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, accepts a memento from Dr. Ken Farmer, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Triwest Healthcare Alliance, during the American Red Cross Community Leader Breakfast in Phoenix, April 22. Renuart was the keynote speaker at the event, an annual gathering of business, government and philanthropic leaders to raise money and awareness for the Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter.

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Aircrews from the 146th Air Expeditionary Group (part of a unified military support effort of U.S. Northern Command to provide assistance to the U.S. Forest Service, state and local agencies, and the National Interagency Fire Center in battling large, uncontrolled wildfires throughout the nation) work with Air traffic controllers, lead pilots and maintenance crews to deliver retardant to fire-damaged areas. Here, Forest Service workers look on as aircraft MAFFS five parks for servicing and reload in Greenville, SC.

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Aircrews from the 146th Air Expeditionary Group (part of a unified military support effort of U.S. Northern Command to provide assistance to the U.S. Forest Service, state and local agencies, and the National Interagency Fire Center in battling large, uncontrolled wildfires throughout the nation) work with Air traffic controllers, lead pilots and maintenance crews to deliver retardant to fire-damaged areas. Here, Staff Sgt. Evait Hayes, an avionics technician with the N.C. Air National Guard, anticipates to jump into action as aircraft MAFFS eight parks for servicing and reload in Greenville, SC.

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Members of the 302nd Airlift Wing begin a wet fire test of the Modular Airborne Firefighting System II April 22. Air crew members test the system using water, but when operational, firefighters have several different types of fire retardant at their disposal. Carried in the cargo area of a C-130, the MAFFS II is capable of dispersing fire retardant in a quarter-mile long, 100 ft. wide swath from 150 feet in the air, creating fire breaks to protect communities in the path of forest fires. During periods of high wildfire activity, MAFFS-trained military units such as the 302nd, are available under command of U.S. Northern Command to supplement other fire-fighting aircraft.

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A replica of a Middle Eastern village, recently constructed at a Fort Bliss training area, was used during Border Hunter training. Relentless winds, blowing up to 60 miles per hour, created sand storms that added to the students’ challenging and realistic experience.

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