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Members of the disaster aeromedical staging facility carry a simulated patient into the facility during an evacuation exercise May 20, 2010, at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport, La. The exercise was controlled by officials from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals with the help of multiple military counterparts including Air Mobility Command and U.S. Transportation Command members from Scott Air Force Base, Ill.

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Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, gives his remarks during the commands' change of command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 19. Winnefeld spoke of the exceptional partnership between the U.S. and Canada and the connection between the work of NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM and that of U.S. and allied forces fighting overseas.

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates presents the U.S. Northern Command flag to Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command commander, during the commands' change of command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base May 19.

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Members of the audience salute as the Canadian and U.S. national anthems are played at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command change of command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., May 19. Navy Adm. James Winnefeld assumed leadership of the commands from Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart.

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The new 9-11 memorial on the grounds of the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command headquarters includes a steel beam from the World Trade Center donated to NORAD and USNORTHCOM by the National Homeland Defense Foundation which forms the heart of this new memorial. The memorial will be commemorated in a ceremony at 1 p.m. May 18.

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A Navy port security craft investigates a suspicious boat as part of a training scenario during Citadel Protect 2010(CP10). CP10 is part of the Navy's regular training designed to asses the Navy's capability to protect waterborne assets against vessel borne and/or Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threats in Navy ports. CP10 is a coordinated event between U.S. Fleet Forces and Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC).

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The plaque of the new 9-11 memorial describes the design of the memorial and its three parts, the steel beam representing the World Trade Center, the five-sided planter representing the Pentagon, and Pennsylvania soil representing crash site of Flight 93. The memorial will be commemorated in a ceremony at 1 p.m. May 18.

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Explosives aboard a small boat are detonated to convey the reality of a small boat terrorist attack during Citadel Protect 2010. Citadel Protect is a series of training exercises to assess the Navy's capability to protect waterborne assets against threats in Navy ports. Citadel Protect is a coordinated event between U.S. Fleet Forces and Commander, Navy Installations Command.

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Explosives are detonated to convey the reality of a terrorist attack during Citadel Protect 2010. Citadel Protect is a series of training exercises to assess the Navy's capability to protect waterborne assets against threats in Navy ports. Citadel Protect is a coordinated event between U.S. Fleet Forces and Commander, Navy Installations Command.

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Canadian Gen. Walt Natynczyk, Chief of the Canadian Defence Staff, presents the North American Aerospace Defense flag to Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command commander, during the commands' change of command ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base May 19.

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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 commander, holds his final scheduled press conference at NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM headquarters May 13. During the press conference, Renuart discussed the two commands' successes and the challenges they face in the next decade.

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Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, holds his final scheduled press conference at NORAD and U.S. NORTHCOM headquarters May 13. During the press conference, Renuart discussed the two commands' successes and the challenges they face in the next decade.

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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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