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Master Sgt. Cory Gatewood, left, welcomes a Navy family to Travis Air Force Base after a flight from Japan. Volunteers from Naval Air Stations Lemoore and Fallon assisted Travis Air Force Base personnel with the arrival of military families voluntarily evacuating Japan.

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Staff Sgt. Katie Speer, 60th Air Mobility Wing command chief executive, carries a child off the military chartered flight March 22. Approximately 500 passengers arrived at Travis Air Force Base in support of Operation Pacific Passage. On March 17, the Office of the Secretary of Defense approved voluntary assisted departures to the United States for family members residing in Japan. These flights will continue for the foreseeable future to accommodate the needs of our service member’s families.

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Petty Officer 1st Class Laurie Roods, Navy Operational Support Center Denver, helps Gloria Loveday find her cat after landing at Denver International Airport March 24. Members of all four military branches are working in support of the aerial port of debarkation at DIA as part of Operation Pacific Passage. DIA began receiving military dependents March 24, joining Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Wash., and Travis Air Force Base, Calif. as points of debarkation for military dependents leaving Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Army Col. Marc Hutson, Defense Coordination Officer for FEMA Region 8, briefs members of the media about flights coming into Denver International Airport from Japan as part of Operation Pacific Passage. DIA received its first flight of 144 people March 24 as part of the voluntary departure of military dependents from Japan following the earthquake and tsunami that struck the country March 11.

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60th Air Mobility Wing commander Col. James Vechery welcomes Melissa Wilds and her children as they arrive at Travis AFB, Calif. Wilds and her children were part of approximately 240 military family members who returned to the U.S. from Japan following the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit the island nation. Wilds' husband is in the U.S. Navy and stationed at Yokosuka Naval Base.

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Lt. Col. Carrie Acree, Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer, holds five-week old Adrian Morant while his mother gets situated at the Denver International Airport aerial port of debarkation March 24. More than 140 military dependents from Japan flew into DIA as part of Operation Pacific Passage, a voluntary departure operation that began after the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan March 11.

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Capt. Kenneth Moerscher, a representative on the Joint Task Force Space - Transportation System team from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, monitors a shuttle launch from the Morrell Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.

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Maj. Larry Skipper, 601st Air and Space Operations Center configuration manager at Tyndall AFB, Fla., adjusts a Joint-Based Expeditionary Connectivity Center antenna at Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., before the final launch of Space Shuttle Discovery Feb. 24, 2011. JBECC provides a comprehensive air picture to the entire launch team.

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Maj. Herman Suarez, (left), logistics officer on the Joint Task Force - Space Transportation team, discusses JTF team requirements with Maj. Normand Burroughs, team director of communications prior to the final launch of Space Shuttle Discovery Feb. 24, 2011.

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Master Sgt. Jose Torres, a cyber systems manager on the Joint Task Force - Space Transportation System team, works with Maj. Normand Burroughs, team director of communications, to ensure all computer requirements are met prior to and during the shuttle launch mission.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Clifford Fallico, Air Forces Northern intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance planner, marches in formation at the Canadian Intermediate Leadership program at the Canadian Forces College, Noncommissioned Member Professional Development Center, St. Jean Sur Richelieu in Quebec Canada.

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Air Force Maj. Gen. Garry C. Dean, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region-1st Air Force and Air Forces Northern commander; Brig. Gen. Christopher Coates, CONR deputy commander; and Canadian Lt. Gen. Marcel Duval, NORAD deputy commander, listen during the Senior Statesmen Panel Feb. 24. The panel, which featured three retired generals who figured prominently in the shaping of 1st AF, was the highlight of the 1st AF Commander’s Conference held at the Horizons Community Center at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.

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Army Col. Marc Hutson, Defense Coordination Officer for FEMA Region 8, briefs members of the media about flights coming into Denver International Airport from Japan as part of Operation Pacific Passage. DIA received its first flight of 144 people March 24 as part of the voluntary departure of military dependents from Japan following the earthquake and tsunami that struck the country March 11.

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Storm water from Hurricane Sandy flows out of a basement Nov. 7, 2012, at the Redfern Housing complex, Rockaway, N.Y. Despite working in difficult weather conditions, the 401st Quartermaster Detachment, Lock Haven, Pa., utilizes large pumps, capable of pumping 600 gallons per minute, to remove the water from areas most effected by Hurricane Sandy. Once the water is removed, necessary work will begin to restore utilities to the complex. The unit is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state, local and city officials.

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Adm. Mariano Saynez, Secretary of the Navy, Mexico, gives a farewell address to members of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command in the commands' headquarters on Peterson AFB, Colo., Nov. 26, 2012. The visit was Saynez's last as Secretary of the Navy, Mexico, before he steps down from his position Dec. 1. After speaking at a gathering of NORAD and USNORTHCOM members, honors were rendered in front the headquarters, where Jacoby presented Saynez with an engraved artillery casing and the Mexican flag flown in front of the building. Saynez's support of USNORTHCOM has been instrumental in the fight against transnational criminal organizations.

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Adm. Mariano Saynez, Secretary of the Navy, Mexico, escorted by Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., NORAD and U.S. Northern Command commander, departs the NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters with honors after his final visit to the commands Nov. 26, 2012. After speaking at a gathering of NORAD and USNORTHCOM members, honors were rendered in front the headquarters, where Jacoby presented Saynez with an engraved artillery casing and the Mexican flag flown in front of the building. Saynez's support of USNORTHCOM has been instrumental in the fight against transnational criminal organizations.

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Sgt. Kimberly Boyce, water purification specialist, 401st Quartermaster Detachment, Lock Haven, Pa., discusses the best way to remove water out of a basement Nov. 7, 2012, with Carlos Malgonado, supervisor of grounds, Redfern Housing complex, Rockaway, N.Y. Residents at the complex have been without power since Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast last week. Despite the effects of a second large storm, citizen-soldiers removed water from three buildings at the complex. The unit deployed into the area in direct support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, state and local officials.

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Army Gen. Charles Jacoby, Jr., commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, and Lt.-Gen. Stuart Beare, Canadian Joint Operations Command commander, sign two significant documents - the Tri-Command Framework for Arctic Cooperation and the Tri-Command Training and Exercise Statement of Intent - during the 230th meeting of the Canada-U.S. Permanent Joint Board on Defense at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Dec. 11, 2012.

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Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., commander of NORAD and U.S. Northern Command, and Adm. Mariano Saynez, Secretary of the Navy, Mexico, pause briefly at the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Sept. 11 Memorial during the admiral's visit to the commands Nov. 26, 2012. The commands flew the Mexican national flag in front of the headquarters building in honor of the admiral's close relationship with USNORTHCOM. The visit was Saynez's last as Secretary of the Navy, Mexico, before he steps down from his position Dec. 1. After speaking at a gathering of NORAD and USNORTHCOM members, honors were rendered in front the headquarters, where Jacoby presented Saynez with an engraved artillery casing and the Mexican flag flown in front of the building. Saynez's support of USNORTHCOM has been instrumental in the struggle against transnational criminal organizations.

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Tech. Sgt. Travis Wilcox, a ground fuels distribution specialist with the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing, distribute fuel at the Staten Island Armory, Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012, to those affected by Hurricane Sandy. The fuel, available at no charge to those who need it, was provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and distributed at various armories throughout the New York and northern New Jersey areas. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy)(Released)

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