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President Barack Obama receives an update on the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy, in the Situation Room of the White House, Oct. 29 2012. Participating via teleconference, clockwise from top left, are: Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano; FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate; Rick Knabb, Director of the National Hurricane Center; Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood; and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu. Pictured, from left, are: Clark Stevens, Assistant Press Secretary; Emmett Beliveau, Director of the Office of the Chief of Staff; John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism; Richard Reed, Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security; Chuck Donnell, Senior Director for Resilience; Asha Tribble, Senior Director for Response; Chief of Staff Jack Lew; Alyssa Mastromonaco, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations; Press Secretary Jay Carney; and David Agnew, Director for Intergovernmental Affairs.

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Virginia National Guard soldiers perform maintenance on their vehicles as they prepare for possible recovery operations in the wake of Hurricane Sandy Oct. 27, 2012, at the Norfolk National Guard Readiness Center. The Virginia National Guard has been authorized to bring up to 500 personnel on state active duty and the Virginia Army Guard and Virginia Defense Force are staging personnel in Fredericksburg, the Richmond metro area, Eastern Shore area and Hampton Roads with personnel and equipment capable of performing high water transport, debris reduction and reconnaissance patrols. The Virginia National Guard has not received any specific mission tasks, but personnel are moving into support areas on Saturday and will be ready for duty as directed by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.

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Air Force Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, 302nd Airlift Wing Chief of Aerial Fire Fighting, shows Gen. Guillermo Galvan Galvan, Secretary of National Defense, Mexico, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System during a tour of the 302nd AW Oct. 19. More than 30 members of the 302nd AW flew MAFFS missions to suppress a 245,000 acre wildfire in northern Mexico in 2011. The tour was part of Galvan’s last visit as Secretary of National Defense before he steps down from his position Dec. 1. As part of the visit, Galvan visited with local community organizations. After speaking at a gathering of NORAD and USNORTHCOM members, honors were rendered in front the headquarters, where Jacoby presented Galvan with an engraved artillery casing and the Mexican flag flown in front of the building. Galvan is credited with enhancing the partnership between SEDENA and USNORTHCOM which is essential in the fight against transnational criminal organizations. This partnership in the counter-TCO mission is one of USNORTHCOM’s top priorities, and the command is committed to working together with the Mexican military against TCOs.

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Members of the 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment from Fort Carson, Colo., present Gen. Guillermo Galvan Galvan, Secretary of National Defense, Mexico, with an engraved artillery casing after honors were rendered to the general outside the Eberhart-Findley Building Oct. 19. The shell, along with a Mexican national flag flown in front of the NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters building, caps the end of Galvan’s last visit to the commands as Secretary of National Defense. His final two-day visit to Colorado Springs included a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System demonstration by the 302nd Airlift Wing and visits with local community organizations. Galvan also took the opportunity to address a gathering of members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM where he discussed the vital relationship between the Mexican military and USNORTHCOM. Galvan is credited with enhancing the partnership between SEDENA and USNORTHCOM which is essential in the fight against transnational criminal organizations. This partnership in the counter-TCO mission is one of USNORTHCOM’s top priorities, and the command is committed to working together with the Mexican military against TCOs. Galvan steps down as Secretary of National Defense Dec. 1.

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The flag outside the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, flies at half-staff July 10, 2012, in honor of the four crewmembers of MAFFS 7 who were killed when their MAFFS-equipped C-130 crashed during a fire fighting mission in South Dakota July 1. All Department of Agriculture and Department of Interior agencies flew their flags at half-staff to coincide with the crewmembers' memorial service held in Charlotte, N.C., that same day.

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Airman Raymond DeSoto, 302nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals a MAFFS-equipped C-130 at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 29. MAFFS aircraft from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings have been supporting Colorado wildland fire fighting efforts since June 25.

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A MAFFS-equipped C-130 from the 146th Airlift Wing of the California Air National Guard arrives at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 30, to support wildland fire fighting operations in the western United States. Four MAFFS units are scheduled to arrive June 30, joining four already operating out of Peterson AFB. The eight MAFFS constitute the entire U.S. military MAFFS fleet. The four units supporting the fire fighting effort are the 302nd Airlift Wing from Peterson AFB, the 146th Airlift Wing from Channel Islands, Calif., the 153rd Airlift Wing from Cheyenne, Wyo., and the 145th Airlift Wing from Charlotte, N.C.

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Senior Airmen Dustin Johannsen and Barry Logan pull a retardant hose from a MAFFS-equipped C-130 preparing to fly a drop mission in support of Colorado wildland fire fighting efforts June 29, here. MAFFS-equipped aircraft are capable of holding 3,000 gallons of retardant and can disperse it in five seconds.

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Army Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., NORAD and U.S. Northern Command commander, conducts a tour of MAFFS operations with Air Force Lt. Col. Luke Thompson, 302nd Airlift Wing Chief of Airborne Firefighting, on Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 28. Four MAFFS units from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings are currently supporting wildland fire fighting operations in Colorado.

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Senior Airmen Dustin Johannsen and Barry Logan pull a retardant hose from a MAFFS-equipped C-130 preparing to fly a drop mission in support of Colorado wildland fire fighting efforts June 29, here. MAFFS-equipped aircraft are capable of holding 3,000 gallons of retardant and can disperse it in five seconds.

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Two Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130s from the 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard park on the ramp at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 25. The two aircraft will join two more MAFFS-equipped aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing assigned to Peterson Air Force Base in supporting wildland fire fighting efforts in Colorado.

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Two C-130s assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing sit on the tarmac at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Four Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130s from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings have been assigned to support wildland fire fighting efforts in Colorado, dropping water and retardant on fires such as the Waldo Canyon fire burning in the background.

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A U.S. Forest Service aircraft breaks away as a Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 begins dropping retardant on a section of the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26. Four MAFFS units from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings are flying in support of the U.S. Forest Service as they fight wildland fires in Colorado.

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A Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 drops retardant on a section of the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo. June 26. Four MAFFS aircraft from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings are supporting civil authorities as they combat the fire, which has burned since June 23.

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The 153rd Airlift Wing from Cheyenne, WY use a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft in support of the Waldo Canyon wild fire in Colorado Springs, CO on June 27, 2012. Four MAFFS-equipped aircraft from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings flew in support of the U.S. Forest Service as they fought fires in Colorado. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100 feet wide.

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A U.S. Forest Service aircraft banks away after leading a Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 on a drop run over the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Four MAFFS-equipped aircraft, two from the 302nd Airlift Wing based at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., and two from the 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard, are supporting wildland fire fighting efforts in the state of Colorado.

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Air Force Reservist Senior Airman Barry Logan, 302nd Maintenance Squadron, and Tony Waiswilos, U.S. Forest Service, give the signal to stop pumping retardant into a Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130 during a reloading and refueling stop at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 28. A MAFFS equipped aircraft can hold 3,000 gallons of water or retardant and discharge it five seconds.

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"Girl of the West" Amanda Summers greets members of NORAD and USNORTHCOM in the lobby of the commands' headquarters June 25. The Girls of West are promoting the Pikes Peak or Bust rodeo, which benefits military charities.

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Air Force Lt. Col. Dave Condit, 302nd Airlift Wing, briefs reporters on the Modular Airborne Firefighting System during a media event June 25. Four MAFFS-equpped aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing and the 153rd Airlift Wing have been assigned to support wildland fire fighting efforts in Colorado.

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A MAFFS-equipped C-130 from the 153rd Airlift Wing of the Wyoming Air National Guard arrives at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 25, to support wildfire fighting efforts in Colorado. The 153rd AW sent two aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems to join two from the 302nd Airlift Wing based at Peterson AFB for the effort.

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