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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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., 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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Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Allen Usry, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Command Senior Enlisted Leader, looks across North Bay, San Diego, with the USS Midway aircraft carrier in the background 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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Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Allen Usry, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Command Senior Enlisted Leader, speaks with the Air Forces Northern Command Chief, Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Joe Thornell, during a recent 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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Pfc. Ronnie Thompson, an Air and Missile Defense Crewmember, conducts a systems check of an Avenger weapon system. The Avenger system was used in conjunction with Sentinel radars to detect aircraft attempting to illegally enter U.S. airspace along the U.S. – Mexico border in Arizona.

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Pfc. Michael Yaeklis, an Air Defense Tactical Operations Center Enhanced Operator-Maintainer, working inside a Sentinel radar air defense control center, conducts preliminary communications during a homeland security support mission executed in support of the U.S. Border Patrol, Tucson Sector.

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Navy Adm. James Winnefeld, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, visits with participants of the National Level Exercise 2011 at Springfield-Branson National Airport in Springfield, Mo., May 18. Winnefeld spoke with the participants of NLE to ensure that the exercise was a valuable learning experience for possible real world events.

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Marine Maj. Gen. Robert Walsh, U.S. Northern Command Operations Directorate director, welcomes members of the USNORTHCOM Standing Joint Force Headquarters to the Operations Directorate during the NC/SJFHQ disestablishment ceremony May 9. The NC/SJFHQ, the organization responsible for deploying the core of an emergency joint task force to contingencies across the country within six hours of mobilization, was folded into the USNORTHCOM Operations Directorate after seven years of operation as a separate directorate.

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Pvt. 2 Adam Reardon, an Air Defense Tactical Operations Center Enhanced Operator-Maintainer, prepares to employ a 4th Battalion, 5th Air and Missile Defense Regiment Sentinel radar. The air defense system enhanced the U.S. Border Patrol’s efforts to detect and respond to suspected low flying aircraft used by transnational criminal organizations to transport illicit drugs across the U.S. – Mexico border in Southern Arizona.

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