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Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, discusses the progress of several ongoing missions during the Aug. 20, 2007, commander's update briefing at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters. This month, the two military commands have supported the space shuttle launch and landing, recovery efforts at the collapsed bridge in Minneapolis, rescue operations at Utah's Crandall Canyon mine, Russian bomber monitoring and Hurricane Dean response preparations.

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U.S. Northern Command Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Paul Sullivan accepted a resolution passed by the Board of Commissioners of El Paso County proclaiming Oct. 1st as "U.S. Northern Command Day" in a ceremony held at the county offices Sept. 27.

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Dr. Ethel Palacios Zavala, deputy director of emergency preparedness for international health emergencies in the Mexico Ministry of Health, answers a question during a panel discussion at U.S. Northern Command's Tri-National Pandemic Influenza Conference, Sept. 5, 2007. Also on the panel were William Horne, center, secretariat of the pandemic influenza preparedness committee of Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and William Lyerly Jr., director of international affairs and special assistant for global health security to the assistant secretary for health affairs, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. (Photo altered for security purposes.)

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The lighted service structures on Launch Pad 39A cast Space Shuttle Endeavour in shadow after its arrival on Launch Pad 39A after rolling out of the Vehicle Assembly Building. First motion was at 8:10 p.m. July 10 and the shuttle was hard down on the pad at 3:02 a.m. July 11. Endeavour is scheduled to launch on mission STS-118 on Aug. 7. During the mission, Endeavour will carry into orbit the S5 truss, SPACEHAB module and external stowage platform 3.

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Soldiers from the United States and Canada test new technologies during the Coalition Warrior Interoperability Demonstration June 18. CWID provides the military, state and local as well as international partners use CWID to help ensure the technologies needed during inter-agency operations such as disaster relief go smoothly are truly useful to the operators who would use them should they be needed.

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An aerial view of the devastation following the collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis, Minn. All active-duty military assets on the scene are under the command and control of a Defense Coordinating Officer and Defense Coordinating Element assigned to United States Army North, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Army North provides Defense Support of Civil Authorities as the Army component of U.S. Northern Command, the unified command headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., that is responsible for homeland defense and civil support.

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Maj. Gen. Bruce Davis (right), Joint Task Force Civil Support commander, briefs Gen. Gene Renuart (left), North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command commander, and Lt. Gen. Tom Turner, U.S. Army Nort.h commander, May 12 in the JTF-CS Joint Operations Center at Camp Atterbury, Ind. JTF-CS is deployed to Indiana for Ardent Sentry 2007, an exercise that provides the command the opportunity to work with the National Guard, USNORTHCOM, federal agencies, and representatives from state, local and non-governmental organizations involved in homeland security.

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A U.S. Air Force jet flies over NASA's Cape Canaveral recently. NORAD and USNORTHCOM routinely provide military support to NASA shuttle launches, ensuring airspace safety and security for the launch and landing by enforcing the FAA's Temporary Flight Restriction zones.

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Steven M. Mondul, Director of Security and Emergency Management from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management, briefs Joint Task Force Civil Support members about the role of his agency during a visit at the command’s headquarters. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management works with local government, state and federal agencies and voluntary organizations to provide resources and expertise in the areas of emergency preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery effort in the event of emergencies and disasters in the state of Virginia. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist

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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney McKinley talks with several NORAD and USNORTHCOM senior enlisted personnel during a visit to the commands' headquarters June 6. McKinley received several command briefings and met with the senior enlisted from each service before an all Airmen's call at the Peterson Air Force Base theater.

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The "Cudslingers" – a wild cow milking team made up of personnel assigned to U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command – won second place in a preliminary round at the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 12, 2007. The team returned to the rodeo July 15 to compete for overall honors in the finals, but was out-milked by a team from Fort Carson, Colo. The rodeo is a charitable organization dedicated to funding programs and services that benefit local military personnel and their families.

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Lt. Gen. William G. Webster Jr. became deputy commander of U.S. Northern Command May 29, 2007. Webster previously served as the USNORTHCOM operations officer since June 2006.

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Gen. Gene Renuart, left, commander of North American Aerospace Command and U.S. Northern Command, congratulates Lt. Gen. Joseph R. Inge on his retirement from the U.S. Army after 38 years of service. Inge's last duty position was deputy commander of USNORTHCOM.

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Gen. Gene Renuart, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and his wife, Jill Renuart, kick off the July 12, 2007, performance of the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo in Colorado Springs, Colo. The rodeo is a charitable organization dedicated to funding programs and services that benefit local military personnel and their families.

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A bicycle team composed primarily of Canadian Forces and American personnel assigned to the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command rode 422 miles through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado’s annual Ride the Rockies bike ride in June 2007. The Canadians also raised $4,400 (Canadian) in donations for the "Soldier On" fund supporting injured Canadian military members. Shown here presenting the donation check to NORAD Deputy Commander Lt.-Gen. Rick Findley at NORAD and USNORTHCOM headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., are, left to right, Canadian Forces Maj. Don Hilton, Capt. Andrew Hepburn, Findley, Col. André Dupuis, Maj. Dave Rudnicki and Maj. Mike Ashcroft. Not shown are Canadian Forces Maj. Jeff Lebouthillier and Americans Mike Ordonez and Ron Morgan.

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General Gene Renuart, commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, addresses more than 700 military and civilians from the space industry at the 23rd National Space Symposium April 11. Renuart spoke to conference atendees about the operator's point of view on space technology, and the importance of continuing to develop space-based capabilities. He said that space-based technology is vital to NORAD and USNORTHCOM's missions.

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Gen. Gene Renuart talks with reporters for the first time as commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command at a press conference March 23, 2007, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Renuart assumed command of NORAD and USNORTHCOM from Adm. Timothy J. Keating in a change-of-command ceremony at the base.

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Rear Adm. John C. Acton, deputy commander for U.S. Coast Guard Mobilization and Reserve Affairs - Atlantic Area, inspects the reserve and active-duty Coast Guard troops assigned to U.S. Northern Command April 23 during a commissioning ceremony at Peterson Air Force Base for the new USNORTHCOM Coast Guard Reserve Unit. Capt. Douglas A. Ash commands the new reserve unit, which currently has five members and is expected to grow to 20 over the next few years. U.S. Northern Command and the U.S. Coast Guard effectively coordinate operations in multiple national defense mission areas, including maritime intercept operations, deployed port operations, maritime security and defense, peacetime engagement, and environmental defense operations.

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Tech. Sgt. Everett Emerson, an Air National Guard medic from Kulis Air National Guard Base, Alaska, works with firefighters from the North Pole Fire Department to secure a simulated accident victim on a backboard for transportation to the Fairbanks Memorial Hospital May 9. "We've trained for mass casualty exercises, but never this big before," Sergeant Emerson said. The May 9 scenario was part of the Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 2007 exercise which is scheduled from May 7-18. Civilian, military and other government agencies are coming together for the large scale exercise which is designed to test all agencies' preparedness, interaction and response to a variety of incidents ranging from natural disasters to terrorist attacks and other emergencies.

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General Gene Renuart, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, meets with members of the 601st Air Operations Group at Tyndall AFB, Fla. The 601 AOG, manned primarily with Florida Air National Guardsmen, serves as part of NORAD's Continential US NORAD Region, and Air Forces Northern under USNORTHCOM.

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