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CAMP MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING CENTER, Ind.— An unidentified member of the Marine Corps’ Chemical Biological Incident Force, casualty extraction team, looks down to ensure there are no obstructions as he repels down the front of a building from the roof of a four story building with a victim during the Ardent Exercise here with a dummy as a simulated victim.

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A U.S. Navy Diver attached to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 2 prepares a lift bag to salvage tires off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. MDSU-2 is conducting salvage operations in conjunction with U.S. Army Deep Sea Divers, and U.S. Coast Guard divers through the Innovative Readiness Training program. The goal of the salvage mission is to retrieve approximately two million tires. The tires were placed on the ocean floor in the 1970's to act as an artificial reef. However, coral would not stick to the rubber and the tires now present an environmental hazard. Salvage operations will continue for the next month then resume next year. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jack Georges

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NORTH POLE, Alaska – A National Guardsmen from Nebraska radios in for support after his unit detained a suspected terrorist during an Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 07 scenario here May 9. His radio is networked to the communications systems of other participating local, state, federal and private agencies due to an initiative called the Incident Command System. This cross-agency system improves coordinated response to emergencies such as natural disasters or terrorist attacks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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]An Airman and Soldiers contain a suspected terrorist after finding an improvised explosive devise (IED) was found while searching his vehicle during an Entry Control Point (ECP) stop. The ECP was established by members of the Nebraska National Guard and Alaska Air National Guard as part of an exercise conducted during Alaska Shield / Northern Edge 07. Exercise Alaska Shield / Northern Edge 07 is a state of Alaska / US Northern Command sponsored homeland defense / defense support of civil authorities exercise; part of the national-level Ardent Sentry / Northern Edge 07 exercise. Photo by Chief Mass Communications Specialist Greg Bingaman.

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FAIRBANKS, ALASKA - Firemen from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Fire Department carry a simulated accident victim to a triage station May 8 as part of Alaska Shield/Northern Edge 2007. The exercises, which are scheduled to run from May 7-18, will test military and civilian authorities throughout Alaska on all aspects of emergency preparedness as they respond to a variety of scenarios ranging from natural disasters to major accidents. On May 8, the University Fire Department, along with other local rescue workers, responded to a simulated train collision involving hazardous materials and massive casualties.

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A team that developed a system that allows users at North American Aerospace Command and U.S. Northern Command to quickly and easily access detailed geospatial data has been selected to receive the 2007 United States Geospatial Foundation's achievement award in the military category. Members of the Space and Naval Warfare Center C4I Engineering Support Team are, left to right, Gary Koch, Chris Mayfield, Dave Gokey and Dave McKinley

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A 'Super Sentinel' emergency response vehicle from U.S. Army North was deployed to Phoenix, Ariz., to support Army North’s command assessment element team as part of Exercise Vigilant Shield '08. ARNORTH's CAE deployed in support to the Department of Homeland Security to respond to a simulated radiological dispersal device explosion in Phoenix.

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Maj. Gen. Paul Sullivan, USNORTHCOM Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. William Webster, USNORTHCOM Deputy Commander and Petty Officer 2nd Class Angela Dickelman, the youngest member of USNORTHCOM, ceremonially cut a cake commemorating the 5th anniversary of U.S. Northern Command Oct. 1. USNORTHCOM is the joint combatant command responsible for defending the homeland and defense support of civil authorities.

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Members of the Joint Interagency Coordination Group at the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command discuss how best to respond to scenarios in the Vigilant Shield '08 exercise at the commands' headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. The exercise provides local, state, tribal, interagency, Department of Defense and non-governmental organizations and agencies involved in homeland security and homeland defense the opportunity to participate in a full range of exercise scenarios that will better prepare participants to prevent and respond to national crises.

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An FBI agent sweeps an area during the Capital Shield '08 exercise in the Washington, D.C., area

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California state fire marshal, Chief Kate Dargan, speaks at the Defense Support of Civil Authorities Executive Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Nov. 6, 2007. Dargan credited U.S. Northern Command with being the "enabler" of recent wildfire fighting operations in Southern California.

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NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commanding Officer Gen. Gene Renuart addresses attendees at National Homeland Defense Symposium V Oct. 2. Held in Colorado Springs, Colo., the Homeland Defense Symposium offers "a great opportunity to share ideas and to work toward a common cause,” said Renuart. USNORTHCOM is the combatant command responsible for homeland defense and defense support of civil authorities.

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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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Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Paul McHale, center, participates in a roundtable discussion with the commander and senior leaders of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command during an Aug. 28, 2007, visit to the commands' headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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