U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, celebrates with Mexican Navy Cadet Itzel Sinai Chan Topete on her graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy.
210526-F-YV474-1007.JPG Photo By: Sarah Goldblum

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - From left to right, Mexican Navy Capt. Raul Rico, Mexican Navy Foreign Liaison Officer to U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, Mexican Navy Cadet Itzel Sinai Chan Topete, and Mexican Navy Lt. Oswaldo Akira Harada Solis, exchange officer to U.S. Naval Academy, celebrate Cadet Topete’s graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) and commissioning as a guardiamarina (ensign) at USAFA, Colorado Springs, Colo., May 26, 2021. Topete attended the Academy through a military exchange program, part of the U.S. military’s bilateral commitment to the military relationship between the U.S and Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarah Goldblum)


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