North American Border Conference convenes

Senior Enlisted Leaders from U.S. Northern Command and Canada Command gather at the Headquarters for the U.S. Navy’s Third Fleet in San Diego June 1. The senior leaders were in San Diego for the North American Border Conference, which focused on topics such as border security, joint and international activities and training. (Courtesy photo)

'Astronauts worst day must be our best'

Maj. Herman Suarez, (left), logistics officer on the Joint Task Force - Space Transportation team, discusses JTF team requirements with Maj. Normand Burroughs, team director of communications prior to the final launch of Space Shuttle Discovery Feb. 24, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Gibson)

'Astronauts worst day must be our best'

Maj. Larry Skipper, 601st Air and Space Operations Center configuration manager at Tyndall AFB, Fla., adjusts a Joint-Based Expeditionary Connectivity Center antenna at Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., before the final launch of Space Shuttle Discovery Feb. 24, 2011. JBECC provides a comprehensive air picture to the entire launch team. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Jonathan Gibson)

AFNORTH participates in national-level disaster exercise

Members of the Missouri Wing prepare for another sortie on the third day of the exercise: (from left) Capts. Jack Gray, Gil Franck, and Mike Schaefer. Gray and Schaefer are members of the Mid Rivers Senior Squadron while Franck is a member of the Gateway Senior Squadron. (Civil Air Patrol photo by Lt. Col. David A. Miller)

Texas Wildfires

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Allen, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, prepares to drop a line of fire retardant while aboard a C-130J Hercules over West Texas, April 27, 2011. The C-130 is equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System(MAFFS) which is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)

Texas Wildfires

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin DeHart, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, prepares to drop a line of fire retardant while aboard a C-130J Hercules over West Texas, April 27, 2011. The C-130 is equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System(MAFFS) which is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Eric Harris)