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NORAD commander visits WADS
Col. William Krueger (center), 225th Air Defense Group commander, shows Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, NORAD and USNORTHCOM commander, the technology the Western Air Defense Sector was using during the 9/11 attacks. O'Shaughnessy met with the WADS operations crew that provided command and control of the 142nd Fighter Wing's F-15 intercept of the Aug. 10 stolen Horizon Bombardier Q400 aircraft out of SeaTac International Airport. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Kimberly D. Burke)