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U.S. Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart, Jr. assumes command of NORTHCOM and NORAD in a ceremony presided over by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at Peterson AFB, Colo., March 23, 2007.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart, Jr. assumes command of NORTHCOM and NORAD in a ceremony presided over by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at Peterson AFB, Colo., March 23, 2007.

U.S. Air Force Gen. Victor E. Renuart, Jr. assumes command of NORTHCOM and NORAD in a ceremony presided over by Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates at Peterson AFB, Colo., March 23, 2007.

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