Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reacts as he hears that Airman 1st Class Alexander Ferdon, a 790th Missile Security Forces Squadron, was born in Omaha, Neb. Hagel toured the 319th Missile Squadron’s Missile Alert Facility Echo-01 in Kimball County, Neb., Jan. 9, 2014 as part of a familiarization visit to F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., and the 90th Missile Wing. Hagel is a former U.S. senator from Nebraska. (U.S. Air Force photo/R.J. Oriez)