Col Dustin H. Hansen is the Commander of the 673d Mission Support Group at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson. In this position, Colonel Hansen leads 1,947 personnel, executes a $12M budget, and oversees the execution of a $1B acquisition portfolio to provide agile combat support for the Alaska North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Region. In addition to supporting the host 673d Air Base Wing, major mission partners include the 11th Airborne Division, 3rd Wing, the 176th Wing, and 55 additional units. He is responsible for base defense, command and control communications, human resource management, morale, welfare, and recreation, and contracting and procurement capabilities in support of 37K active, reserve, civilian, dependent, and retiree members across a 73K acre installation.