Operation Noble Defender
Two F-15C aircraft, two B-1 Lancer bombers and two CF-18 aircraft fly in formation off the east coast of North America behind a KC-135...
Operation Noble Eagle (ONE) is the name given to the military response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and applies to all national air sovereignty missions. The ONE mission has an emphasis on the surveillance and control of airspace over Canada and the US. Prior to 9/11, NORAD's focus was on external threats - the ONE mission focuses on the internal threats within our sovereign airspace. For additional information about the North American Aerospace Defense Command or ONE, please contact the NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs Office at (719) 554-6889.
