NORAD Conducts Air Patrol in High Arctic [Image 3 of 3]

UNITED STATES

03.10.2020

Photo by Airman 1st Class Emily Farnsworth 

North American Aerospace Defense Command

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – On Tuesday, March 10th, NORAD successfully conducted an E-3 Sentry mission to the high arctic supported by KC-135 Stratotankers.

The mission lasted approximately 9 hours and traveled 1700 nautical miles north from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. NORAD's operations in the high arctic demonstrates our ability to detect threats through Arctic avenues of approach to North America.

This deployment of an airborne early-warning aircraft to such a remote Arctic location expands our abilities to operate in the highest reaches of the Arctic.
As our CDR, Gen. O'Shaughnessy recently said, "The Arctic affords our adversaries a direct avenue of approach to the homeland and is representative of the changing strategic environment in our area of responsibility.

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• Date Taken: 03.10.2020
• Date Posted: 03.11.2020 15:06
• Photo ID: 6136000
• VIRIN: 200310-F-MJ351-0145
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