144th Fighter Wing Morning Launch [Image 8 of 8]

FRESNO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

08.18.2020

Photo by Chief Master Sgt. Christopher Drudge 

North American Aerospace Defense Command

Two U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles from the California Air National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing taxi out for NORAD's AMALGAM DART 20-5 August 18, 2020.

North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Arctic air defense exercise, Amalgam Dart 20-05 will be conducted August 17-21 with flights ranging from the Beaufort Sea to Thule, Greenland.

Amalgam Dart 20-05 provides NORAD the opportunity to hone air defense skills as Canadian and U.S. forces operate together in the Artic. A bi-national Canadian and American command, NORAD employs a network of space-based, aerial and ground-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft, controlled by a sophisticated command and control network to deter, detect and defend against aerial threats that originate outside or within North American airspace. Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 fighter aircraft, CP-140 long-range patrol aircraft , and a CC-150T air refueler; as well as U.S. Air Force F-15 fighter aircraft, KC-10 refueler, and C-17 transport aircraft will participate in the exercise.
(Air National Guard photo by Chief Master Sergeant Chris Drudge)

• Date Taken: 08.18.2020
• Date Posted: 08.18.2020 16:47
• Photo ID: 6319035
• VIRIN: 200818-Z-FF876-0111
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 17.31 MB
• Location: FRESNO AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, CALIFORNIA, US