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U.S. Air Force F-16's from the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing Detachment 1, and U.S. Air Force F-15's from the Louisiana Air National Guard's 159th Fighter Wing form up behind a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Alabama Air National Guard's 117th Air Refueling Wing during North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) Operation Noble Defender (OND), June 29, 2022. As a part of OND, which is a recurring operation, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR) coordinated and conducted joint operations with the U.S. Navy while concurrently launching jets from different locations across the United States' gulf coast and Puerto Rico. OND, is an integrated air and missile defense operation designed to ensure the defense and security of the northern and southern approaches to North America. This particular OND allowed NORAD units to exercise maneuvers designed to defend the southern approach to the United States from simulated cruise missile threats. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and American command that employs a network of aerial, ground-based, and space-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. (U.S Air National Guard Photos by Senior Airman Nicholas Faddis.)
| Date Taken: | 06.29.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 06.29.2022 18:12 |
| Photo ID: | 7296521 |
| VIRIN: | 220629-Z-D0430-1200 |
| Resolution: | 5325x3555 |
| Size: | 843.48 KB |
| Location: | BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, US |
| Web Views: | 75 |
| Downloads: | 18 |
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