NORAD F-15C aircraft from the Massachusetts Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing and Continental U.S. NORAD Region fly along-side a KC-135 Stratotanker from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 171st Air Refueling Wing, during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, June 26, 2023. NORAD units executed maneuvers designed to defend the eastern approach of North America from simulated cruise missile threats in this particular operation. CF-18 aircraft from the Canadian NORAD Region, F-15C and KC-135 aircraft from the Continental U.S. NORAD Region, and B-1s from U.S. Strategic Command all participated in the operation. NORAD conducts sustained and dispersed operations under OND to validate the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Bryan Hoover)
Date Taken: | 06.26.2023 |
Date Posted: | 06.30.2023 15:40 |
Photo ID: | 7884023 |
VIRIN: | 230626-Z-EY983-1091 |
Resolution: | 5862x3297 |
Size: | 5.55 MB |
Location: | CORAOPOLIS, PENNSYLVANIA, US |
Web Views: | 46 |
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