An F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrives at the Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing located in Jacksonville, Florida, March 4, 2025. The arrival marks the unit’s transition to the fifth-generation fighter aircraft, enhancing the wing’s 24/7 homeland defense mission and strengthening joint-force integration efforts in Florida. (U.S. Air National Guard video by Tech. Sgt. Cesar Cordero)
Under Operation NOBLE EAGLE, fighters from the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Continental U.S. Region (CONR), in collaboration with interagency partners, will be busy protecting the skies surrounding the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025.