Two NORAD F-15C aircraft from the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing and Continental NORAD Region fly behind a KC-135 Stratotanker during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, February 29, 2024. 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 NORAD Region, and B-1’s from Strategic Command all participated in the operation. NORAD conducts sustained and dispersed


Two NORAD F-15C aircraft from the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing and Continental NORAD Region fly behind a KC-135 Stratotanker during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, February 29, 2024. 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 NORAD Region, and B-1’s from 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. ( Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Zoe M. Wockenfuss)


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