Under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Air Force Maj. Kevin ‘Sajak’ Donovan, a 104th Fighter Wing pilot, prepares to take-off from Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, June 26, 2023. Operation NOBLE DEFENDER is a long-planned NORAD exercise that validates the command’s capability to defend Canada and the United States from every avenue of approach. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and command that employs a network of aerial, ground-based, and space-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers,
Under the direction of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Air Force Maj. Kevin ‘Sajak’ Donovan, a 104th Fighter Wing pilot, prepares to take-off from Barnes Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts, during air-defense Operation NOBLE DEFENDER, June 26, 2023. Operation NOBLE DEFENDER is a long-planned NORAD exercise that validates the command’s capability to defend Canada and the United States from every avenue of approach. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and 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. ( Air National Guard Photos by Randall Burlingame)
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