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)
Size: 4029px × 2878px
Photo credit: © APFootage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 171arw, defender, noble, norad, noradone, paang
