David Martin, CBS News Correspondent, receives an F-16 Fighting Falcon orientation flight from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, by Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew Thorne, a pilot from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, that will simulate a North American Aerospace Defense Command-coordinated exercise with the Federal Aviation Administration and Wing – Civil Air Patrol over military training airspaces in South Carolina and Georgia, Jan. 29, 2019. The flight will also include an air-to-air refueling mission with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 134th Air Refuel


David Martin, CBS News Correspondent, receives an F-16 Fighting Falcon orientation flight from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, by Air Force Lt. Col. Andrew Thorne, a pilot from the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, that will simulate a North American Aerospace Defense Command-coordinated exercise with the Federal Aviation Administration and Wing – Civil Air Patrol over military training airspaces in South Carolina and Georgia, Jan. 29, 2019. The flight will also include an air-to-air refueling mission with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 134th Air Refueling Wing, Tennessee Air National Guard. The South Carolina Air National Guard is hosting a NORAD-sponsored air defense media day to showcase how NORAD coordinates with federal, state and local agencies to support various special security events such as this year’s Super Bowl in its ongoing commitment to safeguard North America’s skies.


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