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Press Release | Feb. 26, 2019

NORAD Air Defense Exercise Planned for Green Bay Area

NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo.  –  

North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct an air defense exercise today in the greater Green Bay, Wisconsin area between approximately 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. CST.

F-16 and Cessna 182 aircraft will participate in the exercise. Some portions of the exercise may be visible from the ground.

In order to test responses, systems and equipment, NORAD continuously conducts exercises using a variety of scenarios, including airspace restriction violations, hijackings and responding to unknown aircraft. All NORAD exercises are carefully planned and closely controlled.

The defense of Canada and the U.S. is NORAD’s top priority. NORAD is on alert around the clock, every day. For 60 years, NORAD aircraft have identified and intercepted potential air threats to North America in the execution of its aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning missions.

Operation NOBLE EAGLE is the name given to the military response following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and applies to all air sovereignty and air defense missions in North America. NORAD is a bi-national command focused on the defense of both the U.S. and Canada, the response to potential aerospace threats does not distinguish between the two nations, and draws on forces from both countries.

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