PETERSON
AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command diverted two
F-16 fighter jets based out of Toledo, Ohio today as a precautionary measure to
escort Sunwing Flight 772 as it returned to Toronto.
Once the aircraft was safely on the ground, the
U.S. fighters returned to their home base.
NORAD is the bi-national Canadian and American
command that provides maritime warning, aerospace warning and aerospace control
for Canada and the United States. The command has three subordinate regional
headquarters: the Alaskan NORAD Region at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; the
Canadian NORAD Region at Canadian Forces Base Winnipeg, Manitoba; and the
Continental NORAD Region at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.