PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Co - Fighter jets under the control of the North American Aerospace Defense Command visually identified a general aviation aircraft in the Temporary Flight Restricted (TFR) area over San Francisco, Calif., today, Feb. 13, 2015.
At approximately 1:50 p.m. PST, two F-15s visually identified a general aviation aircraft that was out of communication in the TFR. The aircraft re-established communications and was followed by the fighter jets until it safely landed at Half Moon Bay.
Information on the San Francisco TFR beginning on Feb. 13 and ending Feb. 14 can be located at
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_5_1405.html.
Information on the upcoming TFR for Palm Springs, CA beginning on Feb. 14 and ending on Feb. 16 can be located at
http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_5_2321.html.
NORAD's mission – in close collaboration with homeland defense, security, and law enforcement partners – is to prevent air attacks against North America, safeguard the sovereign airspaces of the United States and Canada by responding to unknown, unwanted and unauthorized air activity approaching and operating within these airspaces, and provide aerospace and maritime warning for North America.
As one of NORAD's critical airspace security partners, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provides air traffic services for NORAD to safely and effectively perform its mission and to minimize the impacts on normal air traffic operations.
NORAD is the bi-national Canadian and American command that is responsible for the air defense of North America and maritime warning. The command has three subordinate regional headquarters: the Alaskan NORAD Region at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska; the Canadian NORAD Region at Winnipeg, Manitoba; and the Continental NORAD Region at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla. The command is poised both tactically and strategically in our nation’s capital to provide a multilayered defense to detect, deter and prevent potential threats flying over the airspace of the United States and Canada.