Operation Noble Defender [Image 10 of 10]

MUñIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, PUERTO RICO

07.01.2022

Photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux 

CONR-1AF (AFNORTH and AFSPACE)

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle flies above Muniz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico in support of North American Aerospace Defense Command’s (NORAD) Operation Noble Defender (OND), 1 July, 2022. As a part of OND, which is a recurring operation, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region coordinated and conducted joint operations with the U.S. Navy while concurrently launching jets from different locations across the United States' gulf coast and Puerto Rico. OND, is an integrated air and missile defense operation designed to ensure the defense and security of the northern and southern approaches to North America. This particular OND allowed NORAD units to exercise maneuvers designed to defend the southern approach to the United States from simulated cruise missile threats. NORAD is a bi-national Canadian and American command that employs a network of aerial, ground-based, and space-based sensors, air-to-air refueling tankers, and fighter aircraft controlled by a sophisticated command and control network to deter, detect and defend against aerial threats that originate outside or within North American airspace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux)

• Date Taken: 07.01.2022
• Date Posted: 07.11.2022 15:39
• Photo ID: 7306892
• VIRIN: 220701-F-D0430-2068
• Resolution: 7058x4710
• Size: 1.69 MB
• Location: MUñIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, PR