Bomber Task Force Europe: Supersonic bombers complete successful rotation

NORAD aircraft from the Canadian and continental U.S. regions intercept two B-1 Lancer bombers as they entered Air Defense Identification Zone off North America's east coast during air-defense Operation Noble Defender, June 26, 2023. NORAD units executed maneuvers designed to defend the eastern approach of North America from simulated cruise missile threats in this particular operation. CF-18 aircraft from the Canadian NORAD Region, F-15C and KC-135 aircraft from the Continental U.S. NORAD Region, and B-1s from U.S. Strategic Command all participated in the operation. NORAD conducts sustained and dispersed operations under OND to validate the missions of aerospace warning, aerospace control and maritime warning. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Bryan Hoover)