Fighter jets conduct flying exercise today

SWANTON, OHIO — Alert Fighter jets from the 180th Fighter Wing are expected to conduct a test of the Aerospace Control Alert system today between 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., according to a news release.

The purpose of the test is to exercise coordination between the Eastern Air Defense Sector, Federal Aviation Administration, and 180FW.

People living in and around the Dayton and Columbus metro areas, and surrounding counties in central and southwestern Ohio, may hear and or see fighter jets.

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Aerospace Control includes maintaining air sovereignty and air defense through the surveillance and control of the airspace over Canada and the U.S.

These types of exercises are conducted on a routine basis as part of North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Operation Noble Eagle, which was initiated after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, according to the release.

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