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| Operation Noble Eagle | |
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| Part of theHome Front of theGlobal War on Terrorism | |
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| Location | United States and Canada |
| Objective | Homeland security |
| Date | 11 September 2001 – present |
| Executed by |  United States Canada |
| Outcome | Ongoing |
Operation Noble Eagle (ONE) is theUnited States andCanadian military operation related to homeland security and support to federal, state, and local agencies. The operation began 11 September 2001, in response to theSeptember 11 attacks.[1]
Operation Noble Eagle began with the mobilization of thousands ofNational Guard andreserve personnel to perform security missions on military installations, airports and other potential targets such as bridges, power plants, and port facilities. These reservists were called to active duty under a mobilization authority known as a partial mobilization (10 USC 12302). In a time of national emergency declared by thePresident of the United States, partial mobilization authorizes the President to order members of theready reserve to active duty for a period not to exceed 24 consecutive months. Additionally, in 2001 and 2002, thousands of members of the National Guard were activated at the order of their respective governors to provide additional security at airports. They were called up under Title 32 of the U.S. Code, which means they were under state control, but with federal pay and benefits.[1] TheRoyal Canadian Air Force assisted in providing defense of the northern border of the United States. TheUnited States Army's759th Military Police Battalion,144th Military Police Company and the177th Military Police Brigade were assigned the task of protecting theWhite House,the Pentagon and theCapitol, along with otherArmy National Guard units that were tasked with augmenting theU.S. Air Force (USAF) air defense perimeter around theNational Capital Region.
In an article dated June 2007 United States civilian and military leaders began to regard the costly air defense operation above North American cities as a permanent defense requirement demanding significant attention fromNorth American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).[citation needed] The current focus is on improving command and control of the homeland air defense missions.[2]
TheUnited States Department of Defense providedF-15 Eagles[3] andF-16 Fighting Falcons to this operation, and theCanadian Forces providedCF-18 Hornets.[4] The US Army National Guard providedAN/TWQ-1 Avengershort range air defense systems to provide close range air defense protection under the control of the USAF Joint Air Defense Operations Center (JADOC) andCONR.
The JADOC Suite is an integrated USAF connectivity center used in point defense of the National Capital Region. The Suite provides capability for tacticalC2 execution for the Joint Task Force/Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JTF/JFACC) under the Operation Noble Eagle (ONE) mission as part of the National Capital Region-Integrated Air Defense System (NCR-IADS - National Capital Region Integrated Air Defense Systems). It is currently fielded and operational. It was developed in response to an urgent need request for enhanced air defense of the NCR perSECDEF direction through a joint rapid acquisition cell. The architecture consists of an air surveillance fusion system and the C2 connectivity center, which includes aLink 16 capable terminal and Situational Awareness Data Link (SADL) capability.
As the Canadian geographical component of NORAD, CANR provides airspace surveillance and control, and directs all air sovereignty activities for the Canadian NORAD Region. CANR and its assigned Royal Canadian Air Force assets throughout the country ensure air safety and security against potential air threats and have supported special events such as theG-8 Summit and the visits of foreign dignitaries.[5]
The Canadian NORAD Region flew Operation Noble Eagle air defense protection missions in the Windsor, Ontario/Detroit, Michigan area on 5 February 2006, in support ofSuper Bowl XL atFord Field. These types of missions had become more common at organized entertainment such as theSuper Bowl.[5]
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