Sunday, February 5, 2006
DoD: NORAD and U.S. Coast Guard Set for Super Bowl Security
The aerospace command will fly Operation Noble Eagle air defense protection missions in the Detroit and Windsor, Ont., Canada area, officials said. Windsor is just across the Detroit River from Michigan. And NORAD has military assets from both Canada and the U.S.
Operation Noble Eagle is a defense and civil support mission started after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to help protect the U.S. homeland.
On Feb. 2, NORAD conducted an exercise, which met all essential mission objectives to ensure the highest state of readiness for airspace security and defense for the football game, Michael B. Perini, NORAD director of public affairs, said.
Command mission assets for Super Bowl XL will include CF 18s, F 16s, an E-3 airborne early warning and control system aircraft, and air refueling tankers, NORAD officials said...
Are you ready for some FOOTBALL!!
In the first half, it seemed the officials went out of their way to thwart Seattle and enable Pittsburgh. Very poor officiating.
Let's see if they go to the A team officials for the second half.
I agree there were some...questionable calls during the game. However, that being said I must point out that I have been waiting since 1979 to say:
One for the thumb baby! YEAH!