Falcons return to nest after supporting Eagle

An F-16 Fighting Falcon Aircraft from the 35th Fighter Wing flies in support of Operation Noble Eagle. Airmen from the 13 and 14 FS and AMU supported the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command during the deployment. (Courtesy Photo/Released)

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Falcons return to nest after supporting Eagle

An F-16 Fighting Falcon Aircraft from the 35th Fighter Wing flies in support of Operation Noble Eagle. Members of 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons and Aircraft Maintenance Units recently completed a deployment in support of Operation Noble Eagle that lasted approximately nine months. (Courtesy Photo/Released)

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Falcons return to nest after supporting Eagle

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons and Aircraft Maintenance Units claim their luggage after returning home from Operation Noble Eagle at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 15, 2012. Airmen from the 13 and 14 FS and AMU supported the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command during the deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Martin DeBardeleben, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron engine specialist, is welcomed home by his family at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 15, 2012. Airmen from the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons and Aircraft Maintenance Units returned to Misawa after being deployed to Alaska for approximately nine-months in support of Operation Noble Eagle. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kia Atkins/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Maj. David Paulus, 14th Fighter Squadron assistant director of operations, meets with his family after returning from Operational Noble Eagle at Misawa Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2012. The 14th Fighter Squadron assisted the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command region with its mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaleb Snay/Released)

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Falcons return to nest after supporting Eagle

Published April 25, 2012
By Airman 1st Class Kaleb Snay
35th Fighter Wing PA

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 50 Airmen from the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons and Aircraft Maintenance Units returned home from a deployment in support of Operation Noble Eagle that lasted approximately nine months, April 10 through the 16 at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

"The best part of being back is being able to see my family again," said Capt. Matthew Clark, 14 FS flight chief.

Airmen from the 13 and 14 FS and AMU, supported the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region during the deployment.

ONE is the name given to the military response to the type of terrorist attacks used on Sept. 11, 2001. Those attacks prompted the NORAD to augment its mission to begin conducting surveillance and control of the aerospace inside Canada and the U.S.