Ian Kluft ✅✈️🎈🌋1d ago
Not the usual visitor at PDX: I spotted a Royal Canadian Air Force🇨🇦 CC-330 (Airbus A330-200) MRTT tanker/freighter. (This one appears to be freighter-only.) It came from Los Angeles LAX, and is shown here departing for Fairbanks FAI. #military #aviation #avgeek
Show threadIan Kluft ✅✈️🎈🌋
Trivia: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is a joint US🇺🇸-Canadian🇨🇦 military alliance which defends the airspace of both countries by treaty. Airspace violations to either country may be intercepted by fighter jets, anti-ballistic missiles or other weapons based in either. It is commanded by USAF and RCAF generals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NORAD #military #aviation #avgeek #space #spacegeek
NORAD - Wikipedia

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Show threadIan Kluft ✅✈️🎈🌋3h ago
Though I didn't see public info about Monday's visit to Portland #KPDX by an RCAF🇨🇦 CC-330/A330, it appears likely related to NORAD. The F-15 fighter jets of Oregon Air National Guard's 142nd Fighter Wing are under NORAD🇺🇸🇨🇦 command. #military #aviation #avgeek
Show threadTheNovemberFella ✊🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦☸️🛰️🚀1h ago
@ikluft #NORAD also tracks and sends out global warnings about satellite and rocket-body re-entries that could be mistaken for a missile attack and start a nuclear war. 👍
You're welcome 🫡
Show threadIan Kluft ✅✈️🎈🌋1h ago
@TheNovemberMan Years ago most of NORAD's public reputation was from the fictional command center from the movie War Games, lots of big space-oriented displays which reportedly even made the real NORAD people jealous.
Show threadTheNovemberFella ✊🏳️‍🌈 🇺🇦☸️🛰️🚀1h ago
@ikluft Yeah, the movies always had a better budget than us. 😉 Same with Stargate: SG1.
Still, good times.