Operation Eagle Assist
Operation Eagle Assist | |
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Part of the War on Terror | |
Location | United States |
Objective | Homeland security |
Date | October 9, 2001 – May 16, 2002 (2001-10-09 – 2002-05-16) |
Executed by | NATO |
Operation Eagle Assist was a NATO operation where AWACS aircraft patrolled the skies over the United States following the September 11 attacks.
On October 4, about a month after the September 11 attacks, the North Atlantic Council decided to operationalize Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty. The operation began on October 9, 2001.[1] It was NATO's first deployment "in the defense of one of its member countries".[1] In total, 830 crew members from 13 NATO nations executed 360 operational sorties, totaling nearly 4300 hours.
The operation ended on May 16, 2002. The decision to terminate "was made on the basis of upgrades to the U.S. air defense posture, enhanced cooperation between U.S. civil and military authorities, and on mandatory evaluations of homeland security requirements."[2]
See also
- List of Canadian military operations
- Operation Noble Eagle
References
- ^ a b AWACS: NATO's eyes in the sky – 4. AWACS Operations Archived 2012-05-26 at archive.today, NATO On-line library.
- ^ NATO Concluding AWACS Support for U.S. Homeland Security, April 30, 2002 Archived March 15, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, U.S. Mission to Italy
External links
- Statement by the Secretary General on the conclusion of Operation Eagle Assist
- Canadian Forces contributions to NATO
- Article 5 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Medal for Operation "Eagle Assist" Order
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