NORAD Conducts ‘Routine’ Defense Exercise Off West Pacific Coast

US F-22 stealth jets intercepted four Russian bombers and two Russian Su-35 fighter jets off the coast of Alaska, according to a statement from North American Aerospace Defense Command,on May 20, 2019. Sr Master Sgt ThomasMenegiun/DOD

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) on Wednesday announced it is conducting a planned “live-fly air defense exercise” off the coast of Washington state and British Columbia.

The Colorado-based joint military agency said the exercise will include American and Canadian fighter jets operating at a high altitude.