A Russian SU-27 Flanker, flying from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski, intercepts Fencing 1220, a suspected hijacked aircraft during Exercise Vigilant Eagle, Aug. 7, 2011. Fighters and Airborne Warning and Control aircraft from the United States and Russia participated in Vigilant Eagle 2011. The exercise marks the second year of cooperation between the Russian Federation and NORAD to counter possible threats of air terrorism crossing international boundaries.
<dl><dd>Unit: U.S. Northern Command</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: NORAD; Exercise Vigilant Eagle 2011</dd></dl>
U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Uriah Orland
Taken on 7 August 2011
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