Guard unit helps protect nation
                An F-15A Eagle prepares to launch from an alert facility at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., Oct. 3 during a training exercise for Operation Noble Eagle. The 125th Fighter Wing, Det. 1, Eagles are on a 24 hour stand-by, fully loaded with live munitions and can be airborne in minutes. The detachment provides the Continental NORAD Region commander rapid response to invasions of the sovereign airspace of the U.S. and responds with appropriate defense measures against all hostile actions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III) 
                
                    
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