-Caveat Lector-
Yes, the military is obliged to defend the Constitution against all
enemies, foreign and domestic. And to obey the orders of those
appointed over each member. Nevertheless, we also expect those in
positions of responsibility and authority to do their parts in
allowing the military focus to be outward. In the cases of the
aerospace vehicles being hijacked, those were law enforcement issues
(failures) turned over to the military. A<>E<>R
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srv/aponline/20010919/aponline091804_000.htm
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Fighters Were 8 Minutes Away From WTC
The Associated Press
Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2001; 9:18 a.m. EDT
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. –– Fighter jets were only eight minutes away
from one of the hijacked airliners when it crashed into the World
Trade Center, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in
newly released data.
Two other military jets were 12 minutes away when an airliner hit the
Pentagon, according to NORAD's official timeline, released Tuesday.
President Bush had not authorized military pilots to shoot down any
civilian planes until after the crash at the Pentagon, and military
officials have questioned what fighters would have been able to do
even if they had been in time. Nonetheless, the NORAD timeline
quantifies how close they were to the scene of the Sept. 11
hijackings.
According to the timeline:
–The Federal Aviation Administration alerted NORAD's Northeast Air
Defense Sector in Rome, N.Y., at 8:40 a.m. EDT that American Airlines
Flight 11 had been hijacked after taking off from Boston en route to
Los Angeles. At 8:43 a.m., the FAA notified NORAD that United
Airlines Flight 175 from Boston to Los Angeles had also been
hijacked.
–NORAD ordered two F-15 jet fighters into the air from Otis Air
National Guard Base in Falmouth, Mass., at 8:46 a.m. At about that
time, American Flight 11 crashed into the World Trade Center.
–The F-15s were airborne at 8:52 a.m. Just after 9 a.m., as United
Flight 175 struck the World Trade Center, the F-15s were eight
minutes away, or 71 miles.
–The FAA notified NORAD at 9:24 a.m. that a third jet, American
Flight 77 bound from Washington to Los Angeles, had been hijacked.
NORAD ordered two F-16 fighters from Langley Air Force Base in
Virginia to intercept the airliner.
–The fighters were airborne at 9:30 a.m., but were 12 minutes, or 105
miles, away when the airliner struck the Pentagon.
After the Pentagon strike, Bush authorized fighters to shoot down any
other aircraft that threatened targets in Washington.
United Flight 93 from Newark to San Francisco was by then over
Pennsylvania, headed back to the East Coast. F-16s from Langley flew
protective patterns over Washington after the Pentagon strike, but as
Flight 93 headed toward them, it crashed outside Shanksville, Pa., at
approximately 10:03 a.m., NORAD said.
Last week, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee questioned
Air Force Gen. Richard Myers about why the fighters hadn't been able
to get airborne sooner. Myers, since confirmed as the next chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pointed out that far fewer aircraft
have been detailed to watch for attacking planes since the end of the
Cold War.
He added that when the threat became clear, the military scrambled
fighters, AWACS radar planes and tanker aircraft to begin to
establish orbits in case other aircraft had been hijacked.
NORAD monitors the skies over the United States and Canada for
threats. Its operational center is inside Cheyenne Mountain Air Force
Station and its headquarters are at Peterson Air Force Base, both
near Colorado Springs.
© Copyright 2001 The Associated Press
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