A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon, assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, flies over the Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport, Sept. 6, 2025. 180FW Airmen conduct daily training in realistic environments and circumstances to ensure they maintain the highest level of proficiency and readiness for worldwide deployment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Kregg York) (Tech. Sgt. Kregg York, Public Domain)
People living near Flint might see fighter jets Monday morning.
The Ohio Air National Guard 180th Fighter Wing is holding an air defense exercise on Feb. 9 between 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
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Officials said residents living near the Flint area might hear or see fighter jets in close proximity to a Civil Air Patrol aircraft acting as a Track of Interest.
A Track of Interest is an aircraft that has been identified as a potential threat.
“The purpose of the exercise is to evaluate response and coordination procedures,” officials said in a press release Monday morning.
Exercise flights could be relocated, delayed or rescheduled pending weather.
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Samantha Sayles is an Oakland University alumna who’s been writing Michigan news since 2022. Before joining the ClickOnDetroit team, she wrote stories for WILX in Lansing and WEYI in Flint.