A Hornet:

Some of what they do:

A commercial passenger jet that was also carrying cargo from Yemen was escorted from the Canadian border to New York City by two military fighter jets, U.S. officials said. The officials said there was no known threat associated with the plane, but it was escorted to John F. Kennedy International Airport as a precaution…

John Cornelia, a spokesman for U.S. [actually Canadian too] North American Aerospace Defense Command, said the airliner was escorted by a Canadian fighter to the U.S. border, where two U.S. fighters took over. U.S. fighter jets routinely escort airliners when there may be a problem in order to observe the aircraft and be prepared to take any action if necessary.”..

The Hornet would be from Bagotville. Our fighters out west performed a similar mission this spring at Vancouver, video here.

More on our fighters’ intercept mission generally:

F-35s: Bilge from Byers

Mark
Ottawa