Air National Guard Training Over Metro Detroit

By Edward Cardenas

SOUTHFIELD (CBS Detroit) - The east side of metro Detroit was "buzzing" after the sound of low-flying surprised homeowners and commuters Friday morning.

While the sound of the jets could be heard throughout the area, the F-16 fighter jets from the 180th Fighter Wing in Ohio conducting a training mission in the area were obscured by the snow and clouds.

According to a post on the Wing's Facebook page, the jest are conducting an exercise over Flint, Detroit and northwest Ohio.

The fighter jets are flying in close proximity to a Civil Air Patrol aircraft, according to the post, and these exercises are conducted on a routine bases as part of North American Aerospace Defense Command's Operation Noble Eagle. This was initiated after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The exercise will conclude at 10 a.m. Friday.