For Super Bowl 49 the Office of Air and Marine is providing
air security with the Department
of Defense. The Citations and Blackhawks
that the Office of Air and Marine operates are able to intercept low and slow aircraft
and assist them in exiting the prohibited area.
We've got approximately 75 personnel traveling in
from different locations. We have four BlackHawks coming in,
three Cessna Citations, two A-stars
to provide downlink support. The Office of Air and Marine is bringing aircraft from
both San Diego Air Branch, Tuscon Air Branch is
flying the majority of them located about 120 miles south of Phoenix.
We also have personnel coming out of Buffalo,
Manassas, Virginia; Detroit and an aircraft out of Spokane.