Overview

• Over the July 5–6 weekend, NORAD launched F-16 jets eleven times to intercept civilian aircraft entering the Bedminster, New Jersey, no-fly zone around President Trump’s golf club
• Pilots reported that NORAD fighters executed a close-in “headbutt maneuver” to draw violators’ attention before escorting them safely out of restricted airspace
• The Bedminster restriction is upheld by a layered defense system integrating radar, satellites and rapid-response fighter jets whenever the president is in residence
• Gen. Gregory Guillot renewed a call for strict review of FAA Notices to Air Missions after violations have continued to rise since President Trump’s inauguration in January
• Military officials confirmed that none of the intercepts disrupted President Trump’s schedule or compromised his security during the holiday weekend