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NORAD Scrambles F-16s 11 Times Over Trump’s Bedminster Golf Club No-Fly Zone Breaches

An 11-intercept weekend spotlights escalating breaches, prompting a warning from NORAD to civilian pilots about NOTAM compliance

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President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, July 4, 2025, en route to Bedminster, New Jersey.
US Fighter Jets Intercept Civil Aircraft Over President Trump's Bedminster Golf Club | Image: X

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