U.S. ‘more closely scrutinizing’ airspace for flying objects, Pentagon official says

By: and - February 14, 2023 6:33 am

MYRTLE BEACH, SC – FEBRUARY 05: Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon on February 5, 2023 off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. U.S. fighter aircraft operating under U.S. Northern Command authority engaged and destroyed a high-altitude surveillance balloon over U.S. territorial waters at the order of US President Joe Biden and with the full support of the Canadian Government. (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

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Ashley Murray
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Ashley Murray covers the nation’s capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom. Her coverage areas include domestic policy and appropriations.

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