Don’t mind those rumbling jets overhead. It’s just an exercise.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 is refueled mid-air over the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of the United States from a KC-135 tanker plane from the 101st Air Refueling Wing out of Bangor, Nov. 14. The F-16 was part of a group of warplanes from Shaw Air Force Base in Sumpter, S.C. headed for the Persian Gulf for possible military strikes against Iraq. The F-16 is just one of the aircraft scheduled to take part in NORAD exercises over the D.C. region this week.

US Attorney Stephanie A. Finley retiring after 25 years of service

Stephanie A. Finley, United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, announced today that she is retiring after 25 years of federal service. Finley began her public service in the military in 1988 after she was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, competing nationally and being designated as a Distinguished Graduate of the Reserve Officer Training Corps.

Second Red Flag exercise of 2017 underway at Nevada Test and Training Range – VIDEO

An F-16 pilot from Shaw Air Force Base waits to launch during this year's second Red Flag air combat exercise at Nellis Air Force Base on Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. @chrisklee_jpeg A ground crewman signals for an Alabama National Guard F-16 to pause before take off during this year's second Red Flag air combat exercise at Nellis Air Force Base on Thursday, March 2, 2017, in Las Vegas.

A member of the Thunderbirds performs an aerial demonstration

One of the Air Force's elite Thunderbird jets crashed Thursday following a fly-over for the Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo. Thunderbirds F-16 crashes at Air Force Academy graduation One of the Air Force's elite Thunderbird jets crashed Thursday following a fly-over for the Air Force Academy's graduation ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colo.