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Nato Air Patrols Copy The first NATO allied forces ever to cross the Atlantic and help protect the United States will head back to Europe later this month. After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, NATO surveillance planes began assisting in combat air patrols of U.S. airspace.

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The first NATO allied forces ever to cross the Atlantic and help protect the United States will head back to Europe later this month. After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, NATO surveillance planes began assisting in combat air patrols of U.S. airspace.