F-16 fighter jet escorts small plane that entered closed airspace during Anchorage presidential visit

A small plane that entered airspace closed for President Joe Biden’s visit to Anchorage Monday was intercepted by a NORAD F-16 jet that shot flares at it to get the pilot’s attention, military officials said. The plane, reported by Anchorage residents to be a Piper PA-18 Super Cub, entered closed airspace over the Anchorage bowl about 11:50 a.m., said U.S. Air Force and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson spokesman Staff Sgt. Michael Pfeiffer. The jet escorted it to a nearby airport, the statement said. The airport wasn’t named and many details about...