As the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos prepare for Super Bowl XLVIII and fans stock up on beer and food for the big game, another type of preparation is going on. This year’s Super Bowl is being played at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., meaning that responsibility for protecting the skies over the game belongs in part to U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from the New Jersey Air National Guard‘s 177th Fighter Wing. The 177th Fighter Wing is part of a larger effort involving the FBI, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the FAA, and even the Civil Air Patrol.
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A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing prepares to taxi for take off from Atlantic City International Airport, N.J., Jan. 28, 2014, during an intercept exercise involving the Civil Air Patrol in preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
A Civil Air Patrol aircraft taxis, Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., Jan. 28, 2014, prior to an intercept exercise in preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII. The Civil Air Patrol played the role of a wayward aircraft during the exercise. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off as an F-16C Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing is seen parked in the background, Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., Jan. 28, 2014. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection spent the day briefing the media on the role they will play as part of the total force effort for security at Super Bowl XLVIII. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing carrying Pierre Thomas, Senior Justice Correspondent for ABC News, takes off from Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. on Jan. 28 during an intercept exercise involving the Civil Air Patrol in preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing takes off from Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. on Jan. 28, 2014, during an intercept exercise involving the Civil Air Patrol in preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII. U.S. Air Force assets will be part of a joint team involving the FBI, Customs & Border Protection, Civil Air Patrol, and the FAA providing security for the Super Bowl in the air on game day. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
Three F-16C Fighting Falcons from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing taxi back to Atlantic City Air National Guard base on Jan. 28, 2014, after a successful intercept training mission in preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
A Civil Air Patrol aircraft taxis, Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., Jan. 28, 2014, prior to an intercept exercise in preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII. The Civil Air Patrol played the role of a wayward aircraft during the exercise. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter takes off as an F-16C Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing is seen parked in the background, Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., Jan. 28, 2014. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection spent the day briefing the media on the role they will play as part of the total force effort for security at Super Bowl XLVIII. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing carrying Pierre Thomas, Senior Justice Correspondent for ABC News, takes off from Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. on Jan. 28 during an intercept exercise involving the Civil Air Patrol in preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing takes off from Atlantic City International Airport, N.J. on Jan. 28, 2014, during an intercept exercise involving the Civil Air Patrol in preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII. U.S. Air Force assets will be part of a joint team involving the FBI, Customs & Border Protection, Civil Air Patrol, and the FAA providing security for the Super Bowl in the air on game day. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
Three F-16C Fighting Falcons from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing taxi back to Atlantic City Air National Guard base on Jan. 28, 2014, after a successful intercept training mission in preparation for Super Bowl XLVIII. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Matt Hecht
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