U.S. military response during the September 11 attacks

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On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, Islamist militant organization al-Qaeda, led by Osama bin Laden, hijacked four commercial airliners in the United States and tried to crash them into large buildings, succeeding in three cases. American Airlines Flight 11, having departed from Logan International Airport in Boston, was flown into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 08:46. United Airlines Flight 175, also leaving from Boston, struck the South Tower at 09:03. American Airlines Flight 77, from Dulles International Airport, hit the Pentagon at 09:37. United Airlines Flight 93, from Newark International Airport, was crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, at 10:03, after the passengers on board revolted. Standing orders on September 11 dictated that, on receiving a request for help from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) would normally order escort aircraft to approach and follow an aircraft that was confirmed...

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