Miss. ANG assisting at Super Bowl

The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration was testing naturally occurring radiation around Houston, Texas, on Jan. 31 using a low-flying helicopter. Additionally, partners from the Federal Aviation Administration, Customs and Border Protection, Civil Air Patrol, U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command, and Mississippi Air National Guard were on site to assist. The test was to establish a baseline for officials of Houston’s radiation levels in support of Super Bowl LI. The twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter, operated by the Remote Sensing Laboratory Aerial Measuring System from Nellis AFB in Arizona was equipped with radiation sensing technology. F-16 fighter jets, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and other aircraft pilots are preparing to secure the skies of the Super Bowl. (Source: Houston Chronicle 02/01/17)