This mission never ends. The men and women in the California National Guard's 144th Fighter Wing tasked with keeping the skies over the United States safe day and night. >> The alert mission itself across, you know, across NORAD is a 24-hour, 7-day a week mission. It never stops 365 days a year. >> The FAA announces when airspace is restricted, like it will be over the Super Bowl this weekend. 30 nautical miles above and around the stadium in Santa Clara. And these are the pilots who enforce those rules all ...