air combat patrol

Air combat patrols, which resumed over Washington and New York last Friday, expanded today to include about 10 additional cities, military officials said.

They expect air combat patrols to secure the skies over major sporting attractions, like the World Series, as well as other big events, like launchings of the space shuttle.

Established on 19 December 1944, its aircraft carriers provided night air combat patrols for the U.S. Pacific Fleet's Fast Carrier Task Force during World War Two.