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Relax. These airplanes have bneen flying around the clock since September 11, 2001. A "scrambled" aircraft is one that has been launched for the purpose of interdiction, observation, escort, engagement, etc. Most aircraft just "take off."

Thank you....
"Scrambled" refers to "Now launch the rdy AC"..
so just because some "num-nuts" on the ground observes a formation does not indicate those AC were "scrambled".

I'm relaxed - just observant. The reason I corroborated codebreaker's post is because for a change, I saw three of them flying very low. Believe me, I know they are always around, espeically since 9/11. I live right here in the DC area and see them up high at times during the day and hear them overnight.

This was just unusual - probably nothing - but it is, in fact, unusual for Northern VA and DC to see these fighter jets flying lower than commercial airlines taking off or landing from National. If they were closer to Andrews AFB when it happened, I'd have felt differently. I'm glad it was nothing.