PORTSMOUTH — Residents and businesses near the Pease Air National Guard Base may have noticed a high volume of noise from visiting aircraft, which remained in the area through Thursday.

PORTSMOUTH — Residents and businesses near the Pease Air National Guard Base may have noticed a high volume of noise from visiting aircraft, which remained in the area through Thursday.



Twelve U.S. Marine F/A-18D Hornet combat aircraft, assigned to the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, arrived at Pease on March 28.



The crew had been on an overseas operation, and came to Pease for crew rest and fuel.



With them were two KC-10 refueling aircraft from Travis Air Force Base in California and two KC-135 refueling aircraft from McConnell Air Force Base in Kansas.

The tankers were with the Hornets as they flew from overseas.



The aircraft departed the local area to return to Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif., throughout the day on Thursday.



The Hornet is a twin-engine supersonic jet, so area residents may have noticed noise.