Here is what those loud booms were in Middletown

According to the Ohio Air National Guard, track of interest, or TOI, are aircraft that are identified as a potential threat.

The purpose of the exercises, the release said, is to train for coordination between the Eastern Air Defense Sector, the Federal Aviation Administration and the 180th Fighter Wing.

These exercises are conducted on a routine basis as part of North American Aerospace Defense Command’s Operation Noble Eagle, which began after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

While the training exercises are scheduled for this morning, the training flights could be relocated, delayed or canceled due to bad weather, the release said.