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NORAD Flight Exercise Planned for Washington, D.C.
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Wed, 13 May 2009 11:17:00 -0500

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No. 039-09 	May 13, 2009

NORAD Flight Exercise Planned for Washington, D.C.

             The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its
geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region, will
conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 09-07, on May 15 and 19 between midnight
and 6:00 a.m. in the National Capital Region (NCR), Washington, D.C.

             The exercise comprises a series of training flights held in
coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National
Capital Region Command Center, the Joint Air Defense Operations Center,
the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR), Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Coast
  Guard and CONR's Western Air Defense Sector.

             Exercise Falcon Virgo is designed to hone NORAD's intercept
and identification operations, as well as procedural tests of the NCR
Visual Warning System. Two Civil Air Patrol Cessna aircraft, two Air
Force F-16s and one Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter will
participate in the exercise.  Residents may see these aircraft
approaching and flying in the vicinity of the Washington D.C. area as
part of this exercise during the late night and early morning hours from
midnight through 6:00 a.m. on May 15th and the 19th .

             For more information on the Falcon Virgo exercise, please
contact CONR Public Affairs at (850) 283-8080, or the NORAD Public
Affairs Office at (719) 554-6889.

U.S. Department of Defense
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)

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