[MilCom] BIG NORAD>>>> Falcon Virgo 15-02 Monday night into Tuesday morning<<<<

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NORAD to Buzz DC with F-16s Tonight

Flights to take place between midnight and 2 am



November 24, 2014 11:49 am

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and NORAD will fly “Civil Air
Patrol aircraft, Air Force F-16s, an Air Force C-38, and a U.S. Coast Guard
MH-65 Dolphin helicopter” over the nation’s capitol late tonight.

“The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical
component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct
exercise Falcon Virgo 15-02 Monday night into Tuesday morning, in the
National Capital Region, Washington, D.C,” CONR said in a press release.

“Flights are scheduled to take place between midnight and 2 a.m. (EST).”

The agency said the operation is a training exercise “comprised of a series
of training flights held in coordination with the Federal Aviation
Administration, the National Capital Region (NCR) Coordination Center, the
Joint Air Defense Operations Center (JADOC), Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Coast
Guard and CONR’s Eastern Air Defense Sector.” They said it is “designed
to hone NORAD’s intercept and identification operations as well as
operationally test the NCR Visual Warning System and training personnel at
the JADOC.”

They said the operation is part of its “response to the terrorist attacks
on Sept. 11, 2001″ and ensures “CONR’s rapid response capability.”

“Since September 11, 2001, CONR fighters have responded to more than 5,000
possible air threats in the United States and have flown more than 62,500
sorties with the support of Airborne Warning and Control System and
air-to-air-refueling aircraft.”

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