[Scan-DC] DC Drill tonight

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Hey!  Do you DC area guys know about this?

Air Defense to Be Tested Tonight 

Pentagon's 90-Minute Drill Not Tied to a Specific
Threat 
 
By Spencer S. Hsu
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 4, 2003; Page A09 


Many Washington area residents may find their sleep
interrupted by the roar of Air Force F-16 fighters
tonight as the Pentagon conducts a 90-minute air
patrol exercise to test federal procedures for
identifying and confronting hostile aircraft, defense
officials said yesterday.

In the drill, which will start at 10:30 p.m., two
F-16s will intercept two Cessna 172 civilian airplanes
in a scenario designed to test pilots, antiaircraft
missile crews and civilian and military commanders.



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