[Scan-DC] NORAD Flight Exercise Planned For Washington, D.C.

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NORAD Flight Exercise Planned For Washington,  D.C.   

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and  its geographical 
component, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region, will conduct  training flight 
exercises on Thursday, Aug. 27 in the National Capital Region  (NCR), Washington, 
D.C.  Exercise Falcon Virgo 09-11will occur between  midnight and 2 a.m. EDT.  
 

The exercise  comprises of 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 Eastern 
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.  The exercise includes two Civil Air Patrol Cessna  aircraft and one 
Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter.    

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 and continuing through the scheduled exercise  
hours.   

In the event of inclement weather, the  exercise will push to the next day. 
  

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

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-Ben G-  "ScanManQSL"
 
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