[Scan-DC] NORAD to Conduct Air Defense Exercise in National Capital Region

[Alan Henney]

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1. For those in the D.C. reception area...Falcon Virgo tonight until Th
    Date: Mon Dec 3, 2012 4:30 pm ((PST))


IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 940-12

December 03, 2012

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NORAD to Conduct Air Defense Exercise in National Capital Region

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component,
the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), announced today that they
will conduct an air defense exercise in the National Capital Region (NCR),
between midnight and 2 a.m., beginning on Dec. 4 and concluding early
Thursday.

The exercise is comprised of a series of training flights held in
coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Capital
Region Coordination Center, the Joint Air Defense Operations Center (JADOC),
the Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard, and CONR's Eastern and Western Air
Defense Sectors.

Exercise Falcon Virgo is designed to hone NORAD's intercept and
identification operations as well as to operationally test the NCR Visual
Warning System and to certify newly-assigned Command and Control personnel
at JADOC. Participating in the exercise will be Civil Air Patrol aircraft,
Air Force F-16 fighters, and a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter.

In the event of inclement weather, the exercise will take place the
following evening. If bad weather continues, officials will then make a
decision to postpone or cancel the exercise.

For further information, please contact NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs