Tue, Jan 10, 2012
Residents May Notice Low-Flying Jets And Helos In The Wee Hours
Of Wednesday Morning
The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its
geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region
(CONR), will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 12-04 beginning Tuesday
night, January 10, at 0000 EST into early Wednesday morning,
January 11, in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C.
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, Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard and
CONR’s Western Air Defense Sectors. Flights in the National
Capital Region are scheduled to take place between midnight and
0200 EST.
Exercise Falcon Virgo is designed to hone NORAD’s
intercept and identification operations as well as operationally
test the NCR Visual Warning System. Civil Air Patrol aircraft, Air
Force F-16s and a U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter will
participate in the exercise.
These exercises are carefully planned and closely controlled to
ensure CONR’s rapid response capability. NORAD has conducted
exercise flights of this nature throughout the U.S. and Canada
since the start of Operation Noble Eagle, the command’s
response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
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.
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