Scheduled To Begin At Midnight Tuesday

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct a one day flight-training Exercise Falcon Virgo 10-02 beginning Tuesday, November 17 at 0000 and continuing into the early morning hours on Wednesday, November 18 in the National Capital Region (NCR), Washington, D.C. 
 
The exercise comprises 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, Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard and CONR's Western Air Defense Sector.
 
Exercise Falcon Virgo is designed to hone NORAD's intercept and identification operations, as well as conduct procedural tests of the NCR Visual Warning System. Civil Air Patrol aircraft, U.S. Air Force F-16s and U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopters will participate in the exercise. Residents in the area can expect flights to occur during scheduled exercise hours. 
 
In the event of inclement weather, the exercise will be rescheduled for the next day.
 
These exercises are carefully planned and closely controlled to ensure NORAD's rapid response capability. NORAD has conducted exercise flights of this nature throughout the United States and Canada since the start of Operation Noble Eagle, the command's response to the terrorist attacks that occurred Sept. 11, 2001.

FMI: www.norad.mil