Sunday, November 06, 2011

NORAD concluding exercise in Washington region today

WASHINGTON — NORAD is finishing up a training exercise that began with flights over the Washington region earlier this week.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command began its Falcon Virgo 12-02 exercise Wednesday. The exercise is designed to test NORAD’s ability to intercept and identify suspect aircraft.

Flights in the capital region are taking place at two times each day — between 11:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. and between 2:30 and 5:30 a.m.

The flights are scheduled to conclude Sunday.

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