The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 12-02 beginning late Thursday evening, Nov. 3, in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C. The exercise will conclude early Sunday morning, Nov. 6.
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 and CONR’s Eastern and Western Air Defense Sectors.
Flights in the National Capital Region are scheduled to take place during two different time periods each day: 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 to 5:30 a.m.
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 will participate in the exercise.
Read more: http://www.norad.mil/News/2011/110111.html
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