NORAD conducting training exercise in National Capital Region, Washington, D.C., flights scheduled to occur early Wednesday

WASHINGTON — The North American Aerospace Defense Command is conducting a training exercise over the Washington area.

NORAD says area residents can expect the flights to take place from just after midnight to 2 a.m. Wednesday.

The exercise called “Falcon Virgo” is designed to test NORAD’s intercept and identification operations. Civil Air Patrol aircraft and a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter are participating in the exercise.

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