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October 22, 2007 By Michael Neibauer, Examiner Staff Writer
The North American Aerospace Defense Command this week will hold another series of drills and exercises over the National Capital Region, testing its ability to intercept and identify enemy craft.
Exercise Falcon Virgo, slated to run Tuesday through Thursday, will comprise a series of training flights done in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the NCR Command Center, the Joint Air Defense Operations Center, Civil Air Patrol and NORAD’s Northeast Air Defense Sector. The drills, which have become common since Sept. 11, 2001, are designed to test the area’s rapid response to a terrorist threat or attack.
Residents of the region should expect flights throughout the day and night. The aircraft involved include Air Force F-16s and C38s, Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopters and civil air patrol planes.
Since the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, NORAD fighters have responded to more than 2,300 possible air threats over North America, and have flown some 46,780 sorties, according to the defense agency.
October 22, 2007 By Michael Neibauer, Examiner Staff Writer
The North American Aerospace Defense Command this week will hold another series of drills and exercises over the National Capital Region, testing its ability to intercept and identify enemy craft.
Exercise Falcon Virgo, slated to run Tuesday through Thursday, will comprise a series of training flights done in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the NCR Command Center, the Joint Air Defense Operations Center, Civil Air Patrol and NORAD’s Northeast Air Defense Sector. The drills, which have become common since Sept. 11, 2001, are designed to test the area’s rapid response to a terrorist threat or attack.
Residents of the region should expect flights throughout the day and night. The aircraft involved include Air Force F-16s and C38s, Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopters and civil air patrol planes.
Since the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, NORAD fighters have responded to more than 2,300 possible air threats over North America, and have flown some 46,780 sorties, according to the defense agency.