[JYO] Exercise to Test Aerospace Response Over Washington

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Exercise to Test Aerospace Response Over Washington
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service  WASHINGTON, May 13, 2009 – The North
American Aerospace Defense  Command will conduct an exercise over the nation’s
capital and its suburbs  May 15, Defense Department officials said today.
Exercise Falcon Virgo tests the aerospace defense of the national  capital
area.
Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jets, Coast Guard Dolphin choppers and
Civil Air Patrol Cessnas will participate in the exercise. A number of  Falcon
Virgo exercises have taken place since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist  attacks,
officials said. The most recent one over Washington was in March.
“The exercise is always held in the middle of the night to not  interfere
with civilian air traffic,” Pentagon spokeswoman Air Force Lt.  Col. Almarah
Belk said. “The aircraft involved follow all noise abatement  procedures.”
The exercise is 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, the Civil  Air Patrol and 
the
Coast Guard.
Residents in the area can expect flights to occur shortly after  midnight
and into the early morning hours May 15. The exercise should wrap  up during
the morning. In the event of inclement weather, it will be  cancelled.


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