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DTN News: NORAD Flight Exercise Planned For Washington, D.C.

DTN News: NORAD Flight Exercise Planned For Washington, D.C.

Source: U.S. DoD issued No. 1115-10 December 6, 2010

(NSI News Source Info) WASHINGTON - December 6, 2010: NORAD Flight Exercise Planned For Washington, D.C.

U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release

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IMMEDIATE RELEASE

No. 1115-10 December 06, 2010

NORAD Flight Exercise Planned for Washington, D.C.

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and its geographical component, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 11-03 early Tuesday morning in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C. The exercise is comprised of a series of training flights and is scheduled to take place between midnight and 2 a.m.

In the event of inclement weather, the exercise will take place the next day. If bad weather continues, officials will then make a decision to postpone or cancel the exercise.

For more information on Falcon Virgo exercises, please contact CONR Public Affairs at 850-283-8080, or the NORAD Public Affairs Office at 719-554-6889.