The North American Aerospace Defense Command will be conducting training exercises in the skies above Washington tomorrow to test its air defense skills.
The first, which should last from midnight to about 6 a.m., will include two Civil Air Patrol Cessnas, two Air Force F-16s and a Coast Guard helicopter. The second exercise, which runs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow, includes C-21 Lear 35, one C-172 Cessna and an F-16. The exercises will simulate various situations in which aircraft enter restricted air space.
The command is working in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration, the Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration.
via Jet Exercises Over D.C. Planned for Wednesday - washingtonpost.com.
For more information on the Falcon Virgo and Amalgam Arrow exercises, please contact CONR Public Affairs at 850-283-8080, or the NORAD Public Affairs Office at 719-554-6889.
via WHSV
War games are interesting, especially when our country is attacked during them.
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