NORAD Flight Exercise Planned for Washington, D.C.
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct an exercise-Falcon Virgo 11-05 beginning Wednesday, Feb.16 in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C.
Wednesday's flights are scheduled to take place between midnight and 2 a.m. EST.
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.
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