Falcon Virgo Is a Go: NORAD Conducting Exercises Over D.C. Tonight and Tomorrow

June 18, 2012 by legitgov

Heads up! Falcon Virgo Is a Go: NORAD Conducting Exercises Over D.C. Tonight and Tomorrow 18 Jun 2012 The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has announced that it will be conducting some aerial exercises--code-name Falcon Virgo--over Washington, D.C., tonight and tomorrow night between 11:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. According to a press release, Civil Air Patrol aircraft, Air Force F-16s, and a U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter will participate in the exercises, which are meant to "hone NORAD's intercept and identification operations as well as operationally test the NCR Visual Warning System."