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No. 022-11 March 16, 2011
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 11-06 beginning midnight Wednesday night into early Thursday morning in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C.

            The flights are scheduled to take place between midnight Wednesday and 3 a.m. Thursday morning.

            In the event of inclement weather, the exercise will take place the next day until all training requirements are met.

            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.