Aircraft Over D.C. Tonight

Posted by Maj Paul Cianciolo on November 17th, 2009 filed in Homeland Security, Media Advisory

A flight training exercise called Falcon Virgo starts tonight and continues into the early morning hours throughout the D.C. metro region.  The North American Aerospace Defense Command will hold the exercise with a series of training flights designed to hone NORAD’s intercept and identification operations, as well as test their Visual Warning System. It includes Civil Air Patrol aircraft from National Capital Wing, Air Force F-16s and Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopters.

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