NORAD Flight Exercise Planned for Washington, D.C.

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and its geographical component, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 11-03 early Wednesday morning in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C.  The exercise is comprised of a series of training flights and is scheduled to take place between midnight and 2 a.m.

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.

CORRECTION:  Dec. 6, 2010 -- The exercise will occur early Wednesday morning instead of Tuesday.