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August 23, 2015 | Staff Writer

NORAD Exercise Planned for D.C. on Sunday, Involves Gyrocopters

The North American Aerospace Defense Command has scheduled a training exercise, involving gyrocopters and ultralight aircraft, in the skies above Washington, D.C. on Sunday morning. Sunday’s exercise, named Falcon Virgo 15-13, will incorporate four of these small aircraft into a training scenario. The flights are scheduled to occur during two separate intervals between 9 a.m. […]

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January 20, 2015 | Sonya Burke

NORAD Test Flights Take Place in Skies Over D.C. Region This Week

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region, is scheduled to conduct Falcon Virgo 15-04 exercise flights Tuesday night through Friday morning, in the skies above the D.C. region this week. Flights are scheduled to take place between midnight and 5:30 a.m. (EST) each day. In the […]

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September 23, 2014 | Sonya Burke

NORAD Exercise Planned Overnight in Skies Above Washington, D.C.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region, is scheduled to conduct airspace security exercises Tuesday night into Wednesday morning over the skies of the Washington, D.C. region. Flights are scheduled to take place between midnight and 2 a.m. on Sept. 24. The exercise is comprised of […]

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April 29, 2013 | Staff Writer

NORAD Training Exercises Planned for April 29-30

The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental United States NORAD Region (CONR), will conduct exercise Falcon Virgo 13-07 Monday night and into Tuesday morning, in the National Capital Region, Washington, D.C. These flights are scheduled to take place between 11:30 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. EDT. In the event of inclement […]

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May 9, 2012 | Staff Writer

NORAD Flights Over D.C. Region

North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, will conduct calibration flights from now through May 11 over the Washington D.C. area. The majority of these flights will take place between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. On May 10 and 11, additional flights will take place at night between the […]

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