NORAD to conduct air defense exercise over National Capital Region today

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Now that it's over ...

I was inside in beautiful, downtown DC. I didn't notice anything.

NORAD to conduct air defense exercise over National Capital Region today

By Ryan Belmore
Published March 25, 2025 at 10:16AM

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will host a live-fly air defense exercise in the National Capital Region today (March 25). The exercise, called FALCON VIRGO, will run from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, it will be moved to tomorrow (March 26) at the same time.

The National Capital Region is defined as the District of Columbia; Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties of Maryland; Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William Counties of Virginia; and all cities existing in Maryland or Virginia within the geographic area bounded by the outer boundaries of the combined area of said counties.

The Continental U.S. NORAD Region is in charge of the exercise. The exercise will include a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65D Dolphin helicopter and a Civil Air Patrol C-182 aircraft. Some parts of the exercise might involve flying at approximately 2,500 feet.

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[Jarqui]

1. Did WaPo get the flight plans via text ? ... nt