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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – North American Aerospace Defense Command

will conduct exercise flights tomorrow, May 26 in the skies in the vicinity

of Corpus Christi to San , Texas. The flights will take place in the

late-morning, and people may hear and see NORAD fighter aircraft in close

proximity with DOD contracted general aviation aircraft as they practice

their intercept and identification procedures.

The exercise has been carefully planned and will be closely controlled to

ensure NORAD's rapid response capability.

NORAD has conducted exercise flights of this nature throughout the U.S.

and Canada since the start of Operation Noble Eagle, the command's response

to the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001. Each exercise

flight utilizes a scenario to test NORAD's response, systems and equipment.

Scenarios could include counter-drug operations, aircraft in distress,

aircraft defecting, hijacking, unknown aircraft, Dangerous Military Activity,

Temporary Flight Restriction violation or airborne terrorist.

For more information about NORAD intercept procedures, please refer to

this Federal Aviation Administration link:

http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/ATpubs/AIM/Chap5/aim0506.html

Since Sept. 11, 2001, NORAD fighters have responded to more than 3,300

possible air threats in Canada and the United States.

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NOTE TO EDITORS: For further information, please contact NORAD and

USNORTHCOM Public Affairs at (719) 554-6889 or visit our Web sites at

www.norad.mil or www.northcom.mil

Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET

FF/NREMT-B/FSI/EMSI

Freelance Consultant/Trainer/Author/Journalist/Fire Protection Consultant

LNMolino@...

(Cell Phone)

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