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I Hope They’re Ours

Look to the heavens today, but don’t be alarmed. You’ve heard that old Superman slogan: it’s a bird … it’s a plane … Well today,...

Federal News Network Staff

December 3, 2008 9:28 am

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Look to the heavens today, but don’t be alarmed. You’ve heard that old Superman slogan: it’s a bird … it’s a plane … Well today, it’s “Falcon Virgo,” several planes in a training exercise from NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Lieutenant Colonel Roger Ellison is Director of Operations at the Joint Air Defense Operations Center and tells us why these exercises are conducted periodically. Click to hear the interview.