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Military jets practicing for Inauguration Day threats

 

Published 1/15/2009 by rsinderbrand at CNN Political Ticker

WASHINGTON (CNN) - U.S. military aircraft are practicing for worst case scenarios in the skies over the Washington, DC area in an effort to secure the skies on Inauguration Day. On Wednesday, Air Force fighter jets and Coast Guard helicopters practiced chasing wayward planes that may fly into restricted areas around Washington. The rehearsal is dubbed "Falcon [...] (link)

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