{"id":846,"date":"2008-05-21T16:59:38","date_gmt":"2008-05-21T20:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/?p=846"},"modified":"2008-05-21T16:59:38","modified_gmt":"2008-05-21T20:59:38","slug":"go-to-sleep-theyre-just-military-fighter-jets-overhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blacknell.net\/dynamic\/2008\/05\/21\/go-to-sleep-theyre-just-military-fighter-jets-overhead\/","title":{"rendered":"Go to sleep, they’re just military fighter jets overhead . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

Per the occasionally informative “Alert DC” messaging system:<\/p>\n

Falcon’s “Virgo” exercise is scheduled for late tonight 5\/21\/08 beginning at 2345 hours into tomorrow morning 5\/22\/08 ending at 0600 hours. This exercise comprises a series of training flights held in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Capital Region Command Center, the Joint Air Defense Operations Center, Civil Air Patrol, and NORAD. Residents in the area can expect flights to occur throughout the night.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m not sure how any of us were supposed to know what “Falcon’s ‘Virgo’ exercise” referred to, but it’s apparently a regular test of the air defenses around DC<\/a> (and other areas).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Per the occasionally informative “Alert DC” messaging system: Falcon’s “Virgo” exercise is scheduled for late tonight 5\/21\/08 beginning at 2345 hours into tomorrow morning 5\/22\/08 ending at 0600 hours. This exercise comprises a series of training flights held in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Capital Region Command Center, the Joint Air Defense […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"activitypub_content_warning":"","activitypub_content_visibility":"","activitypub_max_image_attachments":4,"activitypub_interaction_policy_quote":"anyone","activitypub_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dc"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t