24 January 2006

Well, I feel better. My partner and I heard low flying jets (or helicopters?) around midnight last night and got a wee bit nervous. We're not in BWI's flight path and the "curfew" was on at National Airport. Turns out NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) was -- and will be through today-- conducting flight exercises. According to NORAD, it will involve F-16 fighter aircraft out of Andrews Air Force Base, an H-60 Blackhawk helicopter, multiple Cessna aircraft and Learjets all flying at low altitude along the Potomac River and around Washington. NORAD says its fighters have responded to more than 2,000 possible air threats in the U.S. and Canada since the 2001 attacks. Knock yourselves out, kids!