Operation Amalgam Virgo is a CINCNORAD[1] joint task counter-terrorist and field training exercise (FTX) carried out in Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida on early June 2001. NORAD sponsored the multi-agency planning exercise involving the hypothetical scenario of a cruise missile or UAV launched by a terrorist group. Key military players involved in the exercise also included personnel from the 1st Air Force battalion, the U.S. National Guard, the U.S. Reserve forces, and the U.S. Navy.
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Several naval ships including the USS Yorktown and the Navy Aegis cruiser were dispatched to the Gulf of Mexico as part of the multi-service anti-cruise missile operation. Military land personnel from the 1st Air Force also engaged in gathering radar information on low-level targets by using the Joint-Based Expeditionary Connectivity Center (JBECC), a mobile shelter capable of being deployed to high-risk regions while providing early warning signals on cruise missile attacks.
References
edit- ^ John Pike. "Exercises – NORAD / Northern Command". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
External links
edit- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/amalgam-virgo.htm – Overview | Operation Amalgam Virgo
- http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/linkscopy/AmalgumVirgo.pdf – SEADS concept proposal for Amalgam Virgo, June 2001 | PDF