commercial aircraft to fly in military airspace for holiday travel

norad will conduct simultaneous exercise flights to test response capability; faa works to ease delays for thanksgiving









from norad: The Federal Aviation Administration is preparing for a busy Thanksgiving holiday travel week by working with the Department of Defense to clear the way for commercial aircraft to fly in airspace normally reserved for the military.

“We want to do everything we can to make it easier for people to travel so they can spend Thanksgiving with their loved ones,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “We appreciate the military’s help in making this happen.”

Air traffic controllers may begin routing commercial aircraft through the restricted airspace at 6 a.m. EST on Tuesday, Nov. 23, a day earlier than in previous years. The use of restricted airspace will end at 6 a.m. EST on Monday, Nov. 29. The busiest travel days are expected to be Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday.

Under the agreement, DOD will release airspace off the east coast above 24,000 feet. The added capacity is expected to ease delays during one of the busiest travel periods of the year, saving time and money for passengers and airlines while reducing fuel burn.

The FAA has developed dedicated routes off the east coast to allow airlines to plan their flights through the normally restricted airspace. Normal inland routes will still be available. Weather permitting, the combination of both sets of routes is expected to ease congestion.

“The FAA is using all the tools available to try and give airlines the most efficient routes so air travelers can reach their destinations safely and on time,” said FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt.

“The nation’s air traffic controllers are committed to upholding the safety of the system while working the most efficient airspace system in the world,” said NATCA President Paul Rinaldi. “Over the past year we’ve experienced a movement toward collaboration at all levels of the agency and we look forward to continuing to work together to improve air travel for the flying public.”

The DOD is also allowing commercial flights to use restricted airspace in other parts of the country. These include:

• Airspace over the Gulf of Mexico to ease congestion for commercial aircraft flying between Florida and the Louisiana and Texas areas, as well as points beyond.
• Airspace over Twentynine Palms in California to ease congestion for commercial aircraft flying to and from markets in Southern California.
• Airspace over the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to allow for more direct routings for aircraft flying over the Southwest.

Air travelers interested in flight and airport status should visit www.fly.faa.gov for real-time updates.

related: white house north lawn evacuated briefly after pilot flies into restricted airspace

holiday in america/police state updates:
air travelers opting out of opting out*
tsa admin directive: opt-outters to be considered 'domestic extremists'*
speedo-clad protester entertains slc airport travelers*
tsa turns off naked body scanners to avoid opt-out day protests*
airline passenger questioned after multiple bathroom trips*
tsa agents took my son*
will tsa groping destroy tourism in the US?*
tsa needs 'incident' to convince US to accept obscene pat-downs*
related: secret 'trigger' & blueprint for emergency domestic military crackdown plan revealed*
22 incredibly revealing quotes about enhanced pat downs & tsa groping*
all 'clear' on bypassing airport security again?*
dhs head chertoff got $350m contract advising govt x-ray scanners would solve problems*
profit ties between phony terror alerts, airport security & l-3*
next step for tight security could be trains, boats, metro*

norad running drills over dc for 'operation noble eagle'

from washington post: The North American Aerospace Defense Command will conduct early morning exercises over the Washington area. The exercises will take place between midnight and 2 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Civil Air Patrol aircraft and Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopters will take part in the exercise. These exercise flights have been conducted throughout the U.S. and Canada since the start of Operation Noble Eagle, the command's response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

related update: raf jets take off in 'hijacked planes' terror test

9/11 updates: feds, foia & my 4,000th post

judge dismisses many claims in 9/11 lawsuits
from nytimes: A federal judge in Manhattan who was criticized by families of victims of 9/11 for taking too long to decide motions in lawsuits they had filed has handed down a ruling dismissing claims made against many of the defendants. The judge, George B. Daniels of Federal District Court, has overseen a group of lawsuits filed in the wake of the attacks. The suits sought to hold charities, financial institutions and individuals responsible for providing money and other support to Al Qaeda.

chances dim for swift 9/11 decision: obama, holder & ksm

william a. ('bill') christison (1928-2010)
from 911truth.org: William A. ("Bill") Christison, a former senior analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency who became a supporter of the 9/11 Truth Movement, died June 13, 2010, due to a rapidly advancing neurological disease, which he had contracted three months earlier. He leaves behind his wife, Kathleen McGrath Christison (who had also been a CIA analyst), two daughters (Lynda Carlson and Judith Wooten), and a son (Eric). He had been preceded in death by two other sons (Robert and Thomas). The memorial service was held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Friday, June 18.

video: decent coverage of the 9/11 truth movement

police state updates: secret rooms, secret files

US postal service expands construction of secret rooms*
homegrown terrorist threat to be part of national security strategy*
document says number of attempted attacks on US is at all-time high*
the toronto g20 police state crackdown*
toronto gets 'sound cannons' for g20*
canada: $1b on summit security well worth it*
darpa cam spots the 'non-cooperative'*
federal protective service chief gets new job at dhs*
national guard leaders observe israel's nationwide exercise*
uk cops keep secret files on 19k protesters*
who first called attention to the times square time bomb? a muslim*
the tsa's mini-watch list*
16 terror suspects slipped through airport security in US*
private corporation building detention camps across america*
new uk govt to curb cctv, scrap id cards, help open source*

police state updates: tattle on the cattle

tsa agent steals cash from wheelchair-bound woman*
tsa 'behavior detection' a $200m sham*
video: sam dodson & detroit tsa security theater*
fbi official pistole picked to head tsa*
spy agencies faulted for missing mutallab*
pakistan arrests army officer linked to times square bomb suspect*
shazad: cia false flag against pakistan*
napolitano urged to cut dhs ties with az*
new terror monitors: parking attendants*
video: arizona recruits meter maids in terror watch*
cruise industry security will tighten*
canadian fighter jets escort cathay pacific plane from hong kong into vancouver*
norad: US jets intercept ultralight plane from mexico*

police states updates: nycctv, isis & psycho pig rampage

video: bloomberg wants 'big brother britain' for nyc*
nyc's bloomberg in london to view transit cctv*
video: inside ny's cctv hq*
nypd developing cctv system that will be better than london's*
suspicious package in times square, 4 blocks closed off*
times square reopens following evacuation over suspicious package*
video: suspicious cooler had water, books; nyc looks 'like hurt locker'*

9/11 updates: threats, crash, catch & release

dead osama says americans will die if ksm is executed*
pentagon front intelcenter release another dubious osama tape*
secret coded indicator in 9/11 hijackers' passports: 'holy capital'?*
7:30am: gate agent asks if atta's luggage has been loaded onto flight 11*
sibel edmonds: official docs confirm major criminal investigations of turkish operatives in chicago*
judge: release 'former' high value detainee*
judge rejects 9/11 1st responders settlement as too small*
400 medical professionals added to patriotsquestion911.com*
more on warning to 9/11 commission not 'cross the line'*
video: norad confirmed flight 93 crashed near camp cavid*

police state updates: brand new/deal with it

download: the enemy belligerent,
interrogation, detention & prosecution act of 2010*
police act swiftly after gun purchases:
odot worker on leave - mentally evaluated after buying handguns, ak-47*
conspiracy fact: every major terror plot in US was contrived*
sheppard air force base on lock down*
pittsburgh police fight release of g20 records*
'jihad jane': philly woman charged with supporting terrorists*
neocon bloggers celebrate indictment of 'crazy' patsy*
cretin-derham hall on lockdown after threat*
minneapolis schools locked down after web threat*
uk parents angry over cctv in school toilets*
pacific north american regional integration & control*
USrael announces agreement to enhance joint aviation security*
department of education posts order for police shotguns*
chicago police expand taser use*
dhs wants to make your cell phone a 'smell' phone*
pentagon trains workers to hack defense computers*
obama appointing military intel official to run tsa*
official: fmr army intel officer to lead tsa*
norad exercise over nw arizona & s california on mar11*
no-fly list includes the dead*
video: plane intercepted by norad; escorted to frederick, md*

police state updates: amalgam arrow, terror drills & biometrics

paul craig roberts: the US is now a police state

'national level exercise 2010' overview -
may17-21: 'nle 10' w/ domestic nuke scenario
from socal martial law alerts: NLE 09 which occurred at the end of July last year, had an unprecedented amount of military movement and training for martial law. This year's National Level Exercise will be fully integrated with Eagle Horizon 2010, a drill focusing on continuity of government (COG--also known as Rex 84, and the implementation of PDD-51). NLE 09 did not have this added component.

When: May 17-21, 2010
Where: FEMA Region 8 (Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah), FEMA Region 9 (California, Nevada, Arizona), National Capital Region
Who: FEMA, DHS, Department of Transportation, NORTHCOM, NORAD

Contracted Companies: L3 Communications (wikipedia entry, Muckety map), Bridgeborn, Ogilvy Public Relations (wikipedia entry, Muckety map)

Scenario: An improvised nuclear device detonation in a major US city. This is a "domestic terrorism" focused drill. Response to such destruction and COG plans enacted. Summary of NLE 10 here. Summary of Eagle Horizon 2009 (for reference) here.

flashback: nle '09 - massive US terror sim w/ foreign agencies

new world next week - feb6

It's a star-studded weekend at the colosseum that's filled with terror drills, black ops & everyone's favorite sports spectacle known as the Stupor Bowl. Join Corbett Report & Media Monarchy for the New World Next Week where they rip back the veil & expose the world stage for the shell game it is.

Story#1: Domestic Terror Drills &
the Rehearsal of Misfortune
FAA & NORAD to Control Airspace Around Super Bowl 44


Story#2: Police State Int'l: Threataganda Rising
Intel Chiefs 'Certain' Al-CIAda Will Stage Terror Soon

Story#3: 4 Arrested in 'Louisiana Watergate' Have Intel Links
Flashback: 4 Charged in Phone Scheme at Landrieu's Office

As the globalists continue to move their nuclear football down the field, your help in spreading this information becomes increasingly vital; help your friends & family make informed decisions about their lives. Subscribe to the feeds from Corbett Report here: http://ur1.ca/kbj1 & Media Monarchy here: http://ur1.ca/kuec Thank you.

previous episode: nwnw - jan28

domestic terror drills & the rehearsal of misfortune

dc metro transit police stage large anti-terrorism drill
from washington post: Metro Transit Police staged their largest anti-terrorism sweep ever during Tuesday [feb2] morning's rush hour, as about 50 officers - some toting M-4 rifles and others guiding bomb-sniffing dogs - took up position in Union Station in a new initiative aimed at discouraging attacks... In coming months, they plan to hold similar drills for the effort, dubbed Blue TIDE (Terrorism Identification and Deterrence Effort)... A delegation of senior Indian police officers observed Tuesday's drill. "They are very interested in the technology used in the United States to help prevent attacks," said Deputy Chief Erhart M. Olson of the Metro Transit Police.

norad sends f-16s over ohio in 'domestic hostile acts' exercise
from cantonrep: Look at the sky Thursday [feb4] afternoon. You might see the “Fighting Falcons” overhead. The Fighting Falcons, also known as F-16 dogfighter aircraft, will fly maneuvers over the Canton area as part of an air-defense training staged by members of the Toledo-based Ohio Air National Guard 180th Fighter Wing... NORAD is coordinating the mock defense maneuvers nationwide, preparing military personnel to identify and defend against domestic hostile acts such as the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The other aircraft will be flown by pilots under contract who will pose as enemy combatants. The 180th Fighter Wing will stage similar maneuvers Thursday afternoon over the Toledo and Youngstown areas.

domestic threats biggest olympic security concern
from cbc: A University of Calgary expert in modern terrorism says small disruptions by domestic groups are the most likely security threat to the upcoming 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, but organizational issues are also a critical concern. Vancouver is set to capture the world's attention for 16 days when the Olympic Winter Games begin later this month. But with that global spotlight comes some of the world's biggest problems and a heightened risk of terrorist attacks, according to Michael Zekulin, a PhD candidate researching contemporary terrorism in the U of C's political science department. "In today's world, the Olympic Games represent a very real target for terrorism. It provides groups with the potential for large casualties and immediate global attention," said Zekulin.

related: faa & norad to control airspace around super bowl 44

faa & norad to control airspace around super bowl 44

from avstop: The FAA has established a “Temporary Flight Restriction” (TFR) around Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida for the Super Bowl XLIV on February 7, 2010. NORAD, North American Aerospace Defense Command fighters will be busy well before Super Bowl Sunday preparing to protect the skies around the stadium in Miami for game day. “Exercise Amalgam Virgo 10-Miami” will be held Thursday in the Greater Miami area to allow interagency partners the chance to practice temporary flight restriction violation procedures.

“Amalgam Virgo 10.1-Miami” comprises a series of training flights held in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration, Customs and Border Protection, Civil Air Patrol, and CONR’s Eastern Air Defense Sector. Residents in the area can expect flights to begin around midnight Thursday and continue for about two hours early Friday morning. “This exercise in Miami is an effective way to ensure all interagency partners are prepared for game day,” said Maj. Gen. Garry Dean, CONR commander.


“The exercise will test command and control and execution procedures for air defense for the Super Bowl and other like venues throughout the United States.” These exercises are carefully planned and closely controlled to ensure CONR’s rapid response capability. CONR has conducted exercise flights of this nature throughout the U.S. since the start of Operation Noble Eagle, the commands response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. “Defending America’s skies is our number one priority,” General Dean said. “Whether it’s Super Bowl Sunday or any other Sunday, the men and women of CONR are always on alert.”

update1: microsoft giving 'situational awareness' to super bowl 44
from microsoft press pass: The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) and Microsoft Corp., with assistance from Analyst International Corporation (AIC) and Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), are coordinating intelligence efforts surrounding Super Bowl XLIV by enhanced information sharing and intelligence gathering, made possible through a new fusion center collaboration solution. Leveraging information across multiple jurisdictions at the local, regional and national level, justice and public safety officials responsible for securing Super Bowl XLIV will use Fusion Core Solution to more effectively identify and help prevent threats potentially posed by organized crime, gangs, drug cartels and terrorists.

related: mock terrorism training exercise held in minneapolis &
domestic terror drills & the rehearsal of misfortune

2 questioned as jet returns to portland after 'low-level' problem

the tsa is on a roll & now it's getting close to home ...
the terronoia is spreading like a contagion
from ap: Two people are being questioned by the FBI this afternoon in connection with an airliner being recalled to Portland International Airport when at least one passenger became disruptive during a flight from Portland to Hawaii... Authorities said the airliner was escorted back to PDX by two F-15 fighter jets after a passenger became disruptive. A spokesman for North American Aerospace Defense Command says the fighter jets intercepted the flight about 1 p.m. today, shortly after the airliner's pilot decided to turn around. Keoni Wagner, vice president of public affairs with Hawaiian Airlines, says the passenger failed to cooperate with crew, and it was not a security matter.

9/11 updates: defense, design, flight deck door & documents

norad may ground costly 9/11 air defense system*
dwain deets: nasa engineer speaks on destruction of wtc*
the terror trials will not be televised*
paul craig roberts: trial that will convict us all*
video: son of sydney opera house designer backs petition to investigate wtc collapse*
was 9/11 a conspiracy? 'truthers' make their case*
ntsb data: flight deck door remained closed on aa77: hijacking 'impossible'*
9/11 commission documents about the nsa*
video: between the lies*


previous 9/11 updates post:
terror trials, truth & consequences

police state int'l: fbi, dmv, fema, norad, apf & more

police stop more than 1m people on street*
phone company is arm of govt, feds admit in spy suit*
report: US considers phone companies 'arm of government'*
nypd tracking cell phone owners, but foes aren't sure practice is legal*
los angeles' anti-terrorism program sparks controversy*
battening down the hatches: secret state monitors protest, represses dissent*
fit to fly? balance board tapped to detect shifty characters at airports*
who’s who in big brother's database?*
fbi delves into dmv photos in search for fugitives*
fbi building system that blows away fingerprinting*
driver license photo database used by fbi*
apf withdraws effort to run hardin jail*
ag drops investigation into apf*
above the law? hilton refuses to co-operate with montana atty general*
behind montana jail fiasco: how private prison developers prey on desperate towns*
proposed bc law would allow big fines, jail time for olympics violators*
jericho's ravenwood comes to america*
waco siege 'enforcer' to rule over global police force*
6yr-old suspended for bringing camping utensil to delaware school*
delaware school backs down after outcry over ban on pupil with lunch knife*
former right-wing leader warns of religious right violence: 'anyone can be killed'*
norad exercise planned for east coast, new england on oct14-16*
pittsburgh: beta test for a police state*
fema to evaluate maryland's readiness*
sweatshop conditions in US cities*

murder/mayhem: anger, weather wars & a crash

americans angrier than ever!*
fema: american samoa earthquake, tsunami & flooding*
aid flows to tsunami-hit samoas; death toll at 120*
strong indonesia quake kills hundreds, traps more*
update: death toll in indonesia earthquake rises to 777*
ketsana typhoon leaves more than 360 dead across southeast asia*
texas governor's cousin, 74, dies in gunfire exchange with deputies*
fighters respond to intercept aircraft*
'unresponsive' pilot crashes in indiana as f-16s trail*
norad says crashed aircraft was flying erratically*

police state int'l: camps, curfews, tasers & a youth spy force

florida mayoral candidate wants 1,000-strong youth spy force*
norad to assist security efforts at vancouver 2010 olympics*
hr645 & the fema concentration camps*
strange similarities between the recent nytimes & economist 'right-wing terrorism threat' articles*
uk police might be issued a newer, higher-power taser*
man dies in los angeles subway after being tasered three times*
marion, alabama riot forces city into curfew*
uk police 'steal' valuables from cars in a lesson for drivers*
aclu sues dhs over laptop searches*

'falcon virgo 09-11' flight exercise planned for dc tonight

from defenselink: The North American Aerospace Defense Command and its geographical component, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region, will conduct training flight exercises on Thursday, Aug. 27 in the National Capital Region (NCR), Washington, DC. Exercise Falcon Virgo 09-11 will occur between midnight and 2 a.m. EDT. The exercise comprises of 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, the Continental U.S. NORAD Region (CONR), Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Coast Guard and CONR's Eastern Air Defense Sector. Exercise Falcon Virgo is designed to hone NORAD's intercept and identification operations, as well as procedural tests of the NCR Visual Warning System. The exercise includes two Civil Air Patrol Cessna aircraft and one Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter. Residents may see these aircraft approaching and flying in the vicinity of the Washington, D.C., area as part of this exercise during the late night and early morning hours and continuing through the scheduled exercise hours. In the event of inclement weather, the exercise will push to the next day. For more information on the Exercise Falcon Virgo, please contact CONR Public Affairs at (850) 283-8080, or the NORAD Public Affairs Office at (719) 554-6889.

norad 'fabric virgo' drills aug12-13 to prep for 2010 bc olympics

from defence watch: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and the Canadian NORAD Region (CANR) will conduct Exercise Fabric Virgo this week in southwestern British Columbia in support of preparations for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.

The exercise, which will be conducted in the Vancouver and Abbotsford areas August 12-13, will involve Canadian Forces CF-18 fighters and other aircraft flying at low altitudes. Residents in the exercise areas may hear aircraft noise and perhaps see aircraft flying at various times throughout the day.

NORAD maintains aircraft assets throughout North America in order to support its bi-national mission of providing aerospace defence, warning and control for North America. As the Canadian geographical component of NORAD, CANR provides airspace surveillance and control, and directs all air sovereignty activities for the Canadian NORAD Region.

Training is conducted in a disciplined manner and in a professional environment to ensure NORAD's rapid response capability. To maintain the integrity of its air defense mission, NORAD will not discuss specific details of the exercises.

blackjack weekend: solstice/sentry psyop reaches peak

flashbacks: the portland psyop prep: ardent sentry & operation blackjack - the noard/northcom terror drills
from cryptogon: I’ve avoided following the Blackjack/Jackblack developments too closely on here because I’m pretty sure that the point is to study the people who are paying attention to it. And yes, I’m up to speed on all the latest nonsense. There’s no need to send me any more story suggestions or emails about it, UNLESS you know who is behind it.

Next week, we have record U.S. Treasury debt offerings that might not go so well. There’s also Ardent Sentry 2009 underway now, and running into next week. And… Wait for it: The Summer/Winter solstice.

The fact that these events play out at the same time as the Blackjack/Jackblack game/viral marketing/social experiment is probably just a coincidence. In fact, I wasn’t planning on mentioning this at all because whoever is behind the Blackjack/Jackblack thing is probably getting off on watching all the activity on the message boards.

But then Boeing took a look. And now DHS is sniffing around.

Personally, I don’t think it’s viral marketing. I can’t imagine that there are more than a couple of thousand people on the planet even paying attention to this ridiculous stunt. I also seriously doubt that it has anything to do with any sort of pre-attack planning. I mean, come on you guys, snap out of it… My best guess is that it’s a sociology project and that the topics involved with it finally attracted the attention of DHS and others.

Who’s behind it? I have no idea, but I bet DHS is going to find out.


update1: woman is killed in illinois train derailment
from chicago tribune: Several cars from a Canadian National Railway Co. train smoldered Saturday near Rockford as federal investigators continued to probe whether standing water from heavy rains was a factor in a Friday night derailment that left a 41-year-old woman dead and three others injured. Zoila Tellez of Rockford died trying to flee her car, which was stopped at a rural Cherry Valley railroad crossing when the train derailed. Three passengers got out and ran, but Tellez collapsed 20 feet behind her vehicle and died, Winnebago County Coroner Sue Fiduccia said Saturday. "When everything went to hell and debris started flying and everything, she got out of her car and started to run away from it and that's when she got caught in the fire," said Fiduccia, who planned a Sunday autopsy. A 17-year-old female passenger was in critical condition in the Stroger Hospital burn unit after being flown by helicopter Saturday, a hospital spokesman said. Another remained in a Rockford hospital. The train was on its route from Freeport to Chicago when 18 cars derailed about 9 p.m. Friday, CN spokesman Patrick Waldron said. National Transportation Safety Board officials said a probe could take up to a year. A team of 15 investigators, including representatives from the Federal Railroad Administration and CN will examine track structure and maintenance, integrity of the train cars, crossing signals and the hazardous materials associated with the crash, a spokesman said.

...remember that ardent sentry features "multiple events in Iowa and Kansas including simulated train derailments and foreign animal disease."...

update2: national guard kicks off vigilant guard in iowa

it isn't fair to put this story here, but another train derailment is disturbing...

update3: 6 dead, 70+ injured in subway collision in US capital
from dpa: Two subway trains collided Monday in the US capital, leaving at least six people dead and 70 injured, authorities said. The above-ground collision occurred about 5 pm (2100 GMT) just inside Washington, near the Maryland state line. One train had apparently stopped between stations before being struck from behind by a second train. 'The scene is as horrific as you can imagine,' Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty said. Local news footage showed one heavily damaged carriage pushed up on top of another. The force of the collision tore the floor out of the moving train's front car as it vaulted onto the stopped carriage. The driver of the moving train was among the dead, officials said. The driver's compartment at the front of the train was obliterated. Both trains were inbound from the suburbs into the city during the evening rush hour and apparently not filled to capacity. A similar collision of outbound trains packed with commuters at that hour could have produced a far higher casualty toll. Washington Fire Chief Dennis Rubin said that 70 people had been treated for injuries. Of those, 50 were 'walking wounded,' 14 people suffered serious injuries and six were in critical condition.

update4: death toll rises to 9 in dc metro crash

updates from jun25:
air defense exercise to test northcom response*
air defense exercise to test military response*
airmen, soldiers & sailors to conduct air defense exercise*
predictive programming 2.0: operation blackjack*

update: man killed in metro crash ordered jets over dc on 9/11