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{{Short description|Counter-terrorist and field training exercise held in Florida, US}}

[[Image:AmalgamVirgoJun1-2-2001.jpg|thumbnail|185px|Amalgam Virgo 01 (June 1-2 / 2001) [http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/linkscopy/AmalgumVirgo.pdf Click PDF]]]

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[[ImageFile:AmalgamVirgoJun1-2-2001.jpg|thumbnail|185px|Amalgam Virgo 01 (1–2 June 1-2 / 2001) [http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/linkscopy/AmalgumVirgo.pdf Click PDF]]]

'''Operation Amalgam Virgo''' iswas a [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/ex-northcom.htm[North American CINCNORADAerospace Defence Command]] joint (multi-service) task counter-terrorist and field training exercise (FTX) carried out in Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida on early June 12001.<ref>{{cite web|author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/ex-northcom.htm 2,|title=Exercises 2001– NORAD / Northern Command |publisher=GlobalSecurity.org |accessdate=2013-04-02}}</ref> [[NORAD]] sponsored the multi-agency planning exercise involving the hypothetical scenario of a [[cruise missile]] launched by “a rogue (government) or somebody” from a barge off the East Coast. [[Osama Bin LadenUAV]] waslaunched picturedby ona theterrorist cover of the proposal for the exercisegroup. 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.

Several naval ships including the {{USS |Yorktown|CG-48}}, and thea Navy Aegis cruiser, were dispatched to the Gulf of Mexico as part of the multi-service anti-cruise missile operationexercise. Military land personnelPersonnel from the 1st Air Force also engaged in gatheringgathered radar information on low-level targets by using the Joint-Based Expeditionary Connectivity Center (JBECC), a deployable mobile shelter capable of being deployed to high-risk regions while providing early warning signals onof cruise missile attacks.

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==External links==

* 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

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* http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/amalgam-virgo.htm - Overview | Operation Amalgam Virgo

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* http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/linkscopy/AmalgumVirgo.pdf - SEADS concept proposal for Amalgam Virgo, June 2001 | PDF

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* http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jun2002/n06042002_200206043.html - NORAD-Sponsored Exercise For Worst-Case Scenarios

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* http://www.cooperativeresearch.org/essay.jsp?article=essayairdefense - War Games prepare for 9/11

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