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{{Short description|Counter-terrorist and field training exercise held in Florida, US}}
'''Operation Amalgam Virgo''' is a [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/ex-northcom.htm CINCNORAD] joint task counter-terrorist and field training exercise (FTX) carried out in Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida on June 1 to June 4, 2001. According to [[NORTHCOM]], the weapons proliferation for [[cruise missiles]] and cruise missile-like contrivances is estimated to be around 75,000 in about 75 countries all over the globe. As a result, cruise missile defense projects maintain a top priority status within the U.S. and Canadian militaries.
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[[File:AmalgamVirgoJun1-2-2001.jpg|thumbnail|185px|Amalgam Virgo 01 (1–2 June / 2001) [http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/linkscopy/AmalgumVirgo.pdf Click PDF]]]
 
Extensive'''Operation strategicAmalgam runVirgo''' throughswas carried out bya [[NORADNorth American Aerospace Defence Command]] joint (multi-service) task counter-terrorist and militaryfield personneltraining fromexercise the(FTX) 513thcarried Airout Controlin GroupTyndall focusedAir Force Base, heavilyFlorida on hostileearly contingenciesJune involving2001.<ref>{{cite hardweb|author=John toPike detect|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/ex-northcom.htm aerial|title=Exercises attacks fromNORAD low/ flyingNorthern missilesCommand such|publisher=GlobalSecurity.org as|accessdate=2013-04-02}}</ref> [[NORAD]] sponsored the multi-agency planning exercise involving the hypothetical scenario of a [[cruise missilesmissile]] 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.
 
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.
 
==References==
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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– SEADS concept proposal for Amalgam Virgo, June 2001] | PDF
 
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* http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/amalgam-virgo.htm
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* [http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/linkscopy/AmalgumVirgo.pdf Seads concept proposal for Amalgam Virgo, June 2001]
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