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[[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]]]
'''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.
Extensive'''Operation strategicAmalgam runVirgo''' throughsis a [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/ex-northcom.htm CINCNORAD] joint task counter-terrorist and field training exercise (FTX) carried out byin Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida on early June 2001. [[NORAD]] andsponsored militarythe personnelmulti-agency fromplanning exercise involving the 513thhypothetical Airscenario Controlof Groupa focused[[cruise heavilymissile]] onor hostile[[UAV]] contingencieslaunched involvingby harda toterrorist detectgroup aerial<ref>Quote: attacksTERRORIST fromGROUP lowACQUIRES flyingCM'S/UAV'S missiles(page such17, aspdf cruisefile)</ref>. [[Osama Bin Laden]] was pictured on the cover of the proposal for the missilesexercise. 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)|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.
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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▼
[[Category: CIACentral Intelligence Agency operations]] ▼▲* http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/amalgam-virgo.htm
[[Category:Government | databases in the United States]] ▼▲* [http://www.ratical.org/ratville/CAH/linkscopy/AmalgumVirgo.pdf Seads concept proposal for Amalgam Virgo, June 2001]
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