NORAD EXERCISES

Hijack Summary

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FY9H

10/25/1998

Vi gi la nt De vi at io n Ou ts id e- In si de SE AD S Si om on ia Bos to n II L6 2 De ma nd fo r po li ti ca l as yl um FA A wi ll co mp ly wi th re qu es t an d

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will land safely in Boston Guardian 99 HIJACK

10/25/1998

Vigilant HIJACK AlC Out si de- In si de NE AD S Gan de r Mi am i B7 47 Al C wi ll st art tu rni ng for Bo sto n and sq uaw k FAA r equests m i litary assist ance. AlC will land Boston withou t approval

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Guardian 99 Mode 3 7500. No contact with

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10/26/1998

Vigilant HIJACK HK to Outside-Inside WADS Ho ng ko ng LA X B7 47 Te rr or is ts pl an on us in g pl an e to co mm it "Sho ot or not shoo t" that is the qu esti on that nee ds to be answ ered . Guardian 99 LAX suic ide run into metr opol itan area of SF Eit her way , the

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will be shot down or explode over water . A l C will never reach land. Need NORAD intel to support event . Objective : Hijack

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10/27/1998

Vi gi lan t HI JAC K Eu rop e Out si de- In si de CA NR Fi rke nno n Mo nt rea l B7 47 Cam pai gn aga in st US im pe ria li st s an d Picked u p on r adar by USS Princet on in N orth Atlanti c.

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Guardian 99 t o E a s t C o a s t m i n i o n s conferenc es FAA and NORAD CD and taks NORAD to covertly shadow

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10/27/1998

Vi gi la nt HI JA CK JU NT A Outside-I nside CMOC, Na ri ta Ch ic ago US B7 47 Di ve rt to unk now n des ti nat io n Picked up on radar by USS Shiloh in North Pacifi c.

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Guardian 99 J U B B A A N R , conferenc es FAA and NORAD CD and taks NORAD to covertly shadow

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1/21/1999

Coronet Li ve AS T Hi ja ck In si de -O ut si de NE AD S, JF K Ga nd er B7 47 A di ve rt hi ja ck . "H ij ac ke d" ai rc ra ft is to L i ve fl y Hijack , slated to scrambl e Langley ~ ; Objecti ve.s to ex ercise Wh it e 9 9 fr om JF K to CONR chan ge mod e 3 at a spec ifi c poin t [not to battle s taff and S AOC operati ons checklist. Wi l l involve Vacapes

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Miami an eme r g e n c y c o d e ] ( W a s h i n g t o n ) a n d N Y A R T C C . FAA w ill call HUNTRESS for milit a !I . ~

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assi sta nce to forc e the airc raft to land at nearest possible airport.

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1/22/1999 Coronet Hijack Miami to " Inside-Inside SE AD S Mi am i OK Ci ty B7 37 Fe de ra l pr is on er s be in g tr an sp or te d ta ke Simula ted Miami Center wil l call SEADS to trail

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Whi te 99 Okl aho me Ci ty

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over an aircraft , led by a Colombi an cartel possibl e as it heads for South Americ a leader . Hijackers were disguise d as

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correcti ons officer s .

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1/23/1999 Cor one t Hi jac k Sa n Di ego Inside-Inside ' ADS San D ieg o Ancho rage B74 7 Hij acke rs hav e host ages an d w ant t o d iver t WAD S is t o ha nd o ff to Cana dian fi ghte rs. AlC w ill lan d an d hi jack ers to

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t o A n c h o r a g e t o V a n c o u v e r be apprehende d by RCMP 4/11/1999 A ma zo n Hi ja ck di ver ted to O ut si de - Inside SE AD S JS B SA Mi am i US 74 7 Te rr or is t gr ou p un kn ow n ha s cl ai me d A Signifi cant E vents Conferenc e should result . State Department decision Condor 00-1 unknown US responsib ility and may have WMD on board. to contact SECDEF /CJCS and NMCC and request NORAD assistance location There are US and Canadian citizens on and su r veillance . FBI JOC and FAA EA C/ATC SCC are cont acted. CJCS board. No comm s with plane since hijack. is i nformed by A TCSCC about approximat e route infor mation . NORAD tasking is covert shadow . Track monit or is t o fly dow n the air way as thou gh it m ight be goi ng to W ashi ngto n DC . Air crew wil l regain control .

9/30/1999

VF F19 9-1 Hij acke d Air craf t Outs i de -I ns id e CA NR HK Va nc ou ve r B7 47 Te rr or is ts on bo ar d wi th sa r i n and weapons, AlC will be allowe d to land and demands met upon release of passen gers with demands threatened to blow up plane