NORAD EXERCISESHijack Summary

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10/25/1998 Vigilant Deviation Outside-Inside SEADS Siomonia Boston IIL62 Demand for political asylum FAA will comply with request and alc will land safely in BostonGuardian 99 HIJACK

10/25/1998 Vigilant HIJACK AlC Outside-Inside NEADS Gander Miami B747 AlC will start turning for Boston and squawk FAA requests military assistance. AlC will land Boston without approval I

Guardian 99 Mode 3 7500. No contact with alc10/26/1998 Vigilant HIJACK HK to Outside-Inside WADS Hongkong LAX B747 Terrorists plan on using plane to commit "Shoot or not shoot" that is the question that needs to be answered.

Guardian 99 LAX suicide run into metropolitan area of SF Either way, the alc will be shot down or explode over water. AlC will neverreach land. Need NORAD intel to support event. Objective: Hijack I

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10/27/1998 Vigilant HIJACK Europe Outside-Inside CANR Firkennon Montreal B747 Campaign against US imperialists and Picked up on radar by USS Princeton in North Atlantic. 000 at NMCC \Guardian 99 to East Coast minions conferences FAA and NORAD CD and taks NORAD to covertly shadow )

10/27/1998 Vigilant HIJACK JUNTA Outside-Inside CMOC, Narita Chicago US B747 Divert to unknown destination Picked up on radar by USS Shiloh in North Pacific. 000 at NMCC \Guardian 99 JUBBA ANR, conferences FAA and NORAD CD and taks NORAD to covertly shadow (

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1/21/1999 Coronet Live AST Hijack Inside-Outside NEADS, JFK Gander B747 A divert hijack. "Hijacked" aircraft is to Live fly Hijack, slated to scramble Langley ~; Objective.s to exerciseWhite 99 from JFK to CONR change mode 3 at a specific point [not to battle staff and SAOC operations checklist. Will involve Vacapes Yi~~

Miami an emergency code] (Washington) and NY ARTCC. FAA will call HUNTRESS for milita!I. ~.------- assistance to force the aircraft to land at nearest possible airport. ,

1/22/1999 Coronet Hijack Miami to " Inside-Inside SEADS Miami OK City B737 Federal prisoners being transported take Simulated Miami Center will call SEADS to trail alc as far south as

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White 99 Oklahome City ------ ./) over an aircraft, led by a Colombian cartel possible as it heads for South America

leader. Hijackers were disguised as.....------~ corrections officers . /-

1/23/1999 Coronet Hijack San Diego Inside-Inside 'ADS San Diego Anchorage B747 Hijackers have hostages and want to divert WADS is to hand off to Canadian fighters. AlC will land and hijackers to <;).

White 99\ '---to Anchorage to Vancouver be apprehended by RCMP

4/11/1999 Amazon Hijack diverted to Outside-Inside SEADS JSB SA Miami US 747 Terrorist group unknown has claimed A Significant Events Conference should result. State Department decisionCondor 00-1 unknown US responsibility 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 surveillance. FBI JOC and FAA EAC/ATCSCC are contacted. CJCSboard. No comms with plane since hijack. is informed by ATCSCC about approximate route information. NORAD

tasking is covert shadow. Track monitor is to fly down the airway asthough it might be going to Washington DC. Air crew will regaincontrol.

9/30/1999 VFF199-1 Hijacked Aircraft Outside-Inside CANR HK Vancouver B747 Terrorists on board with sarin and weapons, AlC will be allowed to land and demands met upon release of passengerswith demands threatened to blow up plane

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FYOO10/21/1999 Amazon Hijack with WMD Outside-Inside NORAD France Montreal B747 Terrorist group that has will and means to NORAD should convene Significant Event or Air Event Conference with

Condor 00-1 on board crisis strike North America with WMD. There are law enforcement and civil authorities on line. Will not allow aircraft to beplanning American and Canadian citizens on board. shot down until last moment. Crew will overpower terrorists at last

No comms with plane since hijack. second. CJCS CAT will be passed info from ATCSCC based on lastknown position, flight plan and enroute speed and altitude. 000 willconference FAA and NORAD CD and task NORAD to covertly shadow.TRACK MONITOR: FLY TRACK AS THOUGH IT MIGHT BE GOING TONY OR WASHINGTON DC.

2/16/2000 Fencing Hijacked Aircraft Outside-Inside NORAD Tokyo Anchorage B747 Terrorists will blow up this aircraft in a Effective Battle Staff coordination with outside agencies is the objective.Indian 00-2 with WMD populated area of Alaska if there are military FAA notifies ANR and NORAD directs covert shadow

(Sarin) on Board actions taken4/12/2000 VOOO HIJACK DAL Inside-Outside SEADS Atlanta St Pierre L1011 Hijacks wish to seek asylum from the FAA will request military assistance from SEADS and will have forwarded

French same request thru NORAD HQ. NEADS expected to perform all aspectsof prosecution, queued by SEADS. Covert shadow monitor.

4/14/2000 Amalgam HIJACK by an Inside-Inside WADS McChord Ft Irwin L1011 Crew member hijacks an air transport F-15s from Portland and F-16s from McChord will shadowWarrior 00-2 armed crew Seattle, loaded with Stingers to sell to a Central

member Oakland American Contra faction. Crew membersand LA will convince hijacker to give upARTCC

Amalgam Warrior 01 Final Plan Briefing: "Cold Start" CMD Counterterrorism. AW 00-2 Lesson Learned '''The Grey Area' Who is Responsible for what and who is in charge?"

4/16/2000 VOOO HIJACK siezed Outside-Inside ARN Beijing Detroit B747 Terrorists demand to land at Anchorage, NMCC simulated will ask NORAD to shadow and excort. Hijack learnedby terrorists CANR plane does. Then takes off as primary only of from ARINC transmission

CONR south along coast line through CANR toWADS with intent to go to South America.Land at LAX because shots fired causeddecompression

4/19/2000 VOOO Crop duster Inside-Inside WADS Holloman Holloman Crop Crop Duster flies over Holloman and release WADS to execute NORAD NBC Warning and Reporting procedureschemical Duster an areosol. Six mechanics displayincident symptions of pesticide poisoning.

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10/20/2000 Vigilant HIJACK London Outside-Inside NORAD London Cairo B747 Exercise NORAD procedures at all levels. FAA to contact NMCC and request hijack conference. NMCC, 000 willGuardian I to Cairo 100 religious fanatics will take over the convene and request FAA update. 000 will task NORAD to provide

aircraft covert surveillance. Aircraft will land at JFK without incident and FBI willescort hijackers. Simulated FBI/LEA" We have alerted civilianemergency services close to JFK as well as local hospitals ofpossibility of an accident."

10/21/2000 Vigilant HIJACK Inside-Inside WADS/CA SEATAC Juneau B737 Lands safely FAA will have convened their own hijack conference shortly after a/c isGuardian I WADS/CANR/A NR/ANR assessed to be valid hijack and will quickly request military assistance,

NR aircraft shadow and escort. FAA will contact NMCC, NMCC will initiate theconference, a requested Civil Aircraft Hijack Conference.

6/2/2001 Amalgam Suicide Mission Inside-Inside SEADS Clearwater Tybndall Private Hatian AIDS victim makes deal with SEADS to launch with intent to intercept and turn target away. TargetVirgo 01-02 aircraft Colombian cartel to destroy a C2 node for remains on course and situation will become an ROE drill that will

Southeastern US (SEADS) challenge the battle staff as they work to keep aircraft from impactingSEADS. NORAD leadership is cued by simulated FBI notification ofindividual with intent to be a martyr. Target aircraft will not answer anycalls. Scenario fruition is "up to Blue Forces."

9/6/2001 Vigilant ANR ROE Outside-Inside NORAD Toyko Anchorage B747 Threat of harm to passengers and possibly CJCS/HQ FAA directed military assistance in form of covert shadowing.Guardian I HIJACK 1/6 large population within US or Canada. NORAD will liaison with appropriate ARTCC

"MUM HYKRO" will rain terror from theskies onto a major US city unless the USdeclares withdrawal from Asian conflict

Vigilant ANR ROE ANR Toyko Anchorage B747 Some passengers have been killedGuardian I HIJACK 2/6Vigilant ANR ROE CANR Tokyo Anchorage B747 Changed course for Vancouver then SFGuardian I HIJACK 3/6

9/6/2001 Vigilant HIJACK of KAL Outside-I nside NORAD Seoul Anchorage B747 10 members of terrorist org "UN PO" seize CINCNORAD will direct fighters to position to shoot down aircraftGuardian I 357 1/6 airliner and issue demands, threaten to blow

up plane if demands not metVigilant HIJACK of KAL NORAD Seoul Anchorage B747 Two passengers killed, threat to use gas in CINCNORAD orders ANR to intercept and shadowGuardian I 3572/6 some mal1nerVigilant HIJACK of KAL NORAD Seoul Anchorage B747 CIA and NSA cautioned that UN PO has Aircraft lands in SeattleGuardian I 3573/6 means/motivation to carry out CB attack

Vigilant HIJACK of KAL NORAD Seoul Anchorage B747 Gas containers smuggled aboard by Aircraft on ground SeattleGuardian I 3574/6 baggage handlers during pre-flight, arming

devices attached to containers are remotelydetonated. Hijacker weapons smuggled insmall tote-bags by ground crew prior to

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9/9/2001 Vigilant Hijack Outside-Inside NEADS London JFK DC-10 Terrorists with explosives who plan to Blue Force diverts the aircraft, when terrorists realize they are not nearGuardian I detonate them over NYC NYC they detonate explosives over land near the divert location. No

survivors.9/10/2001 Vigilant Special-23 Hijack Outside-Inside SEADS Havanna Shannon IL-62 Cubans demanding political asylum demand FAA requests NORAD support. FAA directs plane to Jacksonville based

Guardian I (Cuba) to be taken to NYC on input from DoS and DoT. Hijackers then demand Atlanta. Plane willland safely at Dobbins AFB.