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Air Threat conference
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DDO Conference
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convened.
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are JOC.
threat conference.
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event conference.
DDO.
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update.
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the conference.
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President?
OVer.
update.
updates? over.
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on?
Over.
an update.
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time .
Myers so :r need as much time to track him down and X'~~ let
Assistant?
with ·a request.
conference?
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request again.
line call from NORAD said that they had dropped out of the
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FAA reports that they are in contact with Del.ta flight 89.
NORAD: Go ahead.
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heading, sir.
conference?
back up.
House. Copy.
copy?
conference?
report we have.
doing?
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D.C. area.
you ~ys?
officer.
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an update.
NORAD: Copy.
update?
NORAD complete.
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make that request to them and we're also t~ing to get them
those?
the conference?
to D.C.? Copy.
DOO: That's the word that we got from the JOC :but
NORAD: NORAD.
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DDO: 'l'his is the DDO. Stand by. Air Force can you
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provide info.
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copy?
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PEOC: Correct.
update.
complete.
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time.
inbound.
City aircraft.
launched?
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at this time.
please.
this conference.
airborne. over.
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you're saying.
conference?
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the Washington metro area and the New York metro area.
airborne. Over.
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find out who is out there at this time. :It would probably.
via the President and also Dr. Rice is in the PEOC now . We
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conference?
fighters.
Jonestown.
Washington, D.C.
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standing by.
at this time.
complete.
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One?
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DDO: Roger.
Pennsylvania?
CONR: They did not knoW the type but they believe
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DDO: Golf?
CONR: Golf.
private?
traffic.
aircraft are.
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of Camp David.
that's correct.
you're interested.
go ahead.
of Camp David are 3951 north, 78'6 west. (pause) For your
approximately, 30 minutes.
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CONR: Youngstown.
Pennsylvania?
take it out.
DDO: Roger.
confi:z:m.
DDO: Roger.
that inbound?
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you copy?
Don Rumsfeld.
with the Vice President and his guidance was if there was
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President.
VPOTOS: Hello.
SECDEF: We are.
know he's been trying to reach you as well. Have you had a
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call over here that Angel, i.e., Air Force One was the next
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aircraft out.
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.JEROME: Jerome.
preposition it.
just be prepared.
to go to 2. Please acknowledge.
AI:R P'ORCB: Air Force Operation Center
acknowledges.
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VPOTUS: Okay.
would like to hear from you and needless to say he's still
helpful.
and let him make the call. But, I think that's a good idea.
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notes here and be ready to talk to him and give him a call
shortly.
maybe?
SECDEF: Okay.
go to an alternate site.
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Acknowledge please.
Acknowledge.
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update.
NORAD complete.
PEOC: VeDUS 7.
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acknowledge.
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status of United flight 93? Was that the airplane that went
fighter engagement?
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Ellington. Two out of Andrews and that will make the total
six?
out of Ellington.
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capability as well.
airborne as well?
controlling?
NORAD: That is affirmative. We have a single E-3
stand by.
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secure conference.
geographic.
or not.
onboard.
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Barksdale.
FAA: Correct.
enroute to intercept.
addressing?
track, sir.
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of unknown track.
Atlanta?
vicinity.
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FAA: Roger.
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also, from Dr. Rice for HATO, just make sure that we
D.C.?
Massachusetts?
this time.
DOO: Roger.
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NORAn: Go ahead.
your fighters?
signs?
aircraft?
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l"AA: Okay.
need them.
disposition.
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assets.
disposition of assets.
assets.
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Andrews?
at this time.
please.
of arrival.
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you shortly.
POTOS.
update.
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track has moved farther up the coast of Cape Cod. The OTIS
escort.
is.
PEOC: Roger.
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NORAD: Roger.
number~
Secret Service.
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PEOC: Roger.
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N:IGHT HAWK CONTROL: This is Night Hawk Control.
on the LZ.
give me the ETA, tail number and we'll tell you who it is
team.
S93.
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joined with Air Force One at this time. Say again, have
DDO: Roger.
understand you.
identified S93.
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location.
passengers. Over.
for location.
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FAA: Okay.
now the number of fighters over the D.C. area. We had two.
defense condition.
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PEOC: Roger.
update.
sir.
DDO: Roger.
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FAA.
this time?
implementation of SCATANA:
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is your concurrence.
Operations Manager.
quick check. Air Force Ops this is the DDO. We need the
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update.
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shortly, sir.
DDO: Roqer.
command center via land line that all NORAD defense sectors
air picture.
concurrence on SCAT.ANA.
FAA: Copy.
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DDO: Roger.
again.
NORAD: Copy.
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again, please.
here?
right here.
you direct.
four~'--~' Acknowledge.
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Control.
about five minutes out from the D.C. area and we'll be
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them.
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on those.
conference?
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trying to engage.
the moment. We'll double check that and get right back.
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let me know.
i t again.
and NORAD.
looking at them.
SCA.TANA.
understand him.
Smith?
S'l'RA'l'COM: Correct .
update.
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out of King Salmon, 1557 Zulu for intercept. Stand by. OK.
Boeing 727, 340 miles out of King Salmon. And, the two F
, Secretary of Defense.
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NORAD: Say again that last part. You're coming in
broken.
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speak. If you need any help on them please let me know and
permission was given and that word was passed that they
action.
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again, please?
PEOC: Roger.
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those two.
Washington, D.C. right now. Four F-16s and three F-15s over
moment.
Washington, D.C. and two F-15s over New York. :rs that
correct?
areas.
identify yoursel.f. ·
FAA: FAA.
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effort to move search and rescue assets into Hew York? :rs
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New York.
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DDO: Roger. Understand passenger from I
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update.
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posted.
NORAD: Wl:LCO.
Arnold?
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CONR: Speaking.
•there" is?
reach?
NORAD: Copy.
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infor.mation on them.
at Anacostia.
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call sign.
that are escorting Air Force One. Can you confirm that they
would be ready when they take off for the second leg of the
Barksdale and are getting fuel and in the turn. There are
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trip.
there are two fighters on the ground right there with them
minute.
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E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g) DDO: FEMA, NORAD, FAA, this is the DOO. We're
N'ORAD and FAA. We're getting inundated right now with all
those. And, here's the number for FEMA Ops. The number is
contact number for FEMA operations versus that one you just
gave out.
be
DDO: Again, that converted to civilian number
again?
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them?
HORAD: Roger.
Control.
you.
it.
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Army.
FAA: K-e-r-n-a-a-n.
FAA: Okay.
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DDO: Roger, wasn't aware you were working that
mission but I got it. What's the ETA for that second flight
plan?
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DDO: Roger. ·
number that we can have folks call you when they're trying
number.
DDO: Roger.
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Base.
to come in?
fact they get into the air ~ce we will permit them to
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land.
FAA: Okay.
DDO: Roger.
please.
in his office.
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radar contact on them. Did not hear from CONR if they had a
final identification.
contact on them.
NORAD: Roger.
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point please?
Barksdale.
control.
more PAX on the helo sitting at the LZ. Are there more PAX
cODling?
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helicopter.
Roger.
this time. We're running our liaison through our FAA rep .
Presidential support.
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to.
where.
Control.
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Ana.costia.
Bolling to Pentagon.
. ple~s~.
station.
APOG: Roger.
you.
stzind l:Jy ~
EA: .~1
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EA: All conferees please stand by.
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update.
correct?
option.
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aircraft?
NORAD: WILCO.
by.
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that Air Foree One has, in fact, gone airborne with that.
it.
HORAD: understood.
ranc.h. :We just n~ed ~() . g~t c:~a.;'ity O.!l w~t ~~e targe.t is
that to the service and all those folks that are at the
ranch now.
PEOC: Roger.
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known heading and speed. Will be over the ranch area right
phone with Wa~o control to see if they ~ve any contact but
acknowledge.
is, sir.
Crawford, 'l'exa.s.
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E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g) . I 'f'6P Slletm
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reference j'-----~~
DOO.
DDO: I
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IDDO.
'------'~ Stand by sir. He stepped away for a
second.
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DDO: Roger.
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AIR FORCE: Generals Bostick and Winfield, roger.
transfer of authority.
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conference.
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g) I '-j_ _ __,j Right, understand. I was talking with
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E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
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D DDO:
Roger, sir, we'll relay.
or we can have him call directly into yOU and we'll patch
DDO: Roger •
.Admiral Frye?
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capability.
Texas?
vicinity of Craw£ord.
NORAD: Copy.
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Denver area was false. Can we verify that with you, sir?
to a FAA request. So, we're not tracking them and the FAA ·
is not tracking it. So, as far as we know it doesn't exist.
CONR: Okay.
NORAD: RORAD.
confirm?
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Almaden and two more out of Galina that had been scrambled
hijack.
DDO: R.oger.
outbound to Al.aska.?
the original . term.inat_!_~~-C?~- --~~~-,-~~-~~_!':~~- __ __ ___ ___ _______ __ ___ _ __ ----·-··--- ___ ..... __
PEOC: Roger.
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Over.
station?
seconds.
update.
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DDO: Last calling station, DDO; you have traffic.
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ranch or anything?
NORAD: taLCO.
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g) I L.. l_ _ _....JI Brig. Gen. Bostick here. 'l'here' s a SV"rC
FBX, DOMS, HHCC, X'm sure, and X'm sure others. DEPSECDEF
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E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g) ~----~~ OK, and, our folks are working it as
well. Z think DZA has put the conference together. But , our
folks are working it here and we'~l stay in touch with you
on this.
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E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
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PEOC: Thanks.
·I
L-_ _ ___~I DDO, this is nooll-__ ----l
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P'Yi.
you're secure.
time.
again.
and :I'Jil now trying to get a take-off time for Air Force One
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DDO: We're getting inquiries from members of
DDO: DOO.
of Congress or not.
aircraft in the air for the CAP and the two that we also
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knowledge.
NORAD: WILCO.
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needed • .
PEOC: Thanks.
the conference.
EA: Roger.
~----- ---wante.d_t_o_talk_
_ to_lt~P~•
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area_
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DDO: . _ I- - - - - - - '
continuity of government.
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for you.
for you.
on this?
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on these?
for you.
PEOC: Okay.
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~ NORAD is addressing all of that_______________
let us know.
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that.
from another source that we were told that the aircraft was
update?
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____ _________ __let's hear your i~~~~-~-': --- ------- -- - - - -- -- --- -- -·---- -
NORAD: Yes, do we have any updates on the take.,.
off time for Air Force One? There are CAPs burning on the
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offline.
SCATAHA?
thought it was •
SCAT.ANA.
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a little slower.
SECDEF.
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DDO because the Sec Def was requesting the verification via
exception of NAVAIDS.
update.
conference?
dropped.
STRA'l'COM: Roger.
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DDO: Roger.
NORAD: Roger.
through FAA. I'll link online and also we need to still get
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that number for the FAA for those logistical flights out of
Florida.
confirm that. NORAD, this is the DDO can you confirm the
confirm that.
DDO: Roger.
8320.
9307.
DOO: Roger.
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MARINE CORPS: DOO, this is the Marine Corp.
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SCATANA?
it?
means that NORAD closed all the air space with exception of
RAVAIDS.
correction to it.
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FAA: Okay.
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HORAD: r will check on that, sir. Don't have an
Anchorage, Alaska.
spell that.
Do you know?
code?
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DOO ~__=-
Roger ~ And, understand we have direct COIIIIIlS
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to go to Yakutat instead.
Air Force.
out to Yakutat?
NAT:tONAL: Roger.
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in the conference?
ask again. And also, NORAD, DDO - what we want to know have
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continuity of information.
NORAD: Roger.
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DDO: Roqer. Did you get what you need from NORAD?
PEOC: Okay.
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DDO: Roger, that's good information.
Zulu.
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that information.
the DDO. Again, were you able to get an ETA to White Horse?
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DDO: Roger.
he arrives?
DDO: Roger.
Navy, DDO.
'l'hey're
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can put them on the watch. But, currently we've got the
taking over. CAT team is still not stood up. We'll give you
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your traffic.
responding in kind.
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Over.
directly?
destination.
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take them into White Horse and we'll peel off some of the
NORAD region.
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time.
NORAD: Okay. The time 1737 Zulu Air Force one was
sir?
crisis area. Rave you got any requests from areas outside
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lot of work with the task forces in urban search and rescue
much.
an input.
take off. For all stations C:rNC HORAD has just given
approval for any light flight aircraft meeting take off and
cmc approval to ~nd SCATANA such that they can take off
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mission.
of mission?
location worldwide?
air assets available to deal with this. But; that has not
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out.
this tilDe •
eight trucks, you said the threat was negated, was that the
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term?
DDO: Go ahead.
your traffic.
any other air threats out there that you want to identify?
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sir.
for any reason just call the same, follow the same
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DDO: Roger.
monitor.
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conference.
out of Florida.
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your last?
J-3 has directed that all MORAD regions stand down from
this time.
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aircraft? ·
Say again.
on the ground?
OVer.
this time.
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DDO: Roger. We just thought they would probably
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be there by now. 'l'ha.nks. Anything else on that low-flyer
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conference.
NAOC: NAOC.
EA: S'l'RATCOM.
EA: NORAD.
Activities up.
EA: WBCA.
NDCC: NDCC. ·
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EA: CEN'l'COM.
~--~--------~~s up.
EA: MOLINK.
MOLIN'K: JIOLINK.
EA: FEMA.
FEMA: FEMA.
L.
I. have you loud and
clear.
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AIR FORCE: Roger that, air. 'l'he Air Force OP
Stand by.
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air space?
NORAD: WILCO.
hijacked airplane?
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aircraft or what?
hijack.
DDO: Roger. Again, say how you intercepted it?
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Philadelphia.
DDO: Roger.
:I'm sorry you're coming through very weak. Can you repeat
please?
FAA: OK.
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line.
1855
on the deck.
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Flight 937?
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them twenty miles out of Philadelphia, that is US Air 937,
Philadelphia.
Philadelphia.
be prosecuting.
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conflicting reports as to position. Clarifying at this
conference. Over.
DDO: Roger.
FAA: (Indiscernible)
937?
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DDO: Roger, we'll try once again. Have you been
Pittsburgh.
where?
please?
FAA: Pittsburgh.
"Pittsburgh".
distorted. Is it Pittsburgh?
understand you.
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STRATCOM: DDO, STRATCOM, from the President, do
transmission.
Over.
message.
conference.
Pittsburgh?
you confirm?
divert.
on the site.
NORAD: WILCO.
conference.
you're saying.
on it.
FAA: Okay.
SECDEF: Hello.
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DDO: Roger, sir.
out, and, uh, for whatever reasons the FBI didn ' t indicate
aircraft. Urn, but the reason I called to alert you was just
the fighters and you on the ground get all the facts. Uh,
is the plane, I was just told that they thought the plane
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sure, uh, that, uh, we get all the facts from the FAA, if
NORAD, Ed Eberhart, who is, has his own contact to the FAA.
SECDEF: Terrific!
937, that's the name, number of the flight coming in, so,
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time to, uh, visit I will certainly will get right back on
room.
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posted. Over.
radar?
in this conference.
Is that correct?
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CONR: That's the information we had. We will
follow up.
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CONR: No sir.
please provide.
conference.
conference. ·
DDO: Roger.
NORAD, correction, your FAA rep and find out whether they
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NORAD: Yes, sir. Already in the process
now?
DDO: Roger.
Flight 937?
with US Air. Flight 911 took off from Madrid and has turned
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United States. I say again, it is not en route to the
turned around.
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is no longer in this conference. He has departed our
conunand center.
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one in the Chicago area, one in the Denver area, and one
correct?
off the East Coast. You have an E-3 over the Aleutian
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and one controlling the Aleutian island chain.
the West Coast, one at LAX, one at San Francisco, and over
this time?
000: Roger.
figure out the Flight 937 business. Uh, when we got the
information?
DOO: Roger.
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the report came from.
further?
DDO: Roger.
again.
DDO: Roger.
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DDO: Roger.
DDO: Roger.
uh, get on the, uh, FAA conference call and, uh, get back
to you, sir.
there?
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DDO: Great. We certainly have decent comms with
on the ground in Chicago. Can you run that one down for us?
Correction, I'm sorry, Cleveland. Can you run that one down
FAA: Okay.
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EA: All conferees please stand by.
by local authorities?
over.
Is that correct?
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DDO: Uh, it's a Boston flight. We're not sure
Cleveland.
tracking.
area and they were sweeping the plane. That's the last
we've heard~
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NORAD: Break. Break. This is NORAD with an input.
input.
could be a thre~t?
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particular flight?
PEOC: PEOC.
Defense was dropped off the SVTS . Could you relay over to
patched back in? He's atLI_ _ _ _ _. . .~II E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
DOO: Roger.
TOP SECRET
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DDO: Roger. Thank you much.
End of tape.
(RECORDING STOPPED)
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Alaska has turned around. It's now heading at 016 away from
northern Alaska.
but it has turned around and its heading now is 019 out of
.northern .Alaska.
track.
Keep us posted.
NORAD: MLCO.
Is it currently circling?
himself.
Airport in Ireland.
DDO: Roger.
that.
DDO: Roger.
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EA: All conferees please stand by.
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say again all CINC and all services, this is the DDO. We
vicinity, sir?
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conference, sir.
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sure is that they have fighter escort on the way back and
that happens.
DDO: Roger.
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Contact (indiscernible).
contact thera..
here.
That's correct.
Stand by.
Roger.
folks •••
·- -
traffic.
Roger, NAOC primary. We are passing information
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conflicts. Over.
(indiscernible).
input .
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complete.
DDO: Roger.
seeing are the local police fliers who have not been
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vicinity of Alaska.
the information :I have. :It's not been Ops Worthy here and
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Washington, D.C.
that we did just talk to Air Force One and they are
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they're also providing the CAP provided over the BELOS from
HMX-One also.
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NORAD: Roger.
being helped?
support.
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conference.
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E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g) DDO, this is DDO l._____.l· we had dropped
off but we're back up on net.
.mics.
NORAD: Roger.
route?
NORAD: Roger.
on this contact?
information issued?
DDO: Roger.
Break, break.
I just got off the phone with the Chairman. Be's going to
the site?
DDO: Roger.
out here.
DDO: Roger.
the damage to the bui1ding when he gets here, OK? And, then
when he comes
to walk him around. I'm not sure, OK? I don't know enough
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meet for a few minutes with the (J2), the (J3) and the
Vice first thing but then right after that he wants to meet
30 minutes.
Out here.
passed down?
CEN'l'COM:
the update.
-· ' ..
DDO:---···White
----·------ House, DDO.
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FAA: FAA.
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local bush pilots and propeller aircraft. They just did not
at this time they have faded out of radar coverage with the
NORAD: Roger.
NORAD: WILCO.
quickl.y.
CAP? The White House has been told that it's go.ing to be
stand by.
stand by.
stamd by.
stand by.
rep that Air Force One is iDbound to Andrews Air Force Base
·CONR: Copy.
stand by.
not a threat.
back into Andrews. If you could pass to the FAA that our
clear- that
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with ATC. We need that done immediately. OVer.
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.Air Force Base at 2200. Will you be sure that they are
ADDXS77, DDO.
net.
the line?
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Battle Staff.
stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
____ _______ ____ _--- -----------~ORAD: You~_;:~_cQ"'i !',g through broken, sir. :I still
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up. We're down at our regular RPJ: status at our A!PA bases.
Base.
stand b y.
stand by.
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stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
with me?
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stand by.
stand by.
CER'l'IPICA'l'E
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