JO 7110.65 — Air Traffic Control

JO 7110.65 5-2-9

AIR DEFENSE EXERCISE BEACON CODE ASSIGNMENT

This reproduces published FAA reference text for study. It does not replace the current official FAA publication or regulation.

EN ROUTE

Ensure exercise FAKER aircraft remain on the exercise flight plan filed discrete beacon code.

NOTE-

NORAD will ensure exercise FAKER aircraft flight plans are filed containing discrete beacon codes from the Department of Defense code allocation specified in FAA Order JO 7610.4, Sensitive Procedures and Requirements for Special Operations, Appendix 6.

NORAD will ensure that those FAKER aircraft assigned the same discrete beacon code are not flight planned in the same or any adjacent ARTCC's airspace at the same time. (Simultaneous assignment of codes will only occur when operational requirements necessitate.)

REFERENCE-

FAA Order JO 7110.65, Para 5-3-3 , Beacon/ADS-B Identification Methods.

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