series military exercises involving armed forces canada russia united_states exercise designed prepare undertake coordinated air intercept missions civilian aircraft exercises held background billed russian american canadian participants kind exercise cold war adversaries described col means develop procedures bring relationship countries closer unite countries fight terrorism laid june meeting russia president united_states president russian federation coming years september attacks aftermath increase russian american tensions resulting invasion iraq meeting saw progress developing informal cooperation areas anti terrorism exercises eagle eagle exercise planned postponed according government exercise marked live flying event russia united_states second world war eagle second held exercise scenario civilian operating near russia united_states northern border seized terrorists flown russia scenario repeated reverse aircraft originating russian violating intercepted repelled north american exercise tested ability contact authorities effectively tracking aircraft aircraft represent civilian passenger aircraft chartered eagle eagle command post exercise held time include live flying aircraft instead computer eagle exercise eagle conducted august exercise involved live flying element civilian west aircraft reported following mission handed aircraft passed international boundary completion mission exercise repeated reverse russia originating aircraft reporting approach international boundary future exercises planned eagle suspended tensions united_states canada war exercise involved time according american canadian officials exercises canceled initiative
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