To train personnel in the event of a repeat of January’s fatal smoke incident.

Last week, two T-38 jets participated in a NASA training exercise in the skies over Washington. What exactly where the pilots thinking when they flew through some of the country’s most restricted airspace?

The U.S. Coast Guard was conducting a training exercise on the Potomac River this morning, which initially caused a scare due to its proximity to the Pentagon during Sept. 11 memorial ceremonies. CNN originally reported that the U.S. Coast Guard had opened fire on a boat in the Potomac River this morning, but the incident was actually a training exercise. Given the exercise’s timing and location, on the morning of September 11, near the…