But the Pentagon said no blanks were used, and that all the procedures used were consistent with normal operations when there is a threat of encountering hostile forces.

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"We're experiencing normal operations, consistent with this time of year, " said Northwest spokeswoman Tracy Carlson.

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But with a global standard and a central operations team doing the monitoring, they can apply a consistent approach.

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