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The Pentagon has revealed a few details about a secret Army mission that has Black Hawk helicopters flying missions over the Washington, D.C., area backed by active-duty and reserve soldiers.
The mysterious classified operation was disclosed when the Army asked Congress for approval to shift funds to provide an extra $1.55 million for aircraft maintenance, air crews and travel in support of an emerging classified flight mission.
Its part of a $2.5 billion request this month to reprogram funds in the current fiscal years budget to programs considered high priorities. Without additional funding, the Army will not be able to perform this classified mission, the Defense Department said.
[link:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-22/army-lets-slip-that-it-s-conducting-secret-operation-around-d-c|
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)brooklynite
(94,679 posts)Marine Corps guards are there for ceremonial purposes only. Implying that the military would step in to protect Trump verges on conspiracy theory.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Such notions dwell clearly the realm of whack-job tin-foil types.
Note that I didn't say 'under what circumstances' he might need protection.
And I could be wrong but I kinda doubt that the Secret Service were responsible for deploying and configuring the well-known missile batteries present on the WH grounds, to protect it from rogue attacks via aircraft. Thinking that's probably military gear, I could be wrong though.
safeinOhio
(32,713 posts)Protect the King.
davsand
(13,421 posts)onethatcares
(16,178 posts)"We're doing something secret that you will never know about, but we need more unaccounted for funds to do it"
FFS, the MIC gets enough of the fucking pie already.
Kid Berwyn
(14,939 posts)Helicopter live fire explosions and everything.
https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2015/06/flint_officials_apologize_for.html
Didnt tell anybody, beforehand, either.