Downed Black Hawk Was Practicing Secretive Evacuation Plans
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- Continuity of government’ drills go over evacuating leaders
- Drills veer into crowded airspace around Reagan National
Top US officials said a military helicopter was on a regular training mission when it collided with a civilian airliner over the Potomac River on Wednesday night. The scenario its pilots were preparing for was anything but routine.
The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter’s unit, the 12th Aviation Battalion has a unique mission set — quickly evacuating top US officials to secure locations such as one in Pennsylvania in the event of a catastrophe or attack on the US government.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a Fox News interview Friday that the helicopter was performing a “continuity of government” drill, which helped the pilots “rehearse in ways that would reflect a real world scenario.” He declined to offer much more detail, saying he didn’t want to get “into anything that’s classified.”
The government doesn’t disclose details of its evacuation plans for top officials but they likely involve Raven Rock Mountain, a facility in Pennsylvania that has been used since the 1950s as an alternate command center in the event of a nuclear war.
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Top US officials said a military helicopter was on a regular training mission when it collided with a civilian airliner over the Potomac River on Wednesday night. The scenario its pilots were preparing for was anything but routine.
I simply cannot fathom why training flights have to be so close to the path of airliners.
The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter’s unit, the 12th Aviation Battalion has a unique mission set — quickly evacuating top US officials to secure locations such as one in Pennsylvania in the event of a catastrophe or attack on the US government.
The importance of the 12th’s mission helps explain why the Pentagon has continued the practice flights in the crowded airspace around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, even as flights into and out of the airport have grown in number in recent years.
There may be more going on here than was in the initial reports ....???
Most likely.
Are the White House, Capitol building, Pentagon and Supreme Court in the immediate vicinity of Ronald Reagan airport?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a Fox News interview Friday that the helicopter was performing a “continuity of government” drill, which helped the pilots “rehearse in ways that would reflect a real world scenario.” He declined to offer much more detail, saying he didn’t want to get “into anything that’s classified.”
The government doesn’t disclose details of its evacuation plans for top officials but they likely involve Raven Rock Mountain.
That's important for the enemy to know.
Just another military fuck up. At this point, our military poses a greater danger to the American public than terrorists.