462 On Tuesday, as many as 9 Blackhawks landed on the US Capitol lawn. An extremely rare if not unprecedented event. (Go to 8:10) (youtu.be) N C S W I C posted 2 years ago by Oh_Well_ian 2 years ago by Oh_Well_ian +463 / -1 138 comments share 138 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Don't forget about this: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/29101/whats-the-deal-with-army-helicopters-flying-a-secret-new-mission-over-the-capital
“On top of that, the 12th has a far less well-known mission as part of the U.S. government's extensive "continuity of government" planning to keep running in the event of a major disaster, widespread enemy attack, or other crises.”
Very interesting...
Here's hoping the next such training exercise turns into the real thing.
for real...
I used to live not far from the end of the Davison AAF runway and watched these helos come and go for almost 3 years.
So are they practicing now for future evacs?
forgot about this too!!!!
Interesting article.
Part of the same budget was to build a new SCIF.