I think they are to protect Trump after the whole trap gets sprung. The White House currently has like 5 different kinds of walls around it, you can barely see it. That work has been going on for months prior to the 6th. No such walls around any other building.
You make a good point. Of course the DS would try and use loyalists or mercenaries to save their lives. I suspect the marines will make the arrests, and the NG will protect the city from "rescue" or any other kind of enemy force.
Keep in mind that as soon as all of this goes down, China and Iran are likely to attack. They've invested trillions into this operation (getting Biden in office and plants into our government). They are just as aware as we are how close it all is to coming toppling down. They know if Trump gets into office, they will lose their foothold on America. An insurmountable setback for them.
War is here. Buckle up kiddos.
Spez: DC is the LAST place I would want to be right now. If you are there get the fuck out before everything goes to shit.
There was a gulfstream (SAM562) that took off from DC and went dark around Colorado Springs just a little bit after MACHO41 landed. It later returned to DC.
They can and do fly dark on missions, but not in high air traffic areas like airports, where they need to be transponding for safety to avoid mid-air collisions. If you go look at P8 and Rivet/Cobra flight paths, you will see them transpond for a few minutes before/after landing/takeoff but the majority of their flight path is dark.
They would need a really, really good reason (not saying it doesn't happen, just doesn't happen without cause) to takeoff/land while dark.
No way to tell. They were squawking as trainers, but the military often has their fighters do this to conceal the type of aircraft they actually are. They were probably fighters.
To my knowledge, AF1 always has 2 fighters escorting it for long journeys. This was unusual in that there were 7 or 8 escort aircraft.
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They wouldn't use the AF1 callsign if they were trying to be sneaky. POTUS may or may not be on board, but large escort indicates a VIP is on board.
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There were 3 escort aircraft that landed before MACHO41, and 5 or 6 trailing it. All landed at the same airport in Colorado Springs. Military is known to have aircraft squawk as trainers when they want to hide the type of aircraft. They showed as trainers, but were likely fighters.
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Correct, I fucked up the map. The aircraft (a VC-25A) landed at Peterson AFB in Colorado Springs.
Dunno what you're talking about bud: https://www.radarbox.com/data/flights/MACHO41
MACHO41 did run dark for the majority of its flight. All aircraft, including military, transpond when they are near major air traffic areas like cities and airports, when they are taking off and landing. It's a safety thing. MACHO41 was only transponding around this time. During its cruising phase it was not transponding.
Usually the military craft, if they are on a mission, only transpond when they are near major air traffic areas like cities for safety reasons. Once they get into more clear airspace, they drop off the map, which makes sense because if you are military aircraft on a mission you don't want your flight path to be public. You'll see this a lot with the P8s and Rivets/Cobras.
Correct, I fucked up the map. Peterson AFB is in Colorado Springs, which is where the VC-25A landed. I also doubt that he is actually going to Castle Rock, but rather to Cheyenne Mountain, which is nearby and home to an underground NORAD complex.
Just because we didn't hear or see anything doesn't mean nothing was happening.