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2022-08-11 -Land of the Free
'San Antonio is being invaded!': Texas residents are woken by explosions and low flying military helicopters as US military captures the town in surprise training exercise
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Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11124 views ]  Top

#1 Josh Tovar, 19, told the San Antonio Express-News he felt his couch shake while he was playing the popular war game Call of Duty, which prompted him to go outside, only to notice two helicopters flying...

"Here's total immersion for you, bub!"

Military Helicopter GIFfrom Military GIFs
Posted by Dron66046 2022-08-11 01:10||   2022-08-11 01:10|| Front Page Top

#2 ...The Marines did one of these in Columbia a few years ago. They got a bigger audience than a University of South Carolina home football game.

Mike
Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-08-11 06:20||   2022-08-11 06:20|| Front Page Top

#3 

Just saying....
If the Biden Junta has plans to stay in power.


Practice Makes Prefect.
Posted by NN2N1 2022-08-11 07:54||   2022-08-11 07:54|| Front Page Top

#4 OK, so JSOC does these types of exercises annually. Mayors are reluctant to announce these events because it draws all the crazies in protests. The Military works with the local police, Sheriffs, FBI HRTs, etc... The cross training is significant. If they have an air asset the locals learn how to integrate into the action, same with command and control of the operation. And as far as scene control, tactical movements, planning, etc... this is invaluable to the locals. The other side is the PR side, the 911 center gets staffed up for the mission times. The press management is a big training event for locals as the press goes nuts, like the crazies. If the event goes off well the mayor will take credit for the inter agency win. If it goes bad the mayor can claim no knowledge.
Posted by 49 Pan 2022-08-11 10:21||   2022-08-11 10:21|| Front Page Top

#5 Bit disappointed in the headline. For 3/4 I thought, maybe, just maybe, the US was re-taking The Border.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-11 10:24||   2022-08-11 10:24|| Front Page Top

#6 News flash: San Antonio got invaded a long time ago.
Posted by ed in texas 2022-08-11 11:27||   2022-08-11 11:27|| Front Page Top

#7 The Black Helicopters!

At link. They all look black.
Posted by Bobby 2022-08-11 11:43||   2022-08-11 11:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Now do Austin.
Posted by Mercutio 2022-08-11 12:10||   2022-08-11 12:10|| Front Page Top

#9 When do tickets for Austin go on sale?
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-11 13:03||   2022-08-11 13:03|| Front Page Top

#10 Keep Austin Weird Under Siege!
Posted by M. Murcek 2022-08-11 13:04||   2022-08-11 13:04|| Front Page Top

#11 People tearing down the University Texas Cesar Chavez statue Saddam-style.
Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-11 13:14||   2022-08-11 13:14|| Front Page Top

#12 30 years ago we gave access to the military to practice on one the offshore oil platforms I worked in the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted by Glenmore  2022-08-11 15:28||   2022-08-11 15:28|| Front Page Top

#13 
49 Pan - Worked SOTF & a JSOC location near there in late 80's to early 90's.

note: both locations are PD info now thanks to TIME Mag & CNN.

Back then, (30 years ago) they already had specially built training areas for this. So I find it odd they would be using cities now. Thus opening their HRT / Assault tactics and processes up to video collection, allowing others to develop counter action development.
Posted by   2022-08-11 18:04||   2022-08-11 18:04|| Front Page Top

#14 Cesar Chavez was against illegal immigrants. He understood that excess labor drove down labor prices.
Posted by Procopius2k 2022-08-11 19:03||   2022-08-11 19:03|| Front Page Top

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