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Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 12:18 pm
by DJM
Military claims its a drill but over a major city?

[some offensive language]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEK--xJAS7U" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Thoughts/concerns?

[edit] I just realized this might be in the wrong topic... If so, my apologies.

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:05 pm
by KaiserB
They did the same thing last year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz-eYzzCQXw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 1:24 pm
by DJM
They have been flying over Miami for years, this is a first I've heard of them firing blank rounds.

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:16 pm
by MeMelYup
Don't mater what they fired, where did there brass go?

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:24 pm
by RX8er
My conspiracy side tells me that they took down a terrorist and used real bullets. :patriot:

My realism side tells me that if this were the case, Obama would be on the news patting his back right now.

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 2:57 pm
by 2firfun50
If you ever watch "The First 48" on A&E, you quickly realize they are not flying over the "Pork & Bean" district and the surrounding area. The gangbangers would probably shoot them down.

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:26 pm
by RPB
Monday, January 28, 2013
Army training exercise in Houston alarms residents... ~> Video

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- SkyEye 13 HD was over the south side where at first look, it appears there's a massive SWAT scene happening. People have been calling police, as well as our newsroom, saying they're hearing gunshots in the area of Scott and Airport. It turns out, the Army says, it's a multi-agency training drill. They're doing it at the old Carnegie High School. if you see the helicopters or hear gunfire, it's only a drill.

Army training exercise happening on Houston's south side
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?secti ... id=8971311" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The Army isn't giving any details of what the training is about.

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:42 pm
by chuckybrown
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?secti ... id=8971311" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

We live in VERY scary times.

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:48 pm
by mr surveyor
I don't worry about the military training for urban warfare in "abandoned buildings" (although I thought they had adequate mock cities set up all over the country). What concerns me is the "multi agency" issue. So civilian LE is doing joint training with the military? What's wrong with that picture? :roll:

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:32 pm
by K.Mooneyham
What do the cities of Houston and Miami have in common? Has anyone heard of this sort of thing in say, Fort Worth or say, Little Rock, Arkansas? Not tinfoiling, just trying to look at it from a just-the-facts perspective.

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:33 pm
by Taurus.40
I would think if this was to fit in to some of the conspiracy stuff, wouldn't they do this away from public eyes?

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:44 pm
by hpcatx
Taurus.40 wrote:I would think if this was to fit in to some of the conspiracy stuff, wouldn't they do this away from public eyes?
The conspiracy angle would be that they are now using drills to 1) scare or intimidate the public or 2) desensitize the public to the military operating domestically, instead of running these exercises in seclusion. Removing my tinfoil hat.

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:48 pm
by Taurus.40
I forgot about the tinfoul hat thing. That was until Sign's was on tv this past weekend.

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 3:15 pm
by wheelgun1958
MeMelYup wrote:Don't matter what they fired, where did there brass go?
:bigear: :bigear: :bigear: :bigear:

Re: Blackhawk helicopters firing blanks OVER MIAMI?!?!?!

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 4:51 pm
by old farmer
wheelgun1958 wrote:
MeMelYup wrote:Don't matter what they fired, where did there brass go?
:bigear: :bigear: :bigear: :bigear:
:headscratch :headscratch :fire

Last week the local SWAT team had drills in the nieghorhood. We have several LEOs living inthe neighborhood. They did not shot or make noise. No aircraft. The utility trucks were called out. Why are they having national training week? Is the goal to turn the LEO into national response teams? What is homeland security planning for in the future. :headscratch

God bliss America.
:txflag: :patriot: