Posted on 02/07/2023 4:42:07 PM PST by bitt
The FAA on Saturday shut down air space near the Atlantic as the Pentagon gears up to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon.
At 2:40 p.m. ET, just off the coast of the South Carolinas, the Pentagon shot down the spy balloon.
On Tuesday, the US Navy posted photos showing sailors retrieving parts of downed Chinese spy surveillance.
Images that were posted on Twitter by the United States Fleet Forces show sailors from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recovering a piece of the balloon on Sunday.
“US Navy Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Feb. 5, 2023,” the agency wrote on Twitter.
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I agree that pic looks totally staged. Plus they left all the faces being shown. No security for them.
If they woulda caught that thing with a C-130 in the air they wouldnt be fishing it out of the drink.
That frame can carry hypersonic 'glide' missiles - a FIRST STRIKE weapon!
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