Posted on 01/31/2025 6:53:55 PM PST by TigerClaws
The US Army helicopter involved in Wednesday's midair collision with American Airlines flight 5342 had been practicing for the event of an attack on the capital.
Officials have confirmed that the three soldiers, who all perished, had been rehearsing a plan that involves the evacuation of the White House when their Black Hawk collided with the passenger jet just before 9pm on Wednesday night.
Defense sources confirmed the nature of the training exercise to CBS News, after internet sleuths had floated a theory online that it was doing exactly what sources say.
Theorists had flooded social media with claims that the chopper was carrying out an emergency evacuation route for the president as part of a Continuity of Government contingency plan.
A Continuity of Government mission (COG) in the US refers to a set of policies and procedures designed to ensure that essential government functions continue during and after a catastrophic event, such as a nuclear attack, natural disaster, cyberattack, or terrorist incident.
One of the five key aspects of a COG mission is protecting key personnel and infrastructure.
Pilot in charge Chief Warrant Office 2 Andrew Eaves and crew chief Staff Sergeant Ryan O'Hara were named on Friday as those on board the helicopter.
The third person onboard, a female co-pilot, has remained anonymous as the Army has refused to identify them at the request of the family.
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Okay....now.....who was the *female* co-pilot???
Me thinks they need to try a different route...
Could have been a ‘remote takeover’ as the helicopter heads straight for the plane. (See video out tonight.)
That or suicide.
It does NOT look like an accident.
I think I’ll wait to hear from a source more reputable than the ‘Daily Mail’.
Agree....does NOT look like an accident.
POTUS seems to agree, with his statements.
Daily Mail reports on actual news before the American legacy media gets their pants on.
Or just a dumb mistake.
Okay....now.....who was the *female* co-pilot???
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And was she the one flying the helicopter?
It appears that they are covering up for her.
“Could have been a ‘remote takeover’...”
My thought as well. And the ship that suddenly veered into the bridge.
The route was fine. The chopper was half a mile off course and 150 feet too high.
CC
good work
Why would they say that? Anyway, supposedly the family asked for her name to be withheld, but the Army’s policy is to only withhold names for 72 hours, so we should know next week.
chilling?
34 seconds in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTgUrfQsOnA
Huge plane coming at them. They were supposed to be 200 feet or lower. Instead, they appear to be climbing and heading straight at the plane.
That’s odd.
Now we find out it’s an evac helicopter for Trump’s White House.
Someone sending a message?
Could be nothing more than what the Stylebook tells them which pronoun to use, regardless of what they identify as.
RE: Okay....now.....who was the *female* co-pilot???
As usual.
It most certainly DOES NOT LOOK LIKE AN ACCIDENT !!!
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