Federal officials abruptly closed and then reopened El Paso’s airspace within seven hours, grounding commercial, military and emergency flights while questions remain about the alleged drone activity that prompted the shutdown.
El Paso + parts of New Mexico means Ft Bliss. That’s where the US Army/Air Force does nearly all of their munitions training. I wonder if ICE is getting a special training course bc that’s also about how long one lasts.
Eta: this is also the last stop soldiers make before forward deploying. They could have a large quantity of people they intend to deploy in the very near future. Good reason to keep eyes off the area with all the tensions in the middle east and wherever else Trump decides to go to war with this week.
El Paso + parts of New Mexico means Ft Bliss. That’s where the US Army/Air Force does nearly all of their munitions training. I wonder if ICE is getting a special training course bc that’s also about how long one lasts.
Eta: this is also the last stop soldiers make before forward deploying. They could have a large quantity of people they intend to deploy in the very near future. Good reason to keep eyes off the area with all the tensions in the middle east and wherever else Trump decides to go to war with this week.
There are many possibilities with this info and right now, I’m not sure which one is worst because they all are extremely awful on their own.
It’s gonna turn out to be something dumb like letting Barron shoot some missiles off for his birthday
Not far from the truth. Apparently they needed to shoot down a stray balloon… Someone should write a song about it
I’m not sure that is as harmless an option as you migh think.
I said “dumb”, not “harmless”…
Isn’t ICE also detaining people there?
Edit: yup
Closing airspace. They’re getting training in surface to air missiles?
More like, closing off airspace so nobody accidently gets ICE on camera training on MRAPs and 50 Cals before they unleash them on US cities