Tag: drills
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return of the summer terror drills: lightning rescue, diablo bravo, immediate response, brimstone & noble resolve
‘lightning rescue 2008’: the military takes steps to prepare for a pandemic flu (or to cause one?)from khnl: Seven specially designed Army Humvees, trucks and a tractor-trailer loaded with communication equipment were driven onto the Army’s, MG Charles P Gross support vessel at Pearl Harbor Saturday morning. The vessel is headed to Nawiliwili Harbor in…
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saic investigated for conflict of interest in topoff5
from ap: Federal officials are investigating whether millions of dollars are being steered improperly toward a government contractor to run the country’s largest counterterrorism exercise. At issue is a written request for companies to compete for the TOPOFF 5 exercise contract and whether an employee of Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) wrote parts of the…
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US & china to hold disaster drills
from reuters: The United States hopes to conduct its first ever humanitarian disaster relief drills with the Chinese military in late 2009 or 2010, the head of the U.S. Pacific Command said on Wednesday. Admiral Timothy Keating said he and Lt. Gen. Zhang Qinsheng, a senior commander of the People’s Liberation Army, had agreed to…
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‘operation brimstone’ flexes allied force training
from global security: More than 15,000 service members from four countries will participate in Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) 08-4 “Operation Brimstone”, July 21-31 in North Carolina and off the eastern U.S. coast from Virginia to Florida. JTFEX 08-4 serves as a ready-for-deployment certification event for the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TR CSG) and…
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sim nuke accident to be staged in mexico
from scoop: The United Nations nuclear watchdog agency is to stage a simulated accident at a nuclear power plant in Mexico tomorrow to test emergency response systems. Some 74 member States of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), as well as 10 international organizations will be participating in the 48-hour drill which starts tomorrow at…
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anniversary ceremony remembers victims of 7/7
from bbc: Hundreds of people crowded into King’s Cross station to remember the 52 people killed in the 7/7 suicide bombings in London three years ago. Minister for London Tessa Jowell and London Mayor Boris Johnson laid flowers there at 0850 BST, the time the first three bombs exploded. how 7/7 changed britainfrom khaleej times:…
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news on the march
9/11senator mike gravel supports nyc 9/11 ballot initiative*video: former US senator mike gravel endorses nyc 9/11 ballot initiative*5th, 6th & 7th alleged hijhacking attempts on 9/11 & 9/13,what happened to the suspects?*video: talk show host michael reagan wants to kill 9/11 truthers*video: david ray griffin & new evidence about 9/11*1st responders from 9/11 gather for…
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west virginia dirty bomb evacuation psyop drills
evacuation drill readies area for possible accidentfrom herald-dispatch: Emergency officials learned a few lessons and demonstrated an ability to organize and establish a mass evacuation comfort station on Tuesday at KineticPark… Tuesday’s scenario involved a dirty bomb exploding in Washington, D.C., forcing millions to evacuate. Emergency officials believe such an evacuation would overwhelm the state’s…
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black helicopters over denver for terror drills
psyop prep for denver dem convention…from raw replay: Military helicopters flew low over parts of Denver Monday night as part of a security drill organized by the U.S. Department of Justice. Denver police said they were aware of the operation, but could provide no details. This video is from CBS 4 Denver, broadcast June 16.…
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dc cops, madd hoax, wargames, drugwars & la radar
dc cops getting semiautomatic riflesfrom upi: Civil rights activists say the move to arm District of Columbia Police Department patrol officers with semiautomatic weapons is going overboard. Officers will be given AR-15 rifles this summer as a way to combat dangerous criminals on the streets, The Washington Post reported Saturday. It is reported 352 officers…
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may clearinghouse
policestate2008real life ministry of love is being built*26 yrs after gibson, pentagon defines ‘cyberspace’*comcast is hiring an internet snoop for the feds*US: possible gov’t laptop breach?*mega corp lawsuit against youtube threatens internet freedom*air force aims for ‘full control’ of ‘any and all’ computers*air force colonel wants to build a military botnet*dns trouble knocks nsa off…
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marines bringing combat training to indianapolis
from indystar: U.S. Marine helicopters will land at the old Eastgate Consumer Mall, Brookside Park and other Indianapolis locations when the city becomes a mock battlefield next week. About 2,300 Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at Camp Lejeune, N.C., will conduct urban warfare training from Wednesday through June 19 in and around…
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ohio parents told of school explosion, not told it’s a drill
from toledo blade: An automated message system told parents of a large explosion at a southwest Ohio elementary school, sending moms and dads into a panic before officials could clarify that it was all just a drill. The Mason School District outside Cincinnati had informed parents last week that there would be a disaster drill…
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operations maple flag & midnight express
7 countries hone fighter pilot skills during ‘maple flag’from af.mil: Fighter pilots from seven different countries, including the United States, participate in Maple Flag 41 May 5-16 and May 19-30 at Cold Lake in Alberta, Canada. “Ask any U.S. fighter pilot and he’ll tell you the best part about flying here is the unrestricted air…
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Desensitizing Drills & Propaganda Pandemics
brought to you by daily dose of terror… ny practice drill over the weekend causes worryfrom wktv: A practice drill at Sangertown Square Mall this weekend had a lot of people worried that it was the real thing. It was a multi-agency response drill, and teams from New Hartford, Utica, and Willowvale participated. Sunday, the…