heavily armed law enforcement teams scattered across bay area this weekend for 'urban shield 2009'from contra costa times: Armed officers in full battle gear will be scattered throughout the Bay Area this weekend, rescuing hostages, fighting bank robbers and quelling terrorism at the Oakland Airport, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, the NASA Ames Research Center and 22 other high profile sites. There will be the sound of gunfire and blasts — all part of Urban Shield, one of the biggest domestic terrorism drills in the country. The $1 million, two-day event begins Saturday and will test the training of 27 crack teams from throughout the state, elsewhere in the country and the world...
27 teams? or is it: '25 teams practice emergency response' ... abc probably just confused the number of teams with the number of scenarios ... nothing to see here, move along:
drill may delay travel into fort huachuca wednesday
from azstarnet: Southern Arizona’s largest military installation is testing its anti-terrorism measures on Wednesday, a drill that could make travel there more time-consuming. Fort Huachuca’s force protection exercise may cause hold-ups for traffic entering the installation, an Army news release said. “Visitors to the fort may experience some delays that day,” said the release from spokeswoman Tanja Linton. Those entering the fort should be prepared to present identification and proof of insurance and vehicle registration, she said. Fort Huachuca, about 75 miles southeast of Tucson, is home to the Army’s military intelligence training center.
and, of course, the folks at fort huachuca are big fans of mediamonarchy.com, visiting several times a week ...
now let's catch a bus in orlando:
tsa spot-checks greyhound bus terminal
and then finally, we jet off to the 'holy' land for some hi-tech & hush-hush wargames w/ everyone's favorite bff's:
USrael rehearse state of the art air defence umbrella
i feel safer already...
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