justntime2learn
24th May 2016, 14:02
Yesterday I observed 7 AH-64 Apache helicopters flying at low level fully armed heading north towards Washington State (I live in Oregon). After that I watched 4 Blackhawks at low level flying behind the AH-64's. In the past 9 years living in this area, I have never seen any chopper flying at that low an altitude.
Lots of comments from people that live in Indiana on the attached links.
"BEECH GROVE, Ind. -- Many Beech Grove residents were woken up early Tuesday morning by the sound of gunshots at the former St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove.
The gunshots were part of a military exercise using the facility. Nearby residents reported loud bangs and explosions and seeing people rappelling from helicopters.
"I went into the bathroom and heard all kinds of commotion and lots of helicopters," Blaine Bonney, a Beech Grove resident, said. "I stuck my head out the window and see one go flying by and another go flying by. They're all circling, making all kinds of patterns."
The Marion County 911 dispatch center was reportedly "flooded" with calls from concerned Beech Grove citizens -- but sources told Call 6 Investigates the 911 call takers were also not alerted to the event, and were caught off-guard.
Bonney said he feels safe, now that he knows what was going on.
"If you hear it's training, and they're out there protecting us and keeping an eye on us, it makes me feel a little safer," he said.
The exercise drew shock on Twitter, where one user wondered if we'd "gone to war and no one mentioned it."
Link: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/call-6-investigators/beech-grove-residents-awoken-by-booms-gunshots
"Military training wakes Beech Grove residents early Tuesday morning"
"BEECH GROVE, Ind. – Many residents of Beech Grove awoke early Tuesday morning to what they say sounded like gunshots and explosions.
According to police officials, this activity was part of a scheduled military training exercise near the old St. Francis Hospital.
Beech Grove residents say they saw helicopters flying low over the area and heard what sounded like several loud explosions.
Police say this was training exercise was scheduled and there is no threat to anyone in the area.
Many viewers were upset about the drills, saying they didn't have any advance warning and were alarmed by the loud noises. Some people said they received a knock on the door letting them know what was going on.
Several residents took to social media to write about the training exercises and what they saw."
Link:http://fox59.com/2016/05/24/military-training-wakes-beech-grove-residents-early-tuesday-morning/
Lots of comments from people that live in Indiana on the attached links.
"BEECH GROVE, Ind. -- Many Beech Grove residents were woken up early Tuesday morning by the sound of gunshots at the former St. Francis Hospital in Beech Grove.
The gunshots were part of a military exercise using the facility. Nearby residents reported loud bangs and explosions and seeing people rappelling from helicopters.
"I went into the bathroom and heard all kinds of commotion and lots of helicopters," Blaine Bonney, a Beech Grove resident, said. "I stuck my head out the window and see one go flying by and another go flying by. They're all circling, making all kinds of patterns."
The Marion County 911 dispatch center was reportedly "flooded" with calls from concerned Beech Grove citizens -- but sources told Call 6 Investigates the 911 call takers were also not alerted to the event, and were caught off-guard.
Bonney said he feels safe, now that he knows what was going on.
"If you hear it's training, and they're out there protecting us and keeping an eye on us, it makes me feel a little safer," he said.
The exercise drew shock on Twitter, where one user wondered if we'd "gone to war and no one mentioned it."
Link: http://www.theindychannel.com/news/call-6-investigators/beech-grove-residents-awoken-by-booms-gunshots
"Military training wakes Beech Grove residents early Tuesday morning"
"BEECH GROVE, Ind. – Many residents of Beech Grove awoke early Tuesday morning to what they say sounded like gunshots and explosions.
According to police officials, this activity was part of a scheduled military training exercise near the old St. Francis Hospital.
Beech Grove residents say they saw helicopters flying low over the area and heard what sounded like several loud explosions.
Police say this was training exercise was scheduled and there is no threat to anyone in the area.
Many viewers were upset about the drills, saying they didn't have any advance warning and were alarmed by the loud noises. Some people said they received a knock on the door letting them know what was going on.
Several residents took to social media to write about the training exercises and what they saw."
Link:http://fox59.com/2016/05/24/military-training-wakes-beech-grove-residents-early-tuesday-morning/