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Originally posted by dgtempe
hmmm....Can we get some basics like where you are and stuff like that?
Im in Massachusetts and havent heard a thing...yet
Originally posted by jd140
Big military excersise going on.
See my post above yours.
Originally posted by fraterormus
Originally posted by jd140
Big military excersise going on.
See my post above yours.
I just noticed that after I posted. And I am in Southern Oregon on the I-5 Corridor...so that makes a lot of sense. That would definitely explain the Sikorsky MH-53M, considering AFSOC decommissioned them from active service last year, they are probably still being used for Training and Night Exercises by the ANG. Those things are frakin' huge though!!! I have a hard time imagining there is anything "Stealthy" about them!
Originally posted by sylph hugger
I have noticed helicopters for more than a year now and the pace seems to be stepping up.
Frequently a pair of Chinooks flies right past my office window. I am located on the sixth floor of my building. I keep a camera with me at all times but have been unsuccessful at getting a pic. They are so fast that by the time I get them in focus and hit the button, they are out of the frame.
Also I notice almost constant helicopter activity in the air over my home. I have seen white, black, dark green and red choppers. The dark green have a "military look" (and sound!) about them. They frequently fly quite low, often rattling the windows of my house. Sometimes they fly as late as about
1 a.m. which is extremely annoying.
The two military bases which were here in Orange County have closed in recent years, so I don't know where these choppers are coming from. Possibly Camp Pendleton to the south, but they have plenty of room for their training exercises on their own property.