{"id":4863,"date":"2020-01-16T17:45:12","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/?p=4863"},"modified":"2020-01-16T17:45:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:45:12","slug":"no-big-deal-just-a-special-operations-surveillance-aircraft-circling-richmond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunscarstech.com\/?p=4863","title":{"rendered":"No big deal, just a Special Operations Surveillance Aircraft circling Richmond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Four days from now, on Monday, January 20th, 2020, the Virginia Citizens’ Defense League is holding their annual Lobby Day at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, VA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There has been a lot of…contentiousness this year. Among other things, the Governor has declared a state of emergency and (probably unlawfully) declared the State Capitol grounds a gun-free zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I say that, because of this: At this hour, there is a USAF U-28A aircraft circling the Capitol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is a U-28A? Well, the Air Force says<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U-28A is a modified, single-engine Pilatus PC-12 aircraft and is part of the Air Force Special Operations Command manned, airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance fleet.  Operational squadrons include the 319th, 34th and 318th Special Operations Squadrons, and the 5th and 19th SOS conduct the airframe\u2019s formal training.  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It circled that area for about two hours before flying east-southeast towards Yorktown Naval Weapons Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The jagged lines are due to the aircraft signals being picked up by different receivers<\/a>
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Once the altitude dropped below 2000FT MSL, I lost it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Probable airstrip landing location<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Honestly, I had never heard of Camp Peary, but because I love you guys I wanted to look up what was there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have got to be kidding me<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I…..Just no…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camp Peary<\/strong> is an approximately 9,000 acre U.S. military reservation in York County<\/a> near Williamsburg, Virginia<\/a>. Officially referred to as an Armed Forces Experimental Training Activity<\/strong> (AFETA<\/strong>) under the authority of the Department of Defense<\/a>, Camp Peary hosts a covert CIA<\/a>training<\/a> facility known as “The Farm<\/strong>“, which is used to train officers of the CIA’s Directorate of Operations<\/a>, as well as those of the DIA<\/a>‘s Defense Clandestine Service<\/a>,[1]<\/a><\/sup> among other intelligence entities.\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Why? Why must you make me think like a conspiracy theorist?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, good luck, fellow citizens! Your participation will be recorded in your permanent record!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UPDATE<\/strong> 1\/18\/2019<\/strong>
The aircraft appears to have left the area the day after I watched it circle Richmond. I did not see it leave, but it was tracked by RadarBox24<\/a> leaving the area around noon local time:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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