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Top secret US spy plane is caught making mysterious trip to cartel stronghold

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Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11205 views ] Top
File under: Narcos

#1 The flight stayed in international airspace. "Caught"? really? More light we wanted everyone to know. Bet the cartels are re-thinking their comm plan right know. I recommend switching to pagers.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2025-02-06 03:47|| 2025-02-06 03:47|| Front Page Top

#2
So it's basically a "Looking Glass" type aircraft on a data collection mission.

A mission for possible future corrective actions.
IF!!! The Mexican Gov fails to address the Cartel and the 8+ Million Mexican deportee return issues.

NEXT!!
Given, so many West Coast area Illegals need a new place to stay, that has places to house them ☺.

Trump should announce the USA will declare that the Baja peninsula Territory will be used to relocate deportees.☺

Posted by NN2N1 2025-02-06 04:25|| 2025-02-06 04:25|| Front Page Top

#3 Mapping 'ground truth'.
Refining orbital collection.

The Baja would be a good place to rehome the fire displaced LAians.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-06 11:37|| 2025-02-06 11:37|| Front Page Top

#4 Baja California

Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-06 11:47|| 2025-02-06 11:47|| Front Page Top

Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-02-06 14:06|| 2025-02-06 14:06|| Front Page Top

#6 "Tracking data captured the US Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft taking off from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska on Monday, flying southwest to California.

The Rivet Joint then headed south along the western coast of the Baja California peninsula in Mexico, moved north into the Gulf of California, and returned to base on Tuesday.

The aircraft appeared to stay in international airspace while operating near Mexico. It did not reach the end of the Gulf that is blocked by Mexico's territorial sea.

However, the area falls under the influence of the Sinaloa Cartel, a large and notorious drug trafficking organization.

US-Mexico relations have remained strained due to continued drug smuggling and illegal immigration into the US.

The flight has sparked speculations from the military collecting communications to US officials sending a message after Trump agreed to a 30-day pause on his tariff threats against Mexico, allowing time for the country to secure its borders.

An official told Air & Space Forces Magazine that the US was using the RC-135 to conduct 'ISR flights,' which gather information to support military operations off the coast of Mexico. "

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14365069/map-spy-plane-flight-path-mexico-border.html

Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-02-06 14:10|| 2025-02-06 14:10|| Front Page Top

#7 Tracking data captured the ... aircraft taking off from Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska...

Go Big Red!

Posted by Skunky Threater7486 2025-02-06 16:37|| 2025-02-06 16:37|| Front Page Top

#8 The cartels should ask Hamass about their pagers and who the good suppliers are. I mean, nothing worrisome about pagers right?

Posted by Silentbrick 2025-02-06 17:19|| 2025-02-06 17:19|| Front Page Top

#9 I think somebody is finding DM to be useful.

These 'protests', Red Cross et al scoured the world for people to traffic, why are there always only Mexican flags? Its almost like the PR coordinator understands that a crowd made up of 50 different flags would be a bit on the nose and polled poorly.

That dude pistol gripping a box really wearing a Mexican flag themed Dodgers jersey? Ugh.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-02-06 17:33|| 2025-02-06 17:33|| Front Page Top

#10 Shopping trip.

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