{"id":1838551,"date":"2023-02-07T13:05:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1838551"},"modified":"2023-02-07T13:07:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:07:20","slug":"first-images-released-of-china-spy-balloon-recovery-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-images-released-of-china-spy-balloon-recovery-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"First Images Released of China Spy Balloon Recovery Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffirst-images-released-of-china-spy-balloon-recovery-efforts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1838551&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p class=\"speakable\">U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), released the first images of the operation to recover debris from Monday&#8217;s downed Chinese spy ball.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The U.S. Navy deployed Coast Guard vessels and Coast Guard vessels off the coast South Carolina&#8217;s coast on Saturday, after China&#8217;s surveillance boat was shot down by the U.S. Divers and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), are working together to recover and locate pieces of the downed craft. Military officials claim it weighed thousands of pound.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden&#8217;s administration hopes that the craft will provide significant intelligence to the United States. It was allowed to cross all of the continental United States last Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Once it has been recovered, the debris will be transferred to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/us-taking-remains-china-spy-flight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quantico FBI facility<\/a> Click here for more information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/air-force-warns-chinese-company-north-dakota-mill-significant-national-security-threat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>AIR FORCE WARNS CHINESE COMPANY&#8217;S NORTHDAKOTA MILL WILL BE &#8216;SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT&#8217;<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/balloon-recov.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"US forces recover debris from a shot-down Chinese surveillance balloon.\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>US forces retrieve debris from a shot-down Chinese surveillance ballon.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/Balloon-cleanup-3.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships deployed divers to recover debris from the downed Chinese balloon.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>U.S. Navy ships and Coast Guard ships deployed divers in order to recover debris from the Chinese balloon that was downed.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/Balloon-cleanup-2.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"A Coast Guard helicopter assists in recovery efforts after the US shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>After the US downed a Chinese surveillance balloon, a Coast Guard helicopter assisted in its recovery.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/Balloon-cleanup-1.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"A US servicemember looks on during the recovery effort for the Chinese spy balloon.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>During the Chinese spy balloon recovery, a US service member looks on.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NORTHCOM also released photos of the F-22 fighter aircraft that took off Saturday from Langley Air Force Base in Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>Biden is believed to have ordered that the Chinese craft be shot down on Wednesday. However, the military recommended waiting until the balloon was above open water for safety reasons.<\/p>\n<p>NORAD chief Gen. Glen VanHerck <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/norad-detected-chinese-spy-flight-before-reached-us-could-not-take-action-general-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reporters interviewed<\/a> In a press conference on Monday, VanHerck answered questions about why the U.S. didn&#8217;t shoot down China\u2019s surveillance craft that crossed Alaska&#8217;s Aleutian Islands earlier this week. VanHerck confirmed that NORAD detected the craft prior to it entering Alaskan airspace. However, he stated that he did not know how to verify this. &#8220;could not&#8221; You should immediately take action as the balloon didn&#8217;t pose any direct threat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/balloon-recovery.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"U.S. forces pull pieces of China&#039;s surveillance balloon out of the ocean.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>U.S. forces take pieces of China&#8217;s surveillance satellite balloon out of the sea.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/balloonrecov.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"U.S. forces haul debris from China&#039;s surveillance balloon onto a boat off the coast of South Carolina.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>U.S. forces drag debris from China\u2019s surveillance balloon onto a boat just off South Carolina&#8217;s coast.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/balloon-debris.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"U.S. forces haul debris from China&#039;s surveillance balloon onto a boat off the coast of South Carolina.\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>U.S. forces drag debris from China\u2019s surveillance balloon onto a boat just off South Carolina&#8217;s coast.<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The domain awareness was there as it approached Alaska. It was my assessment that this balloon did not present a physical military threat to North America,&#8221; VanHerck stated Monday. &#8220;This is under my NORAD hat and therefore, I could not take immediate action because it was not demonstrating hostile act or hostile intent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/china-spy-balloon-shows-country-preparing-citizens-war-could-come-any-time-expert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CHINA SPY BOON SHOWES COUNTRY PREPARING CITIZENS FULFILLING FOR WAR THAT COULD COME \u2018AT ANY POINT\u2019<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>VanHerc was then asked by reporters why the U.S. felt so confident in its ability to limit the Chinese craft&#8217;s capabilities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/spy-balloon-likely-sent-extensive-intelligence-to-china-experts-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Capability to gather information<\/u><\/a> VanHerck claims that the military took precautions as the craft crossed the continental U.S. VanHerck states that the military covered all sensitive areas, but declined to give specifics.<\/p>\n<p>VanHerck stated that officials believed there might be explosives aboard the craft in an effort to destroy it in case of capture or discovery.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/f-22-takeoff.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"An F-22 fighter jet takes off from Langley Air Force Base to shoot down China&#039;s spy balloon. (US NORTHCOM)\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Langley Air Force Base is where an F-22 fighter jet takes off to shoot down China\u2019s spy balloon. (US NORTHCOM)<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 767px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/640\/320\/f-22.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"An F-22 fighter jet takes off from Langley Air Force Base to shoot down China&#039;s spy balloon. (US NORTHCOM)\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Langley Air Force Base is where an F-22 fighter jet takes off to shoot down China\u2019s spy balloon. (US NORTHCOM)<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Capitol Hill Republicans are slamming Biden&#8217;s handling the incident. They want more information on the intelligence that the Chinese craft may possess during its journey across America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Anders Hagstrom is a Fox News Digital reporter covering national politics as well as major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM), released the first images of the operation to recover debris from Monday&#8217;s downed Chinese spy ball. The U.S. Navy deployed Coast Guard vessels and Coast Guard vessels off the coast South Carolina&#8217;s coast on Saturday, after China&#8217;s surveillance boat was shot down by the U.S. Divers and unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1838554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[17453,4501,5564,8750,12136,7231,6893],"class_list":["post-1838551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report","tag-balloon","tag-china","tag-efforts","tag-images","tag-recovery","tag-released","tag-spy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1838551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1838551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1838551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1838554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1838551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1838551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1838551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}