{"id":2398092,"date":"2025-02-03T07:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T12:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-black-hawk-was-secretly-practicing-for-worst-case-scenario-in-us-before-colliding-with-plane\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T07:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T12:04:24","slug":"dc-black-hawk-was-secretly-practicing-for-worst-case-scenario-in-us-before-colliding-with-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-black-hawk-was-secretly-practicing-for-worst-case-scenario-in-us-before-colliding-with-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"DC Black Hawk Was Secretly Practicing for Worst-Case Scenario in US Before Colliding with Plane"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fdc-black-hawk-was-secretly-practicing-for-worst-case-scenario-in-us-before-colliding-with-plane%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=2398092&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--><p>A Black Hawk \u2063helicopter engaged in emergency drills \u200dcollided with a commercial airliner in Washington, D.C.,resulting in the deaths of 64 people,including three Army crew \u2064members.\u2062 The helicopter, part of the 12th \u200bAviation \u200dBattalion, was conducting a &#8220;continuity of government&#8221; exercise to ensure \u200dreadiness for potential crises, including threats to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-recruits-allies-on-capitol-hill-to-defend-him-ahead-of-third-indictment\/\" title=\"Trump enlists Capitol Hill allies to protect him before third indictment.\">senior\u2064 officials<\/a>. \u200bDuring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-aims-to-reopen-over-half-of-schools-just-at-least-one-day-a-week-by-100-day-goal\/\" title=\"Biden Aims to Reopen Over Half of Schools Just \u2018At Least One Day a Week\u2019 By 100-Day Goal\">news briefing<\/a>, defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that the\u2062 helicopter was on \u200ba routine\u200b night\u2062 training flight before the accident. The mission aimed to familiarize pilots with air traffic \u2062and\u200b routes\u200c for safe evacuations in emergencies. The three Army crew members were identified as Capt. Rebecca Lobach, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves, and\u200d Staff Sgt.\u2062 Ryan O&#8217;Hara. This incident underscores the ongoing need for preparedness in governmental operations in case of national emergencies, a focus that has been a priority since \u200dthe September 11 attacks in 2001.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a commercial airliner in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night was running drills to prepare for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-documents-reveal-secret-plans-u-s-government-has-for-doomsday-scenarios\/\" title=\"New Documents Reveal Secret Plans U.S. ... Has For Doomsday Scenarios\">potential doomsday scenario<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 12th Aviation Battalion, the unit for which the downed UH-60 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/updates-horror-dc-black-hawk-helicopter-passenger-jet-collide-bodies-potomac-prayer-needed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Black Hawk<\/a> flew, has a unique mission set that includes evacuating senior officials to secure locations in the event of an attack on the federal government, according to a Friday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-01-31\/dc-plane-crash-downed-black-hawk-was-practicing-secretive-evacuation-plans?srnd=homepage-americas&amp;sref=IYQ5mP1s&amp;embedded-checkout=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Bloomberg.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet noted that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News in an interview on Friday that the helicopter, based at Davison Army Airfield in Virginia, was involved in a &ldquo;continuity of government&rdquo; drill.<\/p>\n<p>The idea was to enable the pilots to &ldquo;rehearse in ways that would reflect a real world scenario,&rdquo; although he could not offer more detail to avoid mentioning &ldquo;anything that&rsquo;s classified.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth also said during a White House briefing on Thursday that the helicopter was &ldquo;on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-heading-to-first-physical-as-president-white-house\/\" title=\"Biden Heading to First Physical as President: White House\">routine annual<\/a> re-training of night flights on a standard corridor for a continuity of government mission&rdquo; before it collided with an American Airlines plane over the Potomac River, killing 64 passengers and airline crew members plus three Army crew members on the helicopter.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of their mission is to support the Department of Defense if something really bad happens in this area, and we need to move our senior leaders,&rdquo; Jonathan Koziol, the chief of staff for the Army&rsquo;s aviation directorate, remarked to reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They do need to be able to understand the environment, the air traffic, the routes, to ensure the safe travel of our senior leaders throughout our government,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chilling-audio-reveals-air-traffic-controls-final-instructions-doomed-black-hawk-panicked-aftermath\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">identified<\/a> the three Army crew members aboard the downed Black Hawk on Friday and Saturday, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/dc-crash-helicopter-airliner-army-pilot-b0c6a0538fd5045e87e506bb1a135406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They were Capt. Rebecca Lobach of Durham, North Carolina; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves of Great Mills, Maryland; and Staff Sgt. Ryan O&rsquo;Hara of Lilburn, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon activated a continuity of government mission on Sept. 11, 2001, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/crashed-us-army-black-hawk-unit-was-responsible-doomsday-readiness-2025-02-01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bradley Bowman, a former Army aviation officer, flew in the mission on that fateful day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The battalion helped transport some senior leaders out of Washington, D.C. to &lsquo;hide sites,&rsquo;&rdquo; he told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman flew a Black Hawk to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stunning-footage-new-angles-raises-additional-questions-dc-plane-crash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transport<\/a> then-Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to a secure location and then back to the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>But the helipad used to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">transport senior officials<\/a> had been destroyed in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman therefore had to land the Black Hawk on the I-395 highway.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We just repositioned and landed in the traffic circle of 395, which had been closed by that point,&rdquo; Bowman said.<\/p>\n<p>The secure sites used by the government include the <a href=\"https:\/\/whitehouse.gov1.info\/raven-rock\/about.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Raven Rock Mountain Complex<\/a>, a location in Pennsylvania&rsquo;s Blue Ridge Mountains that can serve as a command center amid nuclear war.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The 12th Aviation Battalion, which operated the downed UH-60 Black Hawk, has a specific mission that involves evacuating high-ranking officials to safe locations in case of an attack on the federal government, as reported by Bloomberg on Friday. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth mentioned in a Fox News interview that the helicopter, stationed at Davison Army Airfield in Virginia, was part of a &#8220;continuity of government&#8221; exercise aimed at allowing pilots to practice under realistic conditions while avoiding details about classified operations. He also stated during a White House briefing that the helicopter was engaged in routine annual night flight retraining for its continuity of government mission before colliding with an American Airlines plane over the Potomac River, resulting in 64 fatalities among passengers and crew members from both aircraft. Jonathan Koziol, chief of staff for the Army&#8217;s aviation directorate, explained to reporters that part of their mission is to assist the Department of Defense during emergencies requiring movement of senior leaders and emphasized the importance of understanding air traffic and routes for their safety. The Pentagon identified three Army crew members who were aboard the crashed Black Hawk: Capt. Rebecca Lobach from North Carolina; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves from Maryland; and Staff Sgt. Ryan O&#8217;Hara from Georgia. According to Reuters, following September 11 attacks in 2001, continuity of government missions were activated by the Pentagon; Bradley Bowman recounted his experience flying senior leaders out after those attacks when he had to land his Black Hawk on I-395 due to destroyed helipads<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2398093,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Black-Hawk.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[49691,37855,49693,49692,37297],"class_list":["post-2398092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dc-black-hawk","tag-military-operations","tag-plane-collision","tag-secret-training","tag-worst-case-scenario"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Black-Hawk.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398092","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=2398092"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398096,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398092\/revisions\/2398096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}