2:01 pm | Jun 26, 2009
Blackhawk helicopters roll over Seal Beach
During the past few days, low-flying beige helicopters have been buzzing over Seal Beach’s Old Town and Hill neighborhoods. Have you seen them?
One SBD reader messaged that she never saw a helicopter, but felt it pass over her home: “The vibration was huge and almost knocked things off the wall.”
Turns out the night flights are part of joint military training exercises currently underway across the greater Los Angeles area.
“Yes this is a classified training being conducted for military intelligence and will be continuing for another week to two,” says Laura Herzog, spokeswoman for the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos.
The Los Angeles Times says Blackhawk helicopters also have been cruising LA City Hall and other downtown landmarks as part of drills to familiarize military crews with urban settings and prepare them for assignments overseas.
You can read more about the exercises at the LAPD blog and at LAist.
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