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🇺🇸 A U.S. Navy helicopter popping off sim-rounds, explosions, and smoke at a country club fundraiser in Newport Beach seems a bit extreme, right? Especially given the number of aircraft the U.S. military has lost to accidents this year alone, not counting the ones lost to the I
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🇺🇸 A U.S. Navy helicopter popping off sim-rounds, explosions, and smoke at a country club fundraiser in Newport Beach seems a bit extreme, right? Especially given the number of aircraft the U.S. military has lost to accidents this year alone, not counting the ones lost to the Iran “incursion”. If it crashes, they’ll just blame it on Iran… no worries, all good! Writer: Jamie https://t.co/SwSbw69hcx
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