Seems like you guys know good bit about this….wouldn't it be common to wear night vision goggles?

LDD
Just read an article that stated there were (3) aboard the Black Hawk which seems like minimum crew requirement, so no VIPs.  

 
reported it was a routine training flight.
that's why no passengers 
 
KTF 
 
 
 

Anything about Army missions/night vision, I know nothing.

My comments were just tinfoil speculation only. I know some things about the area from the few years that I lived down there. My apartment was about 2-3 miles from the crash site. The base of the runway has a park that you could watch the planes land. Also has an inlet to a tidal pool that the shad and stripers would venture into around the same time as the cherry blossoms. It was my go to local spot. I moved there out of college knowing no one, so I fished a bit to pass time and avoid going to bars. It worked during the week…

My office was right outside of Ft Belvoir and worked on a few projects for INSCOM, both there and Ft Meade. Never for them in the Pentagon, but I was a badged contractor when I lived there. Low level clearance, would have red lights flashing in secured rooms with everyone standing in front of their computers. So obviously no insider info. All of these command locations are public info. Beyond what Google says they do, I know nothing.

I also know from talking to past clients at the old Bolling AFB, they told me that flying in DC area is one of the most restricted. Just about every military base around doesn’t allow planes in their airspace, which there are many in the DC area. About half of the government buildings in DC do not allow either. They were cleared (F16) and so were the Marine VIP helicopters. F16’s were relocated to JB Andrews since I was there.

So, do I know a good bit about this? No. Just know a good bit of other useless stuff!

I do wonder if these helicopters had to follow the restricted airspace? If not, why are they going into the limited flight paths that the commercial pilots must stay in. If this was a training mission, WTF were they training? I guess maybe an emergency evacuation of a VIP one of the buildings. But why not have a 5 minute window that they shut down flight paths for commercial airlines. Maybe it was the DEI mandate to hire more people with psychiatric issues to be air traffic controllers and station them at possibly the most sensitive commercial air tower in the country. If the orange clown is correct, that is just flat out concerning. If he is not correct, possibly more concerning.

Seems there was only one ATC doing the job of two with these aircraft.
Apparently there is a huge manpower shortage in the field that's has been there for years now and its not uncommon  to have to multitask.
Mighta caught up with them on this one.

4:20, do I have to stop and take a puff?

Dude doesn’t know where the Pentagon is…

Why the heck didn’t they take that “Route 3”? Completely avoiding most of the DC sensitive areas and commercial flight path. Looks more direct for where they started to end too? This is on the opening of the video. I paused it and looked at the path to the west.

Porktown
4:20, do I have to stop and take a puff?

 
4/20 or 4-20, Pork get with the program 
BUTT... this is no time to get red eyed and giggly 
 
KTF