Tampa Training Exercise

With the RNC coming to town I find this suspicious. I may go check it out and get some pictures?

What's BS? There's a link attached from the local news that says it's going down.

goes along with stuff like this
[link to www.jems.com]

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Don't worry Tampa...Its only a MOCK invasion.

Hold the Line Tampa.


Special Operations Forces mount mock assault on 'enemy' forces in Tampa

Special Operations Forces from 12 countries will mount a mock assault on "enemy" positions at the Tampa Convention Center at 1 p.m. today.

They'll use boats, a Humvee and helicopters. Downtown workers may hear explosions, too.

[link to www.tampabay.com]

TAMPA, Florida (AP) - It's going to sound like downtown Tampa is under attack. But don't worry, it's just a drill.

A combined Special Operations force from MacDill Air Force plans to demonstrate its combat capabilities outside the Tampa Convention Center starting at 1 p.m. Wednesday. And organizers say it's going to get loud.

The show of force also includes special operations teams from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Jordan, Norway, Poland, Thailand and United Arab Emirates.

[link to ybor.wtsp.com]



I hope they get the word out to all the old folks in Tampa or some of those WW2 Vets hanging out at VFW halls and bingo parlors just might launch a counter attack in their RV's and wheel chairs! This could get ugly!!!

more info..

TAMPA --

Come terrorist invasion or high water, Tampa aims to be prepared for the worst.

Two drills are taking place in Tampa this week. One practices what to do if a hurricane sweeps up Hillsborough Bay; the other is a response to a scenario in which terrorists kidnap Mayor Bob Buckhorn.

The latter is the exercise people are most likely to notice. Some parts of the drill will be hard to miss — such as the explosions and military helicopters circling downtown.

The exercise is designed to gauge the response of special operations forces from the United States and nine other nations in a hostage rescue in which Buckhorn is the hostage.

[link to www2.tbo.com]

Looks like they have all the bases covered.

The GOP convention will take place in August just when Hurricane season is heating up.