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demmiblue

(39,497 posts)
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 08:35 AM Wednesday

BREAKING: A source briefed by FAA tells me the El Paso flight ban was driven by military operations from Biggs Army...

BREAKING: A source briefed by FAA tells me the El Paso flight ban was driven by military operations from Biggs Army Air Field at Fort Bliss. The FAA acted after the Defense Department could not assure civilian flight safety.

More on El Paso, from CNN’s Pete Muntean

Phil Lewis (@phillewis.bsky.social) 2026-02-11T13:32:01.493Z
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BREAKING: A source briefed by FAA tells me the El Paso flight ban was driven by military operations from Biggs Army... (Original Post) demmiblue Wednesday OP
Trump up to no good? Swede Wednesday #1
we know it can't be good. barbtries Wednesday #8
Is there a bottom for him? ananda Wednesday #22
LOL! pandr32 Wednesday #25
there is not. barbtries Wednesday #27
Preparing to... 2naSalit Wednesday #18
El Paso is right on the Mexican border KS Toronado Wednesday #28
Indeed... 2naSalit Wednesday #31
The Cartels have been getting more active lately... haele Wednesday #30
Also not far from... 2naSalit Wednesday #32
I have a feeling that when it becomes clear what rhis is about, we're not gonna like it. 3_Limes Wednesday #2
This seems really bad. nt Nittersing Wednesday #3
Drug Cartela jonstl08 Wednesday #4
hmm barbtries Wednesday #10
Probably right jonstl08 Wednesday #13
I wonder why? OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #24
Attack on drug cartel coming? He needs a big distraction Ritabert Wednesday #5
FAA lifts El Paso flight restrictions, allowing flights to resume demmiblue Wednesday #6
so they rescinded it? barbtries Wednesday #11
It's drawing attention so they are backing off. hadEnuf Wednesday #23
Small, unpopular penis going to gush at Mexico Johonny Wednesday #7
Warning! Warning! Ray Bruns Wednesday #9
Could be . . . AverageOldGuy Wednesday #12
GPS jamming exercise? AverageOldGuy Wednesday #14
Sounds plausible. reACTIONary Wednesday #17
Is the moron pounding his chest or going to invade Mexico? Bev54 Wednesday #15
Putting my conspiracy hat on... jmbar2 Wednesday #16
Military GPS jamming AverageOldGuy Wednesday #19
May be related to military at border, but for a few months now, BIG military helicopters doing regular flights over me Attilatheblond Wednesday #20
"I have more than a couple chaps in military intel tell me I look up way too much..." OldBaldy1701E Wednesday #26
No longer in contact with any of them or I would. Attilatheblond Wednesday #29
Punishing NM because Rep Melanie Stanberry is really going after Trump womanofthehills Wednesday #21
Practicing for a raid on Mexico? John Farmer Wednesday #33

2naSalit

(101,296 posts)
18. Preparing to...
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 10:48 AM
Wednesday

Invade Mexico? They've been trying to help Cuba survive -45's aggression, maybe he and kegsbreath are upset about that. Maybe they want to start another mass distraction there since Mexico hasn't been on the list of immediate targets for a couple weeks.

Have to switch up the distractions so people don't get bored.

2naSalit

(101,296 posts)
31. Indeed...
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 12:51 PM
Wednesday

Been there many times. And the Zorro Ranch is along the border too, just a little ways west of El Paso.

haele

(15,226 posts)
30. The Cartels have been getting more active lately...
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 11:50 AM
Wednesday

Kidnappings, murder of foreigners and extortion of foreign businesses in the poorer, remote areas, and territorial warfare.

Miller, Rubio, and Kegsbreath might be trying to pull a flex to try out their Donroe Doctrine and new "manly military lethality only" position.
Oh, and don't look for any more Epstein Files, they just aren't that important to the American people, just some rich guys messing around doing rich guy stuff.

2naSalit

(101,296 posts)
32. Also not far from...
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 12:54 PM
Wednesday

Southern New Mexico and a certain ranch that has come to the surface in the news the past couple days.

Just thinking thoughts here.

3_Limes

(399 posts)
2. I have a feeling that when it becomes clear what rhis is about, we're not gonna like it.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 08:40 AM
Wednesday

-Sigh- Here we go.

(Maybe bigger distractions will be nessessary in the near future?)

barbtries

(31,240 posts)
10. hmm
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 09:51 AM
Wednesday

why did he pardon the biggest drug dealer?
my guess is if he goes after cartels in Mexico it will be because they haven't given him a piece of their action yet.

jonstl08

(559 posts)
13. Probably right
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 09:53 AM
Wednesday

You are probably right because Trump does nothing unless it benefits him, family or friends financially

demmiblue

(39,497 posts)
6. FAA lifts El Paso flight restrictions, allowing flights to resume
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 09:10 AM
Wednesday
Hours after putting in flight restrictions, the Federal Aviation Administration is now saying the temporary closure of airspace over El Paso, Texas, has been lifted.

The FAA said in a statement that there is no threat to commercial aviation. All flights will resume as normal.

The FAA had issued temporary flight restrictions over El Paso, Texas, and Santa Teresa, New Mexico, prohibiting all flight operations there for the next 10 days for "special security reasons," according to a notice.

The notice said no flights could operate beginning early Wednesday within a 10 nautical mile radius of El Paso Airport, including from the ground up to 17,999 feet. The restrictions will remain in effect until Feb. 21, the notice said. This excludes the Mexican airspace.

https://abcnews.com/US/faa-halts-el-paso-flights-10-days-citing/story?id=130053405


AverageOldGuy

(3,598 posts)
12. Could be . . .
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 09:52 AM
Wednesday

Well, that didn't last long -- I read about the closure about 8:30 AM EST, then, shortly after 9:00 AM EST, I read the closure was lifted.

WHY?
-- Mexico surrendered?
-- We surrendered?
-- Ghislane Maxwell was flying through El Paso on her way to freedom?
-- Trump was fleeing the country through El Paso? (Any flights direct El Paso - Saudi Arabia or Moscow?)

AverageOldGuy

(3,598 posts)
14. GPS jamming exercise?
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 09:55 AM
Wednesday

The military from time to time runs a GPS JAMMING EXERCISE, in which GPS signals in a small area are jammed to test reactions. Shortly after reading the item about El Paso closing, I saw something on the 'net about a GPS jamming exercise at the Army airfield at Fort Bliss, outside El Paso.

jmbar2

(7,819 posts)
16. Putting my conspiracy hat on...
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 10:38 AM
Wednesday

Pam Blondi just made a big deal about repelling cartel drones from Mexico at the start of her hearing in Congress, which just started.

This may have been a ploy to look like a strong defender of America ahead of what could be devastating questioning in her congressional hearing.

IOW, false flag.

AverageOldGuy

(3,598 posts)
19. Military GPS jamming
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 11:04 AM
Wednesday

I'm a Vietnam vet, served 28 years -- 1967-1995. GPS was not introduced until late-1980's-early-1990's, so, all I ever used was map and compass.

My son was Army Special Forces, came in just as GPS was taking over. He says they often exercise with GPS jamming. They had jammers that would disrupt other GPS units, leaving theirs alone, or, they would practice with their GPS being jammed and being unusable or unreliable.

Would have been nice if the FAA has given the reason for shutting down El Paso airport.

Attilatheblond

(8,555 posts)
20. May be related to military at border, but for a few months now, BIG military helicopters doing regular flights over me
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 11:04 AM
Wednesday

Twice a day, usually 2 helicopters flying fairly low towards local airport used by some private, some freight, and US Army Fort near AZ/Mexico border. Flights have been morning (going southeast from airport)and just before sunset (heading northwest to the airport). Those big helicopters that are used to transport people.

Thought it might relate to work going on re the 'border wall' but the major work going on re the wall is well west of this operation, west of the Huachuca Mountains where the army fort is. It did occur to me they might be sending people east of here for some sort of staging. El Paso is not far from this area, especially 'as the bird flies'.

Yeah, I have always watched the sky and see stuff most never notice. Over the years, I have more than a couple chaps in military intel tell me I look up way too much and probably shouldn't. Makes me look even more.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,747 posts)
26. "I have more than a couple chaps in military intel tell me I look up way too much..."
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 11:19 AM
Wednesday

Yep, that would have made me look up right that second.

And, ask them repeatedly why I shouldn't.

Attilatheblond

(8,555 posts)
29. No longer in contact with any of them or I would.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 11:31 AM
Wednesday

By playing a sorta-dumb-blond with a couple of them, innocently asking questions, I have gathered a bit of interesting information re levels of surveillance possible over the decades. One time, years ago, a really strange chap showed up where I was working (alone) and started asking weird questions about some cities in eastern Europe, during a time there was a lot of fighting, with military & UN forces involved. I can't lie for beans, but I can pull off a blank expression and looking a bit befuddled. Most men will buy the act.

womanofthehills

(10,776 posts)
21. Punishing NM because Rep Melanie Stanberry is really going after Trump
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 11:10 AM
Wednesday

She’s been super vocal about him and his friends in the Epstein files. We know how bad he tries to go after blue states.

John Farmer

(384 posts)
33. Practicing for a raid on Mexico?
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 03:06 PM
Wednesday

In the Reagan era we had frequent low-level flights by C-130s; sometimes at night.

I hope I got the designation right.

We thought they might be practicing for the invasion of Nicaragua; using our western NC terrain to approximate Nicaragua's. The invasion never happened. Probably because of the Iran/Contra scandal..

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