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Feb 12 2026
10:14 am
Should we be concerned about the U.S. military?
By: bizgrrl

First, the U.S. military attacked a party balloon in El Paso, TX.

The Pentagon had undertaken extensive planning on the use of military technology near Fort Bliss, a military base that abuts the El Paso International Airport, to practice taking down drones.
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The anti-drone technology was launched near the southern border to shoot down what appeared to be foreign drones. The flying material turned out to be a party balloon, sources said. One balloon was shot down, several sources said.

Then, two U.S. Navy ships collide in the Caribbean.

Two people reported minor injuries Wednesday when a U.S. warship and a Navy supply vessel assigned to the military buildup in the Caribbean collided during a ship-to-ship refueling, according to a military spokesman.

We have to keep our country safe by shooting down party ballons.

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The U.S. military used a

Submitted by bizgrrl on Fri, 2026/02/27 - 7:42am.

The U.S. military used a laser to "accidentally" shoot down a drone belonging to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection organization.

The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a “seemingly threatening” drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, lawmakers said.

The case of mistaken identity prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to close additional airspace around Fort Hancock, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of El Paso. The military is required to formally notify the FAA when it takes any counter-drone action inside U.S. airspace.

It was the second time in two weeks that a laser was fired in the area.

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