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California National Guard Prepped F-15 Fighter Jet For ‘Domestic Mission’ As Pandemic Lockdown Started: Report

Ryan Saavedra
California National Guard Prepped F-15 Fighter Jet For ‘Domestic Mission’ As Pandemic Lockdown Started: Report
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Members of the California National Guard became alarmed last year at the start of the coronavirus pandemic when orders came down through unofficial channels to have an F-15C fighter jet put on alert status — fueled and ready for takeoff — to deploy for a “possible domestic mission” within two hours of orders being given.

The revelation came in a report from The Los Angeles Times, which reviewed internal national guard documents and spoke to numerous sources with knowledge of the matter.

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