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Former Army Ranger and Special Forces Sniper Jack Murphy breaks down JSOC helicopters operating in downtown LA last week

February 11, 2019
FighterSweep Staff No Comments Military Aviation, Video

MH-6 Little Birds and MH-60 Black Hawks helicopters buzzed downtown Los Angeles this week as a part of a Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) training exercise. Spectators observed the helicopters landing operators on building rooftops, then later setting down to pick them up at street level. Presumably, the training scenario involved the operators assaulting from the top down to their target somewhere in a building, then exfiltrating to the street.

This type of exercise is what the U.S. Army calls Realistic Urban Training (RUT), which requires quite a bit of paperwork and preparation before conducting. Army Special Operations units sometimes conduct training like this in towns and cities near their home bases. But JSOC runs annual RUT scenarios, some of which recently occurred in New York City, Atlanta, and New Orleans.

These exercises take place within the context of elaborate training scenarios. Operators have to plan, rehearse, and execute the mission in a real-world setting as it would actually play out. This scenario in LA was most likely designed around a potential mission that could take place in one of many worldwide hot spots.

Notably, this exercise occurred two days after Super Bowl LIII. The events are probably unconnected. But in the past, JSOC ran training exercises like this prior to economic summits or Olympic events as a deterrent to potential terrorists or other agitators that might be planning an attack.

 

This article was written by Jack Murphy.

Feature photo courtesy of YouTube

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