After weeks of hot dry weather, and lots of wildfires, eastern Idaho gets hit with random thunder/rain storms!
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EAST IDAHO WILDFIRES 2012: MAINTENANCE DAY FOR SKYCRANE FIRE FIGHTER @ POCATELLO AIRPORT
One of the helicopters used in the May 2 assassination of Osama bin Laden could be a modified Blackhawk.
According to an Air Force Times article, the helicopters are modified MH-60 Blackhawks, similar to the Direct Action Penetrator. However, analysts with Janes Defense point out that the tail section of the copter that crashed does not match that of the Blackhawk. Officials will not tell what kind of helicopter it was.
Pentagon officials are demanding that Pakistan give the copter back, but Pakistan has another plan. They may use the high tech helicopter in a deal with China. Some reports say all that’s left of the helicopter is the tail section.
U.S. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, from California, has introduced a bill that would end financial aid to Pakistan if they don’t return the damaged helicopter remains. U.S. Senator John Kerry, from Massachusetts, is set to visit Pakistan to discuss issues surrounding the May 2 operation.