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SamuelTheThird

(1,057 posts)
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 11:46 PM 23 hrs ago

Drones over hegseth/rubio military residence

U.S. officials detected unidentified drones above the Washington Army base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live, according to three people briefed on the situation. Officials have not determined where they came from, two of the people said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/18/hegseth-rubio-drone-targeting-iran/

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Drones over hegseth/rubio military residence (Original Post) SamuelTheThird 23 hrs ago OP
Why am I smiling ? ? ? DURHAM D 23 hrs ago #1
Because it's karma vapor2 22 hrs ago #5
The same reason I'm smiling? stage left 21 hrs ago #12
So where's the El Paso drone destroyer now? LearnedHand 23 hrs ago #2
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes newdeal2 22 hrs ago #3
Hmm, I don't trust anything from these folks tulipsandroses 22 hrs ago #4
Yup. Consider the source. The Wash. Post caved in wnylib 22 hrs ago #6
Drones over a military base? Deuxcents 22 hrs ago #7
Not new SamuelTheThird 22 hrs ago #8
Thank you..always learning something here Deuxcents 22 hrs ago #10
Yeah, I wouldn't want to live near any of them. Figarosmom 22 hrs ago #9
so WaPo discloses/confirms their secret location? Nt BadgerKid 22 hrs ago #11
Multiple sources are reporting this info including WAPO and the midnight Totally Tunsie 21 hrs ago #13
Waiting for the usual suspects JoseBalow 21 hrs ago #14
They don't count unless they're kamikaze drones. littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #15
I bet they had previously fired their best drone experts nuxvomica 21 hrs ago #16
Are the sleeper cells woke? BidenRocks 21 hrs ago #17
probably just special little angels flying overhead to keep watch over them while they sleep orleans 21 hrs ago #18
They're piloting them. live love laugh 21 hrs ago #19
How much C4 can a small drone carry? Aussie105 20 hrs ago #20

newdeal2

(5,338 posts)
3. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:08 AM
22 hrs ago

It’s telling that a lot of Trump’s cabinet lives on military bases.

tulipsandroses

(8,242 posts)
4. Hmm, I don't trust anything from these folks
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 12:13 AM
22 hrs ago

I don’t put it past them to stage threats to rally the country in favor of their war.

Totally Tunsie

(11,818 posts)
13. Multiple sources are reporting this info including WAPO and the midnight
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:12 AM
21 hrs ago
showing of The Story Is with Elex Michaelson on CNN.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/18/drones-over-base-where-rubio-hegseth

U.S. officials detected unidentified drones above the Washington Army base where Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth live, according to three people briefed on the situation. Officials have not determined where they came from, two of the people said.

The military is monitoring potential threats more closely because of the heightened alert level as the United States and Israel strike Iran, according to a senior administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security matters. Multiple drones were spotted over Fort McNair on a single night in the last 10 days, the official said, prompting increased security measures and a meeting at the White House to discuss how to respond.


Nice house you've got there. It would be a shame if something happened to it.

nuxvomica

(14,067 posts)
16. I bet they had previously fired their best drone experts
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 01:31 AM
21 hrs ago

For being overweight and/or unshaven and/or woke.

orleans

(36,870 posts)
18. probably just special little angels flying overhead to keep watch over them while they sleep
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:03 AM
21 hrs ago

sweet dreams to the two asshats

Aussie105

(7,871 posts)
20. How much C4 can a small drone carry?
Thu Mar 19, 2026, 02:19 AM
20 hrs ago

Say, 2 lb including an impact detonator?

. . . asking for no particular reason.

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