specifically Ed from the Edwards 412th Test Wing and U.S. Marines Jonathan Wagant and Michael Herrera.
leading a team of six to eight Marines in aviation ordinance while also training as a helicopter flight medic.
other Marines and the VMA 513 Flying Nightmares engaged in the Hunter Warrior Advanced Warfighting
Ironically to this channel, Castle and his fellow Marines participated in the experiment as a
The Marines were sent in to investigate unidentified flare activity.
Castle and his Marines came over a hill heading northwest in this area, and we can find multiple
Coming over the hill in a Humvee carrying fire suppression equipment, the Marines encountered
Despite Castle and his fellow VMA-513 Marines operating in uniform with authority on U.S. soil,
half of the unmarked operators intercepted the Marines at gunpoint.
The Marines were disarmed, held at gunpoint, and threatened, and ordered to stay silent.
You know, we're, we're Marines and we've been through combat training, but we're, we're glorified mechanics.
Like, again, we're Marines, but we're, we're technicians and our M16s are in the back of
So I know that your number one concern was for your life and the life of your fellow Marines.
If the VMA 513 Marines experienced vehicle failure,
Arriving back to their Quonset hut, the Marines were greeted by their gunnery sergeant and a warrant officer.
The commanding officers checked on the Marines, asked them about their mission and what they saw,
Marines don't do things with a lot of words.
The commanding officers were informed Marines in their command had encountered USAP operations
and sensitive materials and were to remind their Marines to retain absolute silence about their encounter.
But we did it because we were told, and in those days, there was a lot of grumbling among the Marines,
But knowing two other Marines with similar stories, of course I asked.
in the Peruvian jungle after Weigand and other Marines had arrived to the scene of a crashed non-human object.
In all three scenarios, young Marines performing their duties were held at gunpoint and threatened with death several times.
to make sure the Marines who stumbled upon the secret operation by accident
In the other two encounters, the Marines were forcibly stripped of their gear, debriefed,
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