The Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds get all the attention when it comes to military demonstration teams. Still, neither can claim that they once invoked a panic in Washington DC that caused the evacuation of the Capitol building. That distinction belongs (perhaps forever) to the US Army's Golden Knights Parachute Demonstration Team.
U S Capitol Police say an extremely unusual oversight triggered Capitol evacuation kunr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kunr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed "a probable threat” but the plane was actually carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, who then parachuted into Nationals Park for a pregame demonstration. The alert from the U.S. Capitol Police sent congressional staffers fleeing from the Capitol and legislative building around 6:30 p.m. The incident suggested a stunning communications failure between the military and the Capitol Police, all the more remarkable because of Washington’s focus on improving security since the January 6, 2021, attack on the building by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.
UPDATE: U S Capitol Evacuated After Mixup With Army Golden Knights Parachute Team pjmedia.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pjmedia.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
U.S. Capitol Police ordered an evacuation of the complex Wednesday, citing a possible threat. It turned out to be U.S. Army skydivers performing an exhibition.