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2026-02-11 Home Front: WoT
FAA halts all flights at El Paso International Airport for 10 days for 'special security reasons,' threatens 'deadly force' against threats
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Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-11 06:53|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1797 views ]  Top
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1 Curious.

Something must have happened that we may never know everything about.

Of course, reasons may be given that have little to do with the actual issue(s).
Posted by Mullah Richard 2026-02-11 07:36||   2026-02-11 07:36|| Front Page Top

2 ELP NOTAMS

Permanent ramp and taxiway closings
Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-11 07:58||   2026-02-11 07:58|| Front Page Top

3 Tried to pull up the NOTAMs for Biggs Army Airfield at Ft Bliss (BIF) but nothing unusual there - the runways are only 6 miles apart in a straight line
Posted by Clem+Elmish4239 2026-02-11 08:26||   2026-02-11 08:26|| Front Page Top

4 Seen on Instapundit, must count as rumour until we have more information:

Posted by trailing wife 2026-02-11 08:28||   2026-02-11 08:28|| Front Page Top

5 /\ Room to handle 118 C-17's loaded with Iranian refugees ?
Posted by Besoeker 2026-02-11 08:28||   2026-02-11 08:28|| Front Page Top

6 Think about it.
Are we looking at a "FAST PACE" situation?

Given 1st Armor, 1st Combat, 1/1AD + + + .. are at Ft. BLiss, and its combat groups handled Afghan and area issues very well before the O'Biden Coup.
Posted by   2026-02-11 08:39||   2026-02-11 08:39|| Front Page Top

7 The Dallas Morning News, citing AP & Bloomberg Wire, stated that the NOTAM goes up 17,999 feet.

A quick search of Wikipedia lists the max altitude of the Stinger missile as 15,200 feet. Does a hostile (Iranian or drug cartels) have 1 or more Stingers or some other MANPAD?
Posted by Chantry 2026-02-11 08:47||   2026-02-11 08:47|| Front Page Top

8 Re Fast Pace there is only 1 Ranger Battalion deployed overseas at this time - if a second one starts to EDRE that'd be a tell
Posted by Clem+Elmish4239 2026-02-11 08:49||   2026-02-11 08:49|| Front Page Top

9 And it's re opened.
Posted by EMS Artifact  2026-02-11 09:32||   2026-02-11 09:32|| Front Page Top

10 FAA lifts El Paso flight restriction after US disables Mexican cartel drones that 'breached US airspace'

A lot of hopeful comments though.
Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-11 10:04||   2026-02-11 10:04|| Front Page Top

11 ...a Columbus, NM event?
Posted by Procopius2k 2026-02-11 10:14||   2026-02-11 10:14|| Front Page Top

12 "....FAA spokesperson Emily Litella...."

Mike
Posted by MikeKozlowski 2026-02-11 10:26||   2026-02-11 10:26|| Front Page Top

13 They're moving equipment to strike Iran and don't want the mullahs knowing about it. Smart move, shows we're serious about this. They'll flee the country if they know what's good for them. Saddam didn't take the hint and wound up dangling from a noose.
Rememberthis gem: "Saddam Hussein and his sons must leave Iraq within 24 hours or face military conflict.

-- President George W. Bush
"Miss me yet?"
Posted by Jairong+Scourge+of+the+Gepids2435 2026-02-11 10:43||   2026-02-11 10:43|| Front Page Top

14 
Posted by trailing wife 2026-02-11 13:17||   2026-02-11 13:17|| Front Page Top

15 
Posted by trailing wife 2026-02-11 13:20||   2026-02-11 13:20|| Front Page Top

16 El Paso airport is open again.

It reopened about 4 hours ago.
Posted by Lord Garth 2026-02-11 13:28||   2026-02-11 13:28|| Front Page Top

17 Where's the news about backchanneling the drones' C2 signal with HE?
Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-11 14:47||   2026-02-11 14:47|| Front Page Top

18 Oh, ... not a drone.

US military shot down party balloon near El Paso after drone suspicion, official says
Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-11 15:08||   2026-02-11 15:08|| Front Page Top

19 Western Hemisphere defense chiefs convene after border drone scare prompts airspace closure
Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-11 15:10||   2026-02-11 15:10|| Front Page Top

20 Haven't they learned enough from the war in Ukraine about how to deal with drones?
Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-02-11 16:47||   2026-02-11 16:47|| Front Page Top

21 Hell it could even be mass UFO sightings.
Posted by Woodrow 2026-02-11 21:36||   2026-02-11 21:36|| Front Page Top

22 Haven't they learned enough

It may have been a Biden balloon.

It would seem several levels of management from several responsible agencies are running at a high pucker factor. Speaks to inexperience and a dread of DEI exposure.
Posted by Skidmark 2026-02-11 21:55||   2026-02-11 21:55|| Front Page Top

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