Ward, as a former carrier sailor I enjoy your videos on naval aviation. As a citizen interested in our national affairs, I enjoy your current event coverage as well. Great channel. BZ.
The politician claiming the Iranian mothership is an example of how politicians work today. They do very little of what they were elected to do and they speak a lot of nonsense to get people arguing to keep us from noticing that they are, in fact, useless. It's a tactic that is as old as time, yet a large part of the population falls for it every time.
Douglas Adam’s had it right-the president’s job is to be so distracting that nobody notices what the government is really doing. Zaphod Beeblebrox for president!
You don't connect to GPS. You receive the timing signals from multiple sources (GPS satellites). The only place the location is stored is on the receiver. You don't send your location to the satellites.) Hyperboli and ignorance are staples of the internet. Don't let the idiots swade you from doing what you want to do with YOUR channel. Keep up the good work Ward.
This highlights the issues with this "drone" thing. 99% of the population have no idea how drones work, how GPS works, how ADSB works, how airspace works..... Now add all of that up and this is what you get. A ton of idiots filimng airliners/airplanes flying around like they do every day (night) and calling them foreign spy drones.
Ward ,You have absolutely zero to apologize for. Your channel is among the top channels I subscribe to. Your reporting on any issue is far and away above anything else from any other sources. I also enjoy the fact that your topics are wide and diverse covering lots of different topics. Keep it up and know that you and the work you do are appreciated.
Ward - one thing I have learned in life is you can’t please everybody, and it’s a waste of time to even try. Keep doing what you are doing. Your videos are always entertaining and instructive.
Okay, this is going to be a very long comment... I own two drones. Hobby types, with 4K video. There are about 1 million drones out there. Mostly hobby types, but many commercial drones, too. Some are very large industrial grade drones that have very small fuel injected gasoline engines that spin a generator to power the electric motors. These can have an endurance exceeding 5 hours. They are used to transport various things, up 25 kilograms in weight. Many drones can be programmed to fly a specific route via GPS. My drones are sophisticated enough to return to their takeoff spot should battery get low or lose radio signal. I saw one news video where a reporter went with about 10 NJ residents to a large park. They immediately began calling out and videoing "drones". While this was going on, the reporter, along with a pilot, was using an app that shows all commercial and private aircraft flying nearby. 34 "drones" were counted by the residents. Using the app, 31 were identified as manned aircraft using a transponder. Some light aircraft are not required to have a transponder and will not be displayed by the app. Only one object was deemed to be a drone, and it was flashing the FAA required white strobe light. If these drones are flown by bad actors, why would they they light their lights or have the FAA strobe? That makes no sense. This is very reminiscent of several flying saucer scares since WWII, in that hysteria takes over. Yes, there are drones flying in the night sky. They are flying in the daytime sky, too. But no one notices. Why? Night time is scarier... Moreover, lights in the sky are easy to see. So yes, there are some drones being flown. No doubt. However, most of the sightings are in proximity to major airports or departure and arrival routes. Thus, common people uneducated i drone technology or aviation see lights in the sky and immediately assume these are drones. They flood police with calls. Worse, panic breeds panic. Politicians are equally dumb but forced to show concern. Ignorance fuels fear. That one Congressman and his "high ranking" source came across as about as sharp as a bowling ball... Could there be bad actors flying spy drones? Maybe. But, it is unlikely to be related to that. Given a few weeks, this hysteria will fade like the flying saucer hysteria of the early 1950s. There's an upside. This will force government to recognize the real threat of drones for terrorism. Maybe laws will be changed, resources allocated, and anti-drone systems become available outside of the military.
That's the same thing I was wondering. Why on Earth would they have nav lights and an anti-collision strobe? One person sees a plane or helicopter, is totally clueless about aircraft, shares a video of it on Facebook calling it a UFO or drone, and then every Tom, Dick, and Harry jumps on the ignorant band wagon.
Thanks for the info. You are 100% correct about the public’s perception and reaction to these “sittings.” Unfortunately, there are more channels spreading misinformation than there are channels available to spread accurate information like Ward’s. So guess which ones get the most attention …
New Jersey has always been a busy piece of airspace. Most people who are seeing these crafts are probably paying attention to the sky for the first time in ages. I look up to the skies quite often, primarily spotting stars and planets. I've also got apps for aircraft ID and satellite ID. Most people would be amazed as to how many aircraft and LEO satellites are visible with the bare eye on a clear night. Lastly, labeling sightings as extraordinary should be avoided untill the ordinary has been filtered out
Ward, love your Military Aviation stuff. But I also really enjoy your straight forward, just the facts, (with military insight), Apolitical reporting on current events. It's refreshing to hear reporting the way old school journalism used to be.
Ward, it is because of your background that, when I see one of your posts, that I will stop and watch the video feeling safe that I will get the most correct information available to you, posted with your insight and understanding. Keep doing what you are doing.
Don't change a thing. This is your channel. Myself I love hearing your take on world events thru the eyes of a fighter pilot. It was a great evolution to this Channel
Have loved your channel since the start; love the variety as well as the deep dives. Thanks for all the hard work you've done Ward and team ;-) Wishing you and yours and everyone a very happy holiday season!
Congrats on the big win! Now, let me just say 2 things. First, thanks for all the hard work that goes into this. And second, this is your channel, there is no need to explain yourself (the Millie episode pissed me off some at first, but I agree it was important to watch thru to the end). Lastly, the fact that you have critics means you are growing this thing (ok, maybe that was 3 things).
I live fairly close to DFW Airport. In the evening and night, one can see the air traffic in the approach pattern for landing. A string of lights in the sky.
Please keep up the commentary episodes, including those that some might view as "political". You are a rare source of solid expert opinion in the current media sh**storm we find ourselves.
It’s like no one realizes roughly 10% of the US population owns and flys drones. I know many people who are flying every night now to mess with there neighbors.
Rog-oh on @walterx.6020's comment. As to your video on General Milley, a lot of us, including myself, defaulted to FIRE!, AIM! READY! initially.. Then, after I calmed down, I rewatched that video several times, and it was an excellent analysis. Keep on doing what you are doing, Ward! BRAVO ZULU!, As always!!
You do a hell of a job. If I want a true story about what’s goin in the military I come to your channel to see what you’ve said about it. I have zero military experience and this is my favorite RUclips channel. Keep up the great work Ward!
Visual illusions of manned aircraft. The airspace over Picatinny Arsenal is in Class G airspace up to 700' AGL (which means even if they were drones, which I doubt, those drones could be there up to 400' AGL without an airspace authorization from the FAA) and there's a jet feeder route into Newark Airport that goes right over Picatinny and Trump's golf course. People are seeing manned aircraft but can't accurately judge speed, altitude, and size because of the visual illusions. The madness of the crowds is being enflamed by those who have a potential conflict of interest in promoting a narrative from the security-industrial complex who would benefit from more money from Congress to buy more gear.
Yesterday I read about a more concerning current event, Phone apps used to control Chinese made air-fryers are recording users' live phone conversations and accessing phones' contact info. After listening to Ward's video today, I'm glad that beyond reading the headlines, I had spent zero time following the drones over New Jersey story. When a story sounds like it originated on 4chan, it surely did.
Ward, keep covering Topics you feel need to be covered. Follow your gut instincts. They are spot on and you have the ability to peer behind the curtain and give us a viewpoint we may not have access to. If a topic becomes controversial, then you are focusing on important issues. Bravo Zulu Ward!
Apologies for missing it, Ward. Sometimes work has no regard for decency. Never need to apologize to me man. Thank you for the information. Take care and fly right.
Ward please keep doing things your way. Our kids saw so much misinformation from Tik Tok over the recent alien and UFO news. I sent our kids a link to your “immaculate constellation” video and that gave them a view of the big picture instead of sensational sound bites from Tik Tok. On a side note, you also inspired me to buy my first guitar a Gibson Les Paul Standard 60’s Honey Lemon Burst.
Yeah, thank you Ward for your service!! On the boat and now dry feet!! Anyone with an aviation background knew…..spying with nav lights on. 😬 Keep them coming buddy 😊
Love your videos. Very informative and I am grateful for your service. I love the content you provide, and we all can't please everyone. Please keep up the great work and I will keep watching and subscribing!
Born and raised in NJ, thank you for the shout out to the Garden State. Love your channel, keep up the good work and keeping a level head about all of this. If some of these sightings are "red cell" penetration exercises, wouldn't the FAA been notified of the flights (without disclosing the reason or purpose). And would have NOTAMs been published for closing or restricting airspace to deconflict with civilian air traffic (safety of flight concerns?)
Ward, Sir, you are doing a wonderful job. Keep up the effort. We all may not agree on each issue, but we should maintain respect for each other. I believe you show great restraint and self control with intelligent content. ❤
Most of these videos I see claiming to be drones I am seeing the following. Aircraft position lights red and green, strobe and sometimes a landing light. Some folks are filming airliners and saying oh geez it don't look like a plane. 😩😮 Ugh
This. I've seen streamers with 5mil+ audiences saying they've never seen a plane with red and green lights. Apparently they've never seen boats either. People are just dumb.
Funny, as a sub, one of the things that drew me to your channel was the episodes regarding Gen Milley. Undermining the CIC is a crime that needs to be addressed as it directly impacts the policies laid down by the Executive Branch which the Gen under the US Constitution swore an oath to honor. It is apparent that Gen Milley had allegiances elsewhere ...not to the POTUS. He could have resigned should he have considered any Executive Order illegal. Instead he went against his CIC. The fact is that failure to maintain discipline within the ranks falls squarely on the shoulders of POTUS. He must act to prevent further insubordination within the ranks. That this insubordination was in conjunction with one of our sworn adversaries...calls for charges of treason.
I think you're doing a great job with this channel and i really want to read your Punk books. Ive wanted to pick up those special edition volumes that came out but missed them. I look forward to reading them soon... take care and Merry Christmas (and happy holidays)🎄
Ward and all fellow service members and vets, thank you for your service 🙏 27 years (retired 2018) US submariner. New to the channel and appreciate the perspective 👍 concur, if there is a mothership out there and we aren’t all over it in every fashion, we got problems and some folks about to be fired. Not buying that.
Thank you for keeping a factual common sense approach to information. There aren't enough voices like yours. Stay the course and just tune out the haters. People have a tendency regardless of what is presented to believe their version of the truth. Not what is necessarily true.
It's your channel, be true to yourself, we'll be here whichever way you go! Fantastic channel and content. General Milley vid was excellent, as was this vid. Thanks Ward! 🍻
Another myth. Nobody reacted to War of the Worlds.They had station identification breaks like normal. They identified the material as fiction repeatedly. If anyone called the police to complain, it one drunk guy somewhere in the hills. Nobody panicked.
Ward - talk about whatever you want. Your commentary is highly valuable and I appreciate ANY topic you choose to cover. Keep it up - huge respect for you sharing information and your insights.
This drone scare is 2024s version of “Killer Clowns “ at the edge of the woods. 28 media helicopters in New Jersey, which are equipped with the best cameras in the world and not one second of quality video, even though it would be ratings gold for their station. Additionally not one professional, or hobbyist photographer has captured an image. It’s all cell phone crap taken from thousands of feet away. Secondly not one interview with an FAA official, or the country’s largest commercial drone company, which just happens to be in NEW JERSEY! why not interview them and find out how many regular commercial drones are flying over New Jersey every night? These commercial drones coupled with hobbyist drones and misidentified general aviation are what’s being seen. A single hobby drone was flown over a small airport in NY causing the airport to shut down temporarily. This wouldn’t be a story, but the headlines and accompanying story makes it appear like a major airport was inundated with large unidentified drones. This entire thing is media, hysteria fueled and poorly handled/ addressed by our representatives. I’ve gotta go now , they’re’s a Sasquatch sighting in my neighborhood…….
I try to listen to every episode that you broadcast. Excellent channel with solid information. I have three things today, technical, fun, and serious; in that order. #1 there have been drones for a very long time that are not able to be jammed. #2 as far as FAA rules of flight I grew up in South Dakota in the '60s '70s and '80s. I watched countless fighter planes, dog fighting, practicing, maneuvering, over our farm. Many times we were buzzed at supersonic speeds at 50 ft off the deck. One time a B-52 buzzed out farming neighborhood at approximately 200 ft. I loved it! I so much wanted to be a pilot and an aircraft mechanic, but the opportunity never came my way. One time I saw a jet dip down on the other side of the valley, disappear from view and I thought it was going to crash into the hill our farm was on but then it shot straight up over our farm at 50 ft! Only about 10 ft above the windmill. Then, when it was a quarter mile away from the farm, the sound hit with a thunderous roar, and the pigs and the cattle ran everywhere and I thought it was awesome! #3 excellent leadership skills displayed. For the past 36 years I've run three automotive repair businesses by freely sharing what I know and apologizing when I'm wrong and making up for it. I would imagine that is one of the reasons your channel is so successful.
As an FAA 107 certified drone pilot living in NJ in the heart of this hysteria I am appalled at the ignorance and belligerent stupidity coming from my fellow citizens, from elected officials, from news media and others. This may have started with a complaint from a state police or medivac helicopter complaining about a drone in the area he wanted to land. That may or may not have been true, and we know there is some antagonism between manned aircraft and drones sharing airspace. From there it blew up in social media, with ignorant people claiming that manned aircraft were drones. I've watched many dozens of these false videos. Best of all, even if there were drones flying at night, that's not illegal with the proper flight rules! After days went by, some drone pilots tired of the idiocy may have decided to fly at night just to tweak the noses of the frightened populace. Now the conspiracy theories are out of control, with the Iranians/Chinese/Aliens flying from their mothership or the military/CIA/Amazon testing top secret drones. Drones as big as a Suburban hovering over rooftops for hours! Right. Apparently somebody solved the battery problem. What's terrifying is not the mythical drones, but a populace mixing ignorance with arrogance and spewing the result over social media.
If those were "Manned" craft then why aren't their transponder beacons active as required by FAA regulations. All manned aircraft operating in the US have transponder beacons with strobe lights to show they are active. Transponder strobes are quite visible on aircraft flying at night.
@@michaelbenjmitchell1 Actually, flying in class D airspace below 10,000 msl does not require a transponder. That aside, I'll repeat an important lesson I learned in boot camp. They told me that if I ASSUME I make an ASS of U and ME. What are you assuming? That every report you saw was accurate and that the people making a homemade video knew how to use their phone app to identify transponding aircraft. That the people making the report could correctly identify an aircraft over them versus many miles away from them at night and also correctly identify the altitude. That the makers of the free phone app offer perfect real-time information. That the reports you saw were not made up by jokesters (I saw many of those). Those of us who actually fly drones know how how difficult it is to do at night, how close you'll keep VLOS, what 400 feet looks like, and what quadcopter maneuvers look like.
Ward I first found you from your Bulwark article years ago. Keep doing exactly what you are doing. I came initially for that stuff but enjoy all I found when I got here.
Ward, don't for one second feel like you have to defend or explain yourself to the armchair quarterbacks, every bit of content I've watched/listened too from you has been clearly well researched. well thought out and excellently presented. thank you for all the time and effort that you obviously put into your productions
You don't need to make any apologies, Ward. A tremendously versatile and many-talented guy such as you would suffocate in the straitjacket some folks seemingly want to strap you into. and so would I. Let your interests and your taste be your guide. To me, you're pitch-perfect. Keep on keepin' on!
YOU dont have to apologize or change anything, THIS IS YOUR CHANNEL THAT being said, it's very gracious of You to do so, ( apologize) but, again, why change anything??! Its up to THOSE WHO , Let's say, " complain", its up to THEM to either RE think, expand their minds, or whatever! Your channel is like others, YOUR opinion, YOUR views, YOUR guests, YOUR ideas, YOUR......well.... ( You get rhe picture.) Report on Brother!
What about the SIZE of these drones? SUV sized drones are NOT being flown by hobbyists. What about their loiter times? Their power source cant be lithium batteries.
@@ssss224455ok wadr, most aint all. Saying that in a way that sounds true doesn't make it so. Listen to all the accts. Some will fit that description some want.
@@ssss224455that is BS! I live in Mercer County NJ, and I see these things and you know what I do when I see them? I verify it with a flight tracker app and a star map app. Guess what, sometimes when I do there is nothing on radar that says there is a plane, helicopter, star or planet in the area I'm looking at. To say what you did is just ignorant. Anyone with a cell phone and Internet connection can verify what they are seeing. Not only that our own state and federal assemblymen, senators, mayors, and legislation are seeing the same thing.
Been listening a long time and your content has educated me I'm many topics. Thank you for your service and look forward to seeing you hit 1 million subscribers!🎉🎉
I liked the Milley episode! It was very informative. If someone had a negative opinion of the Milley episode it was because they heard something they didn’t want to hear.
About using GPS to track the drones. GPS receivers do not send data to the satellites, in that sense they're no trackable that way. About the Wagner engagement. Casmo, another youtuber and Kiowa/Apache pilot, commented on Mover's podcast that he had access to the Apache footage of that operation and it was nuts.
I think people complaining about videos on topics they don’t want to see really need to develop the important skill of ignoring things they aren’t interested in.
The Posse Comitatus Act doesn’t apply to National Guard soldiers called to active service under USC Title 32, as opposed to active duty service under USC Title 10. There’s a long history of National Guard airman/soldiers being utilized to address threats against the homeland by enforcing state/federal laws.
Ward, as a former carrier sailor I enjoy your videos on naval aviation. As a citizen interested in our national affairs, I enjoy your current event coverage as well. Great channel. BZ.
Ward- your channel and content is as solid as you are. You are a great American, and everyone should thank you for your service !
Sal at What's Going on With Shipping refuted the 'Iranian mothership' claim instantly.
The politician claiming the Iranian mothership is an example of how politicians work today. They do very little of what they were elected to do and they speak a lot of nonsense to get people arguing to keep us from noticing that they are, in fact, useless. It's a tactic that is as old as time, yet a large part of the population falls for it every time.
where are the drones landing, till we have that, everything is on the table, including a hostile country like Iran.
@@Wartooth6😂😂😂😂Lol 😂
There are quite a few politicians using this for air time, beating their chests, grandstanding, stirring up fear and hype.
the iran claim is ridiculous. they are so wanting a war with iran they look at every excuse.
Douglas Adam’s had it right-the president’s job is to be so distracting that nobody notices what the government is really doing. Zaphod Beeblebrox for president!
You don't connect to GPS. You receive the timing signals from multiple sources (GPS satellites). The only place the location is stored is on the receiver. You don't send your location to the satellites.)
Hyperboli and ignorance are staples of the internet. Don't let the idiots swade you from doing what you want to do with YOUR channel.
Keep up the good work Ward.
This highlights the issues with this "drone" thing. 99% of the population have no idea how drones work, how GPS works, how ADSB works, how airspace works..... Now add all of that up and this is what you get. A ton of idiots filimng airliners/airplanes flying around like they do every day (night) and calling them foreign spy drones.
Ward ,You have absolutely zero to apologize for. Your channel is among the top channels I subscribe to. Your reporting on any issue is far and away above anything else from any other sources.
I also enjoy the fact that your topics are wide and diverse covering lots of different topics. Keep it up and know that you and the work you do are appreciated.
Ward - one thing I have learned in life is you can’t please everybody, and it’s a waste of time to even try. Keep doing what you are doing. Your videos are always entertaining and instructive.
There's no need to defend yourself, Ward. Your content is always among the very best on RUclips. 614K subscribers give testimony to that.
Same thing I was thinking.
Totally agree! Ward, Don't change a damn thing! U Rock!
Okay, this is going to be a very long comment...
I own two drones. Hobby types, with 4K video. There are about 1 million drones out there. Mostly hobby types, but many commercial drones, too. Some are very large industrial grade drones that have very small fuel injected gasoline engines that spin a generator to power the electric motors. These can have an endurance exceeding 5 hours. They are used to transport various things, up 25 kilograms in weight. Many drones can be programmed to fly a specific route via GPS. My drones are sophisticated enough to return to their takeoff spot should battery get low or lose radio signal.
I saw one news video where a reporter went with about 10 NJ residents to a large park. They immediately began calling out and videoing "drones". While this was going on, the reporter, along with a pilot, was using an app that shows all commercial and private aircraft flying nearby. 34 "drones" were counted by the residents. Using the app, 31 were identified as manned aircraft using a transponder. Some light aircraft are not required to have a transponder and will not be displayed by the app. Only one object was deemed to be a drone, and it was flashing the FAA required white strobe light.
If these drones are flown by bad actors, why would they they light their lights or have the FAA strobe? That makes no sense.
This is very reminiscent of several flying saucer scares since WWII, in that hysteria takes over. Yes, there are drones flying in the night sky. They are flying in the daytime sky, too. But no one notices. Why? Night time is scarier... Moreover, lights in the sky are easy to see.
So yes, there are some drones being flown. No doubt. However, most of the sightings are in proximity to major airports or departure and arrival routes.
Thus, common people uneducated i drone technology or aviation see lights in the sky and immediately assume these are drones. They flood police with calls. Worse, panic breeds panic.
Politicians are equally dumb but forced to show concern. Ignorance fuels fear. That one Congressman and his "high ranking" source came across as about as sharp as a bowling ball...
Could there be bad actors flying spy drones? Maybe. But, it is unlikely to be related to that.
Given a few weeks, this hysteria will fade like the flying saucer hysteria of the early 1950s.
There's an upside. This will force government to recognize the real threat of drones for terrorism. Maybe laws will be changed, resources allocated, and anti-drone systems become available outside of the military.
Great comments Corey. 100% agree with your points. Jeff Voigt/Part 107 pilot.
That's the same thing I was wondering. Why on Earth would they have nav lights and an anti-collision strobe? One person sees a plane or helicopter, is totally clueless about aircraft, shares a video of it on Facebook calling it a UFO or drone, and then every Tom, Dick, and Harry jumps on the ignorant band wagon.
Sharp as a bowling ball. Love it! Describes most of the leadership in this country.
Thanks for the info. You are 100% correct about the public’s perception and reaction to these “sittings.” Unfortunately, there are more channels spreading misinformation than there are channels available to spread accurate information like Ward’s. So guess which ones get the most attention …
New Jersey has always been a busy piece of airspace.
Most people who are seeing these crafts are probably paying attention to the sky for the first time in ages.
I look up to the skies quite often, primarily spotting stars and planets. I've also got apps for aircraft ID and satellite ID.
Most people would be amazed as to how many aircraft and LEO satellites are visible with the bare eye on a clear night.
Lastly, labeling sightings as extraordinary should be avoided untill the ordinary has been filtered out
Last night, Larry Hogan posted a video that he claimed to be drones - which, upon examination, turned out to be the constellation Orion.
Ward, love your Military Aviation stuff. But I also really enjoy your straight forward, just the facts, (with military insight), Apolitical reporting on current events. It's refreshing to hear reporting the way old school journalism used to be.
Ward, it is because of your background that, when I see one of your posts, that I will stop and watch the video feeling safe that I will get the most correct information available to you, posted with your insight and understanding. Keep doing what you are doing.
People are ridiculous, I can’t believe you had to even mention this today. Keep doing your thing sir, you’re the best.
Cheers
I am proud to have been one of the 600+ subscribers. I always enjoy your content.
Don't change a thing. This is your channel. Myself I love hearing your take on world events thru the eyes of a fighter pilot. It was a great evolution to this Channel
Have loved your channel since the start; love the variety as well as the deep dives. Thanks for all the hard work you've done Ward and team ;-) Wishing you and yours and everyone a very happy holiday season!
Thanks, Charlie! Same to you and yours!
39:34, lets be honest about the current state of society these days Ward. Rationality and sanity are in short supply anymore.
Congrats on the big win! Now, let me just say 2 things. First, thanks for all the hard work that goes into this. And second, this is your channel, there is no need to explain yourself (the Millie episode pissed me off some at first, but I agree it was important to watch thru to the end). Lastly, the fact that you have critics means you are growing this thing (ok, maybe that was 3 things).
I completely appreciated the Millie episode because I get a depth of understanding i would be hard pressed to get any other way.
completely agree.
I live fairly close to DFW Airport. In the evening and night, one can see the air traffic in the approach pattern for landing. A string of lights in the sky.
I live near an NAS, an AFB, an International Airport, and a large heli field. There is ALWAYS something in the air. 😂
New job for Civil Air Patrol, finding drone control sources.
finally we can get more funding
Please keep up the commentary episodes, including those that some might view as "political". You are a rare source of solid expert opinion in the current media sh**storm we find ourselves.
It’s like no one realizes roughly 10% of the US population owns and flys drones. I know many people who are flying every night now to mess with there neighbors.
Thanks for the video Mooch ✌️🔥
Rog-oh on @walterx.6020's comment. As to your video on General Milley, a lot of us, including myself, defaulted to FIRE!, AIM! READY! initially.. Then, after I calmed down, I rewatched that video several times, and it was an excellent analysis. Keep on doing what you are doing, Ward! BRAVO ZULU!, As always!!
The ufo/drone stuff starts around 10:50
You are a sober voice amidst the clamor of crazies as evident in the comments. Thank you.
You do a hell of a job. If I want a true story about what’s goin in the military I come to your channel to see what you’ve said about it. I have zero military experience and this is my favorite RUclips channel. Keep up the great work Ward!
Visual illusions of manned aircraft. The airspace over Picatinny Arsenal is in Class G airspace up to 700' AGL (which means even if they were drones, which I doubt, those drones could be there up to 400' AGL without an airspace authorization from the FAA) and there's a jet feeder route into Newark Airport that goes right over Picatinny and Trump's golf course. People are seeing manned aircraft but can't accurately judge speed, altitude, and size because of the visual illusions. The madness of the crowds is being enflamed by those who have a potential conflict of interest in promoting a narrative from the security-industrial complex who would benefit from more money from Congress to buy more gear.
Seems the live stream watch parties solve the drone problem. Have a live stream watch party and the Drones go away. Take from it what you will.
Pretty big reach
Serious question • Can you define what you mean by “manned aircraft” ?
You need a tin foil hat buddy.
Our Orson Welles moment
Yesterday I read about a more concerning current event, Phone apps used to control Chinese made air-fryers are recording users' live phone conversations and accessing phones' contact info.
After listening to Ward's video today, I'm glad that beyond reading the headlines, I had spent zero time following the drones over New Jersey story. When a story sounds like it originated on 4chan, it surely did.
Great channel and probably in our top 3 out of 60 channels! We appreciate ALL of your content.
Keeping it diverse is definitely the way to keep my attention and I suspect many others. Keep on keeping on, and thanks for the great content.
DARPA HAS A MOTHERSHIP FULL OF DRONES TOO.
You cannot shoot at any person or thing unless your life is in danger.
*Ward, it's YOUR PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE on all of the topics that I appreciate.* *A hearty BRAVO ZULU from a former C-117D driver!*
Ward, keep covering Topics you feel need to be covered. Follow your gut instincts. They are spot on and you have the ability to peer behind the curtain and give us a viewpoint we may not have access to. If a topic becomes controversial, then you are focusing on important issues. Bravo Zulu Ward!
Apologies for missing it, Ward. Sometimes work has no regard for decency. Never need to apologize to me man. Thank you for the information. Take care and fly right.
Let's not call it the right limit of speculation. Let's call it the dangerous crazy conspiracy limit.
It just happens they are one and the same at the moment as “crazy conspiracy” has been embraced as a political tool since 2016…
Ward please keep doing things your way. Our kids saw so much misinformation from Tik Tok over the recent alien and UFO news. I sent our kids a link to your “immaculate constellation” video and that gave them a view of the big picture instead of sensational sound bites from Tik Tok. On a side note, you also inspired me to buy my first guitar a Gibson Les Paul Standard 60’s Honey Lemon Burst.
Nice!
Yeah, thank you Ward for your service!! On the boat and now dry feet!!
Anyone with an aviation background knew…..spying with nav lights on. 😬
Keep them coming buddy 😊
Love your videos. Very informative and I am grateful for your service. I love the content you provide, and we all can't please everyone. Please keep up the great work and I will keep watching and subscribing!
Born and raised in NJ, thank you for the shout out to the Garden State. Love your channel, keep up the good work and keeping a level head about all of this.
If some of these sightings are "red cell" penetration exercises, wouldn't the FAA been notified of the flights (without disclosing the reason or purpose). And would have NOTAMs been published for closing or restricting airspace to deconflict with civilian air traffic (safety of flight concerns?)
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Thank you. 😂😂😂
Ward, Sir, you are doing a wonderful job. Keep up the effort. We all may not agree on each issue, but we should maintain respect for each other. I believe you show great restraint and self control with intelligent content. ❤
Just checked Sal’s post and he said there was absolutely no Iranians launching drones over NJ.
You don't have to apologize for anything! Your content is always well presented and thought provoking.
Most of these videos I see claiming to be drones I am seeing the following. Aircraft position lights red and green, strobe and sometimes a landing light. Some folks are filming airliners and saying oh geez it don't look like a plane. 😩😮 Ugh
This. I've seen streamers with 5mil+ audiences saying they've never seen a plane with red and green lights. Apparently they've never seen boats either. People are just dumb.
I've been saying for days that this reaction is reminiscent of those 1950s movies-that and those Twilight Zone episodes with the paranoid neighbors.
Funny, as a sub, one of the things that drew me to your channel was the episodes regarding Gen Milley. Undermining the CIC is a crime that needs to be addressed as it directly impacts the policies laid down by the Executive Branch which the Gen under the US Constitution swore an oath to honor. It is apparent that Gen Milley had allegiances elsewhere ...not to the POTUS. He could have resigned should he have considered any Executive Order illegal. Instead he went against his CIC. The fact is that failure to maintain discipline within the ranks falls squarely on the shoulders of POTUS. He must act to prevent further insubordination within the ranks. That this insubordination was in conjunction with one of our sworn adversaries...calls for charges of treason.
Ward, I enjoyed your humorous antics at USNA and I enjoy the content of your channel! Keep up the good work!
Thanks, Lonnie! Hope all goes well.
I appreciate your observations and analyses on all topics, regardless of whether I agree.
I think you're doing a great job with this channel and i really want to read your Punk books. Ive wanted to pick up those special edition volumes that came out but missed them. I look forward to reading them soon... take care and Merry Christmas (and happy holidays)🎄
Ward and all fellow service members and vets, thank you for your service 🙏 27 years (retired 2018) US submariner. New to the channel and appreciate the perspective 👍 concur, if there is a mothership out there and we aren’t all over it in every fashion, we got problems and some folks about to be fired. Not buying that.
Thank you for keeping a factual common sense approach to information. There aren't enough voices like yours. Stay the course and just tune out the haters. People have a tendency regardless of what is presented to believe their version of the truth. Not what is necessarily true.
It's your channel, be true to yourself, we'll be here whichever way you go! Fantastic channel and content. General Milley vid was excellent, as was this vid. Thanks Ward! 🍻
Orson Welles is laughing from the grave
Another myth. Nobody reacted to War of the Worlds.They had station identification breaks like normal. They identified the material as fiction repeatedly. If anyone called the police to complain, it one drunk guy somewhere in the hills. Nobody panicked.
Ward, just keep it going. Most of us are OGs, and we love where you have taken us over the last three years.
Ward - talk about whatever you want. Your commentary is highly valuable and I appreciate ANY topic you choose to cover. Keep it up - huge respect for you sharing information and your insights.
This drone scare is 2024s version of “Killer Clowns “ at the edge of the woods. 28 media helicopters in New Jersey, which are equipped with the best cameras in the world and not one second of quality video, even though it would be ratings gold for their station. Additionally not one professional, or hobbyist photographer has captured an image. It’s all cell phone crap taken from thousands of feet away.
Secondly not one interview with an FAA official, or the country’s largest commercial drone company, which just happens to be in NEW JERSEY! why not interview them and find out how many regular commercial drones are flying over New Jersey every night? These commercial drones coupled with hobbyist drones and misidentified general aviation are what’s being seen.
A single hobby drone was flown over a small airport in NY causing the airport to shut down temporarily. This wouldn’t be a story, but the headlines and accompanying story makes it appear like a major airport was inundated with large unidentified drones.
This entire thing is media, hysteria fueled and poorly handled/ addressed by our representatives. I’ve gotta go now , they’re’s a Sasquatch sighting in my neighborhood…….
I try to listen to every episode that you broadcast. Excellent channel with solid information. I have three things today, technical, fun, and serious; in that order. #1 there have been drones for a very long time that are not able to be jammed. #2 as far as FAA rules of flight I grew up in South Dakota in the '60s '70s and '80s. I watched countless fighter planes, dog fighting, practicing, maneuvering, over our farm. Many times we were buzzed at supersonic speeds at 50 ft off the deck. One time a B-52 buzzed out farming neighborhood at approximately 200 ft. I loved it! I so much wanted to be a pilot and an aircraft mechanic, but the opportunity never came my way. One time I saw a jet dip down on the other side of the valley, disappear from view and I thought it was going to crash into the hill our farm was on but then it shot straight up over our farm at 50 ft! Only about 10 ft above the windmill. Then, when it was a quarter mile away from the farm, the sound hit with a thunderous roar, and the pigs and the cattle ran everywhere and I thought it was awesome! #3 excellent leadership skills displayed. For the past 36 years I've run three automotive repair businesses by freely sharing what I know and apologizing when I'm wrong and making up for it. I would imagine that is one of the reasons your channel is so successful.
Your channel, your rules. Love the content, hits on many different military areas, keep up the good work sir. BZ!
Here for what you produce, whatever it is. Ty for producing it. Subd to Alex. Good people and info for sure
As an FAA 107 certified drone pilot living in NJ in the heart of this hysteria I am appalled at the ignorance and belligerent stupidity coming from my fellow citizens, from elected officials, from news media and others. This may have started with a complaint from a state police or medivac helicopter complaining about a drone in the area he wanted to land. That may or may not have been true, and we know there is some antagonism between manned aircraft and drones sharing airspace. From there it blew up in social media, with ignorant people claiming that manned aircraft were drones. I've watched many dozens of these false videos. Best of all, even if there were drones flying at night, that's not illegal with the proper flight rules! After days went by, some drone pilots tired of the idiocy may have decided to fly at night just to tweak the noses of the frightened populace. Now the conspiracy theories are out of control, with the Iranians/Chinese/Aliens flying from their mothership or the military/CIA/Amazon testing top secret drones. Drones as big as a Suburban hovering over rooftops for hours! Right. Apparently somebody solved the battery problem. What's terrifying is not the mythical drones, but a populace mixing ignorance with arrogance and spewing the result over social media.
Well said! Ignorance and stupidity are spreading like wildfire. Nothing worse than people who don't have a clue running their mouths.
Count 47 as one among the ignorant & arrogant, sadly..
If those were "Manned" craft then why aren't their transponder beacons active as required by FAA regulations. All manned aircraft operating in the US have transponder beacons with strobe lights to show they are active. Transponder strobes are quite visible on aircraft flying at night.
@@michaelbenjmitchell1 Actually, flying in class D airspace below 10,000 msl does not require a transponder. That aside, I'll repeat an important lesson I learned in boot camp. They told me that if I ASSUME I make an ASS of U and ME. What are you assuming? That every report you saw was accurate and that the people making a homemade video knew how to use their phone app to identify transponding aircraft. That the people making the report could correctly identify an aircraft over them versus many miles away from them at night and also correctly identify the altitude. That the makers of the free phone app offer perfect real-time information. That the reports you saw were not made up by jokesters (I saw many of those). Those of us who actually fly drones know how how difficult it is to do at night, how close you'll keep VLOS, what 400 feet looks like, and what quadcopter maneuvers look like.
@@jimdavis1939 Are you RUSH fan by chance?
Mooch, ignore the haters.
You’re a national treasure!
Fly Navy!
Ward I first found you from your Bulwark article years ago. Keep doing exactly what you are doing. I came initially for that stuff but enjoy all I found when I got here.
I wouldn't trust John Kirby if you told me the sun rose in the east
Why?
"I posted it on Bluesky" is as political as it gets.
Bluesky 🤢
He likely posted it to see what the typical response would be of consumers of that particular service.
Always excellent and reliable!
1942, The battle of Los Angeles. History repeats
Ward, don't for one second feel like you have to defend or explain yourself to the armchair quarterbacks, every bit of content I've watched/listened too from you has been clearly well researched. well thought out and excellently presented. thank you for all the time and effort that you obviously put into your productions
Yes, Iran’s blue water Navy is to be feared🤣😂
I come here for your knowledgeable perspective, not for confirmation of biases. 🤔🤪
your last 2 interviews i have watched have been so good!
Ward, I thought that your episode on General Milley was one of your best yet. Keep up the good work.
Enjoy your insight. Enjoyed your efforts on V-22 project when attached to TX-55 at Navy Dallas.
Semper Fi.
Ward, Keep doing what you are doing. I love the depth AND breadth of your channel.
I love the variety within the focus of military service and world awareness. the movies are just a plus
we live in a south park episode
You don't need to make any apologies, Ward. A tremendously versatile and many-talented guy such as you would suffocate in the straitjacket some folks seemingly want to strap you into. and so would I. Let your interests and your taste be your guide. To me, you're pitch-perfect. Keep on keepin' on!
One Moochie vote the Midshipman Football Team!
Love that photo on your page!
Is that the 40' Woman? 🤣
Alex Hollings (Sandboxx) is great - he covers all areas military and he does it well.
YOU dont have to apologize or change anything, THIS IS YOUR CHANNEL THAT being said, it's very gracious of You to do so, ( apologize) but, again, why change anything??! Its up to THOSE WHO , Let's say, " complain", its up to THEM to either RE think, expand their minds, or whatever! Your channel is like others, YOUR opinion, YOUR views, YOUR guests, YOUR ideas, YOUR......well.... ( You get rhe picture.) Report on Brother!
Seems like your content is relevant and comprehensive. No need to change anything in my opinion
Thank you Mooch, excellent perspective and voice of reason.
What about the SIZE of these drones? SUV sized drones are NOT being flown by hobbyists. What about their loiter times? Their power source cant be lithium batteries.
When reviewed by aviation experts most were easily shown to be general aviation aircraft’s lol.
@@ssss224455ok wadr, most aint all. Saying that in a way that sounds true doesn't make it so. Listen to all the accts. Some will fit that description some want.
The drones currently being used in the agriculture industry to spray fields etc are rapidly developing and getting bigger every year.
@@ssss224455that is BS! I live in Mercer County NJ, and I see these things and you know what I do when I see them? I verify it with a flight tracker app and a star map app. Guess what, sometimes when I do there is nothing on radar that says there is a plane, helicopter, star or planet in the area I'm looking at. To say what you did is just ignorant. Anyone with a cell phone and Internet connection can verify what they are seeing. Not only that our own state and federal assemblymen, senators, mayors, and legislation are seeing the same thing.
@@ccrider8483this is true. I just participated in the Great Lakes Expo, and those ag drones that were on display are impressive!
Been listening a long time and your content has educated me I'm many topics. Thank you for your service and look forward to seeing you hit 1 million subscribers!🎉🎉
Please do not change anything. Like your channel the way it is. Keep up the good work. Thanks
I liked the Milley episode! It was very informative.
If someone had a negative opinion of the Milley episode it was because they heard something they didn’t want to hear.
Drones forced Orange County Airport (NY) to close down a couple nights, ago. That is not acceptable, whomever is behind it.
It is really funny that these "attacking" drones are using FAA approved navigation and anti collision lights.
About using GPS to track the drones. GPS receivers do not send data to the satellites, in that sense they're no trackable that way.
About the Wagner engagement. Casmo, another youtuber and Kiowa/Apache pilot, commented on Mover's podcast that he had access to the Apache footage of that operation and it was nuts.
thnx so much
When Fraver was in the air that day, the helm asked the him if he was armed or not. "live missiles"
I think people complaining about videos on topics they don’t want to see really need to develop the important skill of ignoring things they aren’t interested in.
Ward, other details for your map - Fort Dix, McGuire AFB, Earle Naval Weapons Depot, and Lakehurst Naval Air Station, are all located in central NJ.
Been waiting for this!
I appreciate your work here.
Happy holidays mooch 👋 👋
Van Drew is not playing with a full deck, as we used to say.
He thinks we should start to targeting these with $400k to more than $1M missile system?
The Posse Comitatus Act doesn’t apply to National Guard soldiers called to active service under USC Title 32, as opposed to active duty service under USC Title 10. There’s a long history of National Guard airman/soldiers being utilized to address threats against the homeland by enforcing state/federal laws.