UPDATE: About the circling military jets

Sue H October 15, 2022 (12:53 pm)

Whatever the reason, maybe someone should have rethought that with the air quality in the 150s.

Amy Daly-Donovan October 15, 2022 (12:56 pm)

that last one was ridiculously loud & scary!!

drdcla October 15, 2022 (1:00 pm)

Just what we need more pollution in our air right now!

Gatewood resident October 15, 2022 (1:01 pm)

Confirmed, one just came right over the house on the way to sodo

Jay October 15, 2022 (1:01 pm)

What an absolute waste of my tax money.

Sharon J October 15, 2022 (7:36 pm)

What a waste of money and fuel and time.Just to fly over a baseball game. Makes me so angry and I’m not alone. A whole lot of other people have said the same thing
- West Seattle 4 ever October 15, 2022 (9:45 pm)
  
  Lol calm down the policy is that those flyovers are normally part of a concurrent training that the aviators/crews were going to perform anyway, so the effective answer is you were going to pay for them to be in flight anyway Pilots and crews have mandatory sorties/flight hours they have to perform periodically to maintain currency and proficiency.
  - Liz October 19, 2022 (3:21 pm)
    
    Exactly, people please calm down. You know if it was one of there kids games or events they’d be all for it. Hahaha
- Mari Deen Anderson October 17, 2022 (1:15 pm)
  
  Sharon J THANK YOU! My family came to Whidbey Island in 1911. Along with many other residents some of their land was seized for NAS Whidbey in 1942 that is now used for Navy recreation. My parents purchased land in 1942 that is now the location of the menace of Growlers. The prop planes were tolerable but the Growlers emitting 110 decibels is a health threat. They fly just above the trees over our homes. Toxic air pollution is clearly visible. They often fly in formation 3 & 4 Growlers wing tip to wing tip like wanna be Blue Angels. Water where Orcas and other marine life have a habitat is contaminated with jet fuel and PFOS washing down from the runways into Dugualla Bay. NAS Whidbey should be placed on the BRAC list again!
  - Ed Coleman October 18, 2022 (7:06 pm)
    
    As a long time resident of Whidbey island I agree.
Admiral October 16, 2022 (6:27 pm)

Agree to disagree. LOVE the flyovers – I was at the game yesterday and it was awesome to see. You’d think when it’s been 21 years since we’ve had a home playoff game people would be a little more understanding.
- Gay October 16, 2022 (7:26 pm)
  
  No. It’s a very tired form of entertainment for right wingers and neo-cons. It’s obnoxious especially on days when some find it hard to breath. It’s also a reminder of this: WAR IS NOT THE ANSWER.If it was, there would be peace. The proof is the pudding. These machines don’t work.
  - SpencerGT October 17, 2022 (1:43 am)
    
    What does it have to do with air quality?
    - Madame W October 17, 2022 (6:34 pm)
      
      Jets spew particulates. New on this planet?

Sam October 15, 2022 (1:01 pm)

Am I the only one angrily shaking my fist at the sky when any military (read: extra loud) aircraft flies overhead?

Rhonda October 15, 2022 (2:22 pm)

I salute them. I would never shake my fist at those brave men and women who keep us safe and free.
- Gay October 15, 2022 (4:14 pm)
  
  Free?
  - J. Floyd October 15, 2022 (8:16 pm)
    
    Free as in your not speaking a foreign language under a dictatorship.
    - Baffled October 16, 2022 (6:22 am)
      
      Oh puh-leeze….
    - Gay October 16, 2022 (11:06 am)
      
      Foreign languages are wonderful and learning them can be beneficial. The US spent four years living under a dictatorship with a president who had little comprehension of the English language, so I get what you’re saying.
- Doobie October 15, 2022 (7:31 pm)
  
  God bless you for saying that. Im a vet and it blows myind the way some people respond to our flag and our military. Its a sin.
  - Pegleg October 15, 2022 (8:24 pm)
    
    It seems today many think we should throw out the Constitution and just trust them to do what they want. Much is the same as China, Russia and Cuba are doing, and if we just let them lead us it would work. Because they are so smart. I am afraid they are delusional and reality is not something for them to trust. Their Ideas and heart set is the only reality! Truth should be rejected, dumbing down has promoted this! As in Macbeth, fair is foul and foul is fair!
  - Reed October 15, 2022 (8:24 pm)
    
    I’m also a veteran and the waste in our military is astounding.
  - M October 15, 2022 (9:27 pm)
    
    Doobie, Thank you for your service. I love watching military jets when they fly over for training.
    - Emma October 16, 2022 (5:44 am)
      
      Me too ! I think some folks are just too fragile and sensitive
  - Sam October 16, 2022 (10:52 am)
    
    One can be both glad of our military as well as scrutinizing of its actions. Incredibly frustrating to see the blind worship of our military and flag. If you put something up on a pedestal, how can you ever hope to inspect it to make it better?
- Scott Hubachek October 15, 2022 (8:14 pm)
  
  💯💯💯💯💯
Adam October 15, 2022 (3:10 pm)

Yes
Andy October 16, 2022 (11:45 am)

Sam, I think you should be thankful it wasn’t the Chinese military that had you so upset.
- Rhonda October 16, 2022 (1:33 pm)
  
  Thank you, Andy. Best comment on here.
  - Olive October 16, 2022 (4:52 pm)
    
    Actually Rhonda, it’s a daily talking point on foxnews.
Mari Deen Anderson October 17, 2022 (1:30 pm)

Sam, NO you are not the only one you have plenty of company over this environmental threat and waste of our tax dollars. There have been lawsuits filed for years. We have lost our quality of life and suffer health threats daily. THANK YOU

SpencerGT October 15, 2022 (1:07 pm)

Rumor has it that they are there to shoot down any more Alvarez fly balls.

Brooke October 15, 2022 (6:21 pm)

😂😂😂

Spooled October 15, 2022 (1:14 pm)

Thanks for the heads up that they were loitering! I was able to catch both their passes over my area. Maybe more airshow on Sunday?

Steven October 15, 2022 (1:34 pm)

Ridiculous disrespect for the unhealthy air we’re all breathing AND high fuel costs. Let the M’s pick up the tab please!

Midi October 15, 2022 (1:47 pm)

Thank you for the consistent and quick reporting! My niece just moved to the area and was really excited by the flyovers, and I said, “I bet the WSB knows why they’re here” and was not disappointed

Mike October 15, 2022 (2:42 pm)

Always lovely to see our tax dollars at work…

SpencerGT October 15, 2022 (3:12 pm)

Are they funded with tax dollars? I thought the team paid for them.
- SpencerGT October 15, 2022 (3:49 pm)
  
  I guess I could look it up.
Derp October 15, 2022 (3:30 pm)

Paid for by Major League Baseball, you grumpy old man
- Robert Rains October 15, 2022 (8:02 pm)
  
  Exactly! By all means lets let corporate America pay for some of the “REQUIRED” flight time and training
  - ERFJr October 16, 2022 (4:25 pm)
    
    Sigh. It’s Corporate America’s tax dollars that fund such training. Whether CA is contributing their fair share is a question for another thread!Let’s face the truth: America has enemies and we need a military to keep them from changing their their threats into actions. Do not be a Pollyanna about this: Russia would (try to) take over Europe if they could (although their summer outing in Ukraine has not worked out as well as trump’s handler hoped). China would take over Taiwan in a heartbeat if they thought they could get away with it–during a contested Presidential election with insurrection, for example, and that would be their starting point. Only America’s ability to respond to such actions keeps those opponents in line, mostly. Unfortunately, even after thousands of years of human “civilization”, there are nations and leaders ready to use war to achieve their goals.Yes, there is wastage in the military and bad behavior in the military’s suppliers ($500 toilet sets, anybody?). Yes, flyovers for a baseball playoff game seems wasteful but those hours help keep pilots’ skills sharp and they are required. Yes, we could do a lot of good domestically and internationally if we defunded the military, redirected those dollars, and found other jobs for today’s soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines. Now reread the previous paragraph.Wailing isn’t going to do any good. Express your opinion at the ballot box!
The King October 15, 2022 (4:12 pm)

They have required training regardless, why not do it over a stadium. Better than send a hundred billion dollars to a foreign country that most here couldn’t point out on a map before it all started.
- uncle loco October 15, 2022 (8:30 pm)
  
  The King speaks the truth!

Ookla the Mok October 15, 2022 (4:01 pm)

Wow, I guess with the bridge reopened, the WSB frequent commenters (ie, complainers) are in search of new ridiculous things to whine about.

Odd son October 15, 2022 (4:50 pm)

I love this! Wish it happened more often.

C Lewellen October 15, 2022 (4:50 pm)

It is just a blip on my radar as they fly near my house on Whidbey almost every day, and often into the kate night.

Airman Lewis October 15, 2022 (5:30 pm)

Okay first of all yall are disrespectful. And second the MLB paid for the birds to fly overhead today. And 3rd try living in a country without military. See how far that gets you 🤣

JC October 15, 2022 (8:30 pm)

Well said!!!
Reed October 16, 2022 (5:55 am)

Lighten up and toughen up dude. I don’t take any offense to people criticizing how the DoD spends money because there is a lot of validity in that. I’ve seen it first hand as a marine corp officer and as a contractor.
- CarDriver October 16, 2022 (1:53 pm)
  
  Reed. Can’t deny DoD doesn’t spend all our money wisely. But gotta ask if you’re certain that contractor you worked for spent money wisely and could prove it.
AMD October 16, 2022 (11:35 am)

Countries with far less military are fighting fewer or no wars, have fewer terrorist threats within their borders, and have money to spend on silly things like universal healthcare, paid parental leave, and tuition-free college. Yes, I would absolutely LOVE to have the improved quality of life enjoyed by those whose military doesn’t eat up 1/3 of their GDP.
- Kristin October 16, 2022 (1:43 pm)
  
  lol. It’s because we hold a military presence [ie direct and extended deterrence] in those countries; America IS the defending force in Europe. Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Poland [just to name a few] finally [after much debate] increased their military spending just this year. I can’t speak to threats, but Europe has more completed terrorist attacks compared to the US [they have several a year, Germany alone has 3x’s the amount in a given year]. Maybe this is because we spend the money on tech and intelligence to actually prevent them. Instead of questioning our values, maybe you should be questioning the Europeans. Why are they not paying us enough to defend their land, so that we may also have these quality of life things? My European [British and German] friends agree that this is only fair.
  - Olive October 16, 2022 (7:15 pm)
    
    Kristin. Your tech and intelligence did nothing on January 6th or 9/11, and the list goes on and on. Can you count the number of children we’ve killed overseas with our ”high-tech” drones? Try. Ask the Pentagon and the USAF….they will tell you!

WS Resident October 15, 2022 (6:14 pm)

Hahahahaha. West Seattle whiners complain about everything.

NAB October 15, 2022 (8:58 pm)

That fly over is one thing I don’t begrudge. It reminded me of the amazing country in which we live. I am thankful for our service men and women and we what they do. If you want to begrudge something, why not interest rates, inflation, crime, garbage in the streets and neighborhoods. 👏If you feel the need to respond, you needn’t bother. I won’t be back to read them.

Gay October 17, 2022 (8:26 am)

How can any of us respong when you left us no room by attaching this oversized flag, which BTW, we understand…you’re American!

Hammer in Hand October 15, 2022 (9:04 pm)

Just a simply thanks for your service, I will sleep just a little easier knowing they are loud and proud and ready to respond at a moments notice. I too saluted them and said “thank you” as they flew over!!

Bread October 15, 2022 (11:19 pm)

I live on Gatewood hill, sounded like they were buzzing the roof tops. At first I was concerned it was a plane that was about to crash as it sounded so low and close to the roof. Glad it was all good. Grateful we do not have to worry about being under military fire from anyplace. Happy to know the pilots are up on their training to keep us safe. Thanks to those who have or do serve.

John Smith October 16, 2022 (1:09 am)

It would be astoniishing to me how many US citizens hate our country had I not read this quote from a 1961 Ronald Reagan speech: “Freedom is never more than one generation from extinction.” After all, our Constitution is “merely” words.

David Galvin October 16, 2022 (7:39 am)

I live in North Carolina now and miss Seattle terribly. Having a Growler go over my head now and then is NOT a big deal. For the record I am a former pilot (Boeing 727 and 737) so any aircraft sparks my interest and I’ll always look up. It surprises me when people get bent out of shape when a military aircraft goes overhead and I wonder what they would do if they were MiGs. Be thankful they are ours. I am as liberal as any but I keep up on the world situation as a matter of survival. I have lived and worked in the middle east and I hold no rosy attitudes about them. In short, it is a small thing to hear the thunder of jet fighters overhead and those who get the knickers in a twist over it should think about the alternative.

Gay October 16, 2022 (10:49 am)

We have thought about it. I can assure you. Still, one can still be critical of yesterday’s amateur hour.
AMD October 16, 2022 (11:39 am)

If you saw (felt) what the air quality was like in Seattle yesterday, I think that might offer a different perspective on them. These flybys weren’t preserving freedom, they were an unnecessary spectacle that contributed unnecessary pollution to an atmosphere so choked with the consequences of climate change they weren’t visible from most of the areas that could hear them.
- Rhonda October 16, 2022 (1:36 pm)
  
  I’ll take Navy jet pollution over your carbon footprint, ANY day.
- CarDriver October 16, 2022 (1:49 pm)
  
  AMD. Hopefully you called Boeing Field and SeaTac to complain about the noise and pollution from the planes flying in and out.
  - Gay October 16, 2022 (4:04 pm)
    
    The calls and letters have already been made and sent to our commercial airports. Years ago. And they listened to residents. Comparing what went on yesterday to passenger planes is laughable.
    - CarDriver October 16, 2022 (6:50 pm)
      
      Gay. Why is it laughable?? I hadn’t heard of ANY flight reductions coming in/out of the airports. And commercial planes do make noise and pollute.

amr October 16, 2022 (8:25 am)

I’m confused though, we’ve been hearing loud jets late last night as well (around 11pm) and this morning (10/16). Does anyone have any insight to this since I don’t think it’s from the Mariners. Thanks from a south Delridge resident.

WSRes October 16, 2022 (9:52 am)

I love it. The sounds of Freedom! USMC vet.

Gay October 16, 2022 (10:37 am)

A precision air force would not have made this costly error. And please, it was annoying to say the least.

Sylvia October 16, 2022 (2:44 pm)

I was at the Mariner game yesterday and was asked to be one of the people to hold the flag during the national anthem. I was there and it was huge honor. When those jets flew over head (we didn’t know about that) it was AMAZING! I started crying I felt so proud and overwhelmed with emotion. The pilots all came out later during the game and got a standing ovation. FYI- I also love the Blue Angels and have so much respect for our military. It takes special human beings to take on that role to protect our country and I appreciate all they they do.