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The U.S. Air Force has responded to the 1.3 million people who have signed on to raid Area 51 in search of aliens as part of an internet joke that has gone viral. The fake plan to raid Area 51 started with a Facebook event and has inspired thousands of alien-related memes.
“Any attempt to illegally access the area is highly discouraged,” an Air Force spokesperson told NPR in a Monday statement, along with several other media outlets including USA Today and The New York Times. The Air Force did not respond to a request for comment by TIME at the time of publication.
"[Area 51] is an open training range for the U.S. Air Force, and we would discourage anyone from trying to come into the area where we train American armed forces," a spokeswoman told The Washington Post. "The U.S. Air Force always stands ready to protect America and its assets."
The Facebook event “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All Of Us,” was started as an internet joke to raid Area 51 on September 20 in search of aliens.
“If we naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets. Lets see them aliens,” the event description reads. 1.3 million people have signed on to attend so far, and the internet memes have taken over social feeds around the world.
originally posted by: dfnj2015
a reply to: Frocharocha
Great, now the American people are the enemy of the US military. Great. This is not going to end well for the people!!
originally posted by: dfnj2015
a reply to: Frocharocha
Great, now the American people are the enemy of the US military. Great. This is not going to end well for the people!!
originally posted by: caterpillage
originally posted by: dfnj2015
a reply to: Frocharocha
Great, now the American people are the enemy of the US military. Great. This is not going to end well for the people!!
I guess it does answer that age old question, " Would the US military fire on US citizens?"
Yup.
originally posted by: DAVID64
The term " fish in a barrel " comes to mind.
Some guy : hey, let's invade a top secret, highly protected military facility where the use of deadly force is authorized to stop intruders.
The internet : Cool !
Morons.
originally posted by: caterpillage
originally posted by: dfnj2015
a reply to: Frocharocha
Great, now the American people are the enemy of the US military. Great. This is not going to end well for the people!!
I guess it does answer that age old question, " Would the US military fire on US citizens?"
Yup.