{"id":21075,"date":"2019-09-23T02:38:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T02:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/23\/dod-apologizes-for-tweet-suggesting-millennials-would-be-bombed-if-they-stormed-area-51\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:33:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:33:36","slug":"dod-apologizes-for-tweet-suggesting-millennials-would-be-bombed-if-they-stormed-area-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/09\/23\/dod-apologizes-for-tweet-suggesting-millennials-would-be-bombed-if-they-stormed-area-51\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD apologizes for tweet suggesting millennials would be bombed if they stormed Area 51"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department was forced to issue an apology Saturday after a tweet was sent out the day before suggesting the military would not hesitate to bomb millenials attempting to raid Area 51.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The offending tweet, accompanied by a photo of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, was posted Friday by the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS), a Defense Media Activity organization, in response to the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/07\/17\/storming-area-51-internet-meme-or-an-actual-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Storm Area 51<\/a>\u201d event, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/09\/20\/about-75-people-gather-at-area-51-gate-2-people-detained\/\" target=\"_blank\">which was held the day after<\/a> the tweet was posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"978\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dvids-tweet.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dvids-tweet.jpg.jpg 750w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dvids-tweet.jpg.jpg?resize=230,300 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot of the now-deleted tweet from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. 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David Goldfein said a few days prior to the event. \u201cPeople deserve to have our nation\u2019s secrets protected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/09\/22\/area-51-festival-wraps-up-in-nevada-earthlings-head-home\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19264131061061.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018Storm Area 51\u2019 festival wraps up in Nevada; Earthlings head home<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The festivals are over and Earthlings from around the globe headed home Sunday after a weekend camping and partying in the dusty Nevada desert and trekking to remote gates of Area 51, a formerly top-secret U.S. military base long the focus of UFO and space alien lore.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acting Air Force Secretary Matt Donovan added that the service was coordinating its efforts with local law enforcement. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of media attention, so they\u2019re expecting some folks to show up there. 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