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    CIA‏Verified account @CIA 9 Oct 2014

    How did #Skyhook work? Plane drops gear, and officer uses a helium balloon to lift 500-foot cable into the air.pic.twitter.com/Bmi3i2CE5h

    1:42 PM - 9 Oct 2014
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      2.  🔥 🚒 Dann  ⚡ 🚘‏ @dannfpe 9 Oct 2014
        Replying to @CIA

        @CIA @Crow_T_Robot My dad was involved with that...

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      3. Curt Godwin‏ @Crow_T_Robot 9 Oct 2014
        Replying to @dannfpe

        @dannfpe Now the @CIA will come after you for breaching secrets. ;-)

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      4.  🔥 🚒 Dann  ⚡ 🚘‏ @dannfpe 9 Oct 2014
        Replying to @Crow_T_Robot

        @Crow_T_Robot @CIA something like that

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      1. Chris F‏ @tubby34 9 Oct 2014
        Replying to @CIA

        We all saw "Dark Knight" “@CIA: How did #Skyhook work? Plane drops gear, and (deleted) 500-foot cable into the air. pic.twitter.com/8ZTLCRQsKN”

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      1. Tom‏ @tom_peters1 9 Oct 2014
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        @CIA piss off

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      2. Geoff‏ @_TheGeoff 9 Oct 2014
        Replying to @CIA

        @CIA @Mark_Kawada Can't find link, but work was done on a fixed-wing winch based on lariat chain, plane circles, rope static at ground level

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      3. my kawada‏ @Mark_Kawada 9 Oct 2014
        Replying to @_TheGeoff

        @_TheGeoff @CIA how cool.

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      4. Geoff‏ @_TheGeoff 9 Oct 2014
        Replying to @Mark_Kawada

        @Mark_Kawada @CIA Yup, nice thing is you can demonstrate it with a short bit of heavy string or light rope. Great for long range rescues.

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      1. crazy‏ @Lilawhite909 23 Oct 2014
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        @CIA skyhook worked great for kareem.

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      1. JOSH‏ @ARZphxJosh 21 Oct 2014
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        @CIA you make it look complicated with all That detail

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      1. Favstar.fm 250★'s‏ @Favstar250 11 Oct 2014
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        @CIA Congrats on your 250★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/520313329479606272 …

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      1. ethan‏ @MUNANCHOV3 10 Oct 2014
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        @CIA 'Fulton surface to air recovery... I'm familiar with the theory.'

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      1. Greg Clark‏ @Greg_J_Clark 9 Oct 2014
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        @CIA I suggest people to watch 'The green berets' John Wayne..if they want to see one used. Real or not looks like fun.

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      1. Maria Orfan‏ @MariaOrfan 9 Oct 2014
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        @CIA Did they get to rehearse?

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      1. Connor Hough‏ @CSHoof 9 Oct 2014
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        @CIA Fulton surface to air recovery... I'm familiar with the theory.

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      1. +BUMBL B+‏ @basedyuriy 9 Oct 2014
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        @CIA @zombiezane28 BRODY FIRST THE 3RD METAL GEAR FAN AND NOW REAL LIFE FULTONS

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      1. Tej Singh‏ @TSing99 9 Oct 2014
        Replying to @CIA

        @CIA See, I'd rather risk my life doing this than attending Scinto's class during "Points-week"

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      1. PB‏ @Dinamico_7 9 Oct 2014
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        While we at it, how did the '73 coup in Chile work? RT @CIA: How did #Skyhook work? Plane drops gear, officer uses a helium balloon to li...

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