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https://www.nationalpriorities.org/blog/2020/08/27/small-towns-dont-need-military-helicopters/ https://www.nationalpriorities.org/blog/2020/08/27/small-tow... > Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, with under 7,000 residents, received 10 helicopters, a mine-resistant armored vehicle, two Humvees, and other equipment worth over $6.5 million. Officials claim these transfers help with “counterterrorism” operations, but it seems unlikely that Winthrop Harbor has a terrorism problem that requires 10 helicopters to address.