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BREITBART.COM - Global Hawk to Fly 1st Mission Over U.S.
by Rattle at 12:17 am EST, Nov 20, 2006

But the Air Force's Global Hawk has never flown a mission over the United States.
That is set to change Monday, when the first Global Hawk is scheduled to land at Beale Air Force Base in northern California.
"This landmark flight has historic implications since it's the first time a Global Hawk has not only flown from Beale, but anywhere in the United States on an official Air Combat Command mission," base spokesman Capt. Michael Andrews said in a statement.
Beale is to have seven Global Hawks by 2009. It is currently the only U.S. base with the drones. Eventually the Air Force's fleet will include 54 of the Global Hawks, but most will be based overseas.

What do we need surveillance drones in Northern California for?

RE: BREITBART.COM - Global Hawk to Fly 1st Mission Over U.S.
by schwarb at 1:45 am EST, Nov 20, 2006

Rattle wrote:
What do we need surveillance drones in Northern California for?

To keep an eye on the Governator.

In all seriousness though, Beale is less than an hours drive from my house. This is pretty disturbing,

RE: BREITBART.COM - Global Hawk to Fly 1st Mission Over U.S.
by Rattle at 2:38 am EST, Nov 20, 2006

To keep an eye on the Governator.

The article says this is the Air Force, not the National Guard. They don't answer to Arnold. At least he can't put them to use for something..

In all seriousness though, Beale is less than an hours drive from my house. This is pretty disturbing,

The best guess is that this is to go searching for pot fields in Humbolt or something. That's disturbing. US Military resources like this should not be used domestically unless there is some state of emergency.