April Days of Action Against Drones in Fort Bragg

A demonstration Saturday at Fort Bragg drew extensive media attention to the increasingly widespread use of domestic military site as bases in the international Drone War.

Sophisticated drone model suspended in midair at the entrance to the
 base makes explicit the increasing dedication of American military
 infrastructure to drone warfare.

Signs broadcast stark messages to passersby:
"DRONES=DEATH WITHOUT TRIAL"

The protest, which was organized by the Quaker House of Fayetteville, was covered in the fayobserver. It was one of many demonstrations across the country last weekend to kick off the April Days of Action Against Drones.

April Days Drones Protest at Ft. Bragg North Carolina

The Quaker House of Fayetteville is protesting outside Ft. Bragg this Saturday, 4/6 at 11 AM. This protest highlights the fact that over 100 sites across the continental U.S. have been proposed by the Department of Defense as future drone staging areas.

Line Up Against Drones

A PEACEFUL VIGIL TO CALL FOR A BAN ON MILITARIZED DRONES

Drone attacks are illegal, immoral, breed hostility and acts of revenge

Where: Line up on the sidewalk at the entrance to Fort Bragg on Yadkin Rd.

When: 11:00 AM-Noon on Saturday April 6

Sponsored by Quaker house

Information: 910-323-3912

North Carolina: First in Flight? Or First in Drones?

According to the Department of Defense Report to Congress on Future Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training, Operations, and Sustainability (April 2012), North Carolina has four locations that have been designated as potential basing locations for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) [i.e. drones] (p. 8 ff.).

The table below gives information on the types of drones that are proposed for basing at each location.

BASE	Predator/Reaper type	Shadow/Raven type	Other
Fort Bragg	MQ-1B, MQ-1C, MQ-9A	RQ-11B, RQ-7B	Wasp, Puma, Viking
MCB Camp Lejune		RQ-11B, RQ--21B	Wasp
MCALF Bogue		RQ-21A, RQ-7B
MCAS Cherry Point		RQ-21A, RQ-7B

NOTE: The report states, "Active FAA COAs allow the transit of VMU-2 aircraft through uncontrolled airspace from the MCAS Cherry Point class "D" surface area to the Restricted Area R5306CID, and from the NAS Fallon class "D" surface area to the surrounding restricted areas. A ground based sense and avoid (GBSAA) solution is currently being evaluated by the FAA to support the 6 nm transit at Cherry Point. However, a network of 14 ground-based observers is still required to comply with the COA while the evaluation is ongoing." (p. 23/4)

Will we see drones flying in the skies of North Carolina soon?