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Predator Drone Patrols US Mexico Border

9 images Created 7 May 2012

Unmanned aerial vehicles, also called UAVs or Drones, became famous for their lethal robotic airstrikes against terrorists in Pakistan, Yemen, Afghanistan and other third world trouble spots. But drones, specifically the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, popularly called the Predator, are being used for aerial surveillance along the US Mexico border. These photos were made when US Customs and Border Protection rolled the Predators out for the first time.

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  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 - SIERRA VISTA, AZ: Contract workers at Ft. Huachuca, a US Army base in Sierra Vista, service  a Predator, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, used by the Border Patrol for surveillance along the Arizona stretch of the US/Mexico border. The aircraft are flown along the US Mexico border by US Border Patrol agents based in Texas and Arizona.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency flies thePredator drones at an altitude of 15,000 feet for policing immigration, drug smugglers and terrorists along the U.S.-Mexico border.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PredatorDroneRollout004.jpg
  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 - SIERRA VISTA, AZ: Contract workers at Ft. Huachuca, a US Army base in Sierra Vista, service  a Predator, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, used by the Border Patrol for surveillance along the Arizona stretch of the US/Mexico border. The aircraft are flown along the US Mexico border by US Border Patrol agents based in Texas and Arizona.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency flies thePredator drones at an altitude of 15,000 feet for policing immigration, drug smugglers and terrorists along the U.S.-Mexico border.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PredatorDroneRollout006.jpg
  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 - SIERRA VISTA, AZ: The camera array in the nose of a Predator drone. The Predator is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle used by the Border Patrol for surveillance along the Arizona stretch of the US/Mexico border. The aircraft are flown along the US Mexico border by US Border Patrol agents based in Texas and Arizona.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency flies thePredator drones at an altitude of 15,000 feet for policing immigration, drug smugglers and terrorists along the U.S.-Mexico border.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PredatorDroneRollout008.jpg
  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 - SIERRA VISTA, AZ: Contract workers at Ft. Huachuca, a US Army base in Sierra Vista, service  a Predator, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, used by the Border Patrol for surveillance along the Arizona stretch of the US/Mexico border. The aircraft are flown along the US Mexico border by US Border Patrol agents based in Texas and Arizona.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency flies thePredator drones at an altitude of 15,000 feet for policing immigration, drug smugglers and terrorists along the U.S.-Mexico border.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PredatorDroneRollout009.jpg
  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 - SIERRA VISTA, AZ: A contract worker tows a US Customs and Border Protection Predator to the flight line at Ft. Huachuca, in Sierra Vista, AZ. The Predator is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle used by the Border Patrol for surveillance along the Arizona stretch of the US/Mexico border. The aircraft are flown along the US Mexico border by US Border Patrol agents based in Texas and Arizona.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency flies thePredator drones at an altitude of 15,000 feet for policing immigration, drug smugglers and terrorists along the U.S.-Mexico border.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PredatorDroneRollout012.jpg
  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 - SIERRA VISTA, AZ: A Predator drone in flight over southern Arizona. The Predator is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle used by the Border Patrol for surveillance along the Arizona stretch of the US/Mexico border. The aircraft are flown along the US Mexico border by US Border Patrol agents based in Texas and Arizona.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency flies thePredator drones at an altitude of 15,000 feet for policing immigration, drug smugglers and terrorists along the U.S.-Mexico border.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PredatorDroneRollout015.jpg
  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 - SIERRA VISTA, AZ: A Predator drone in flight over southern Arizona. The Predator is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle used by the Border Patrol for surveillance along the Arizona stretch of the US/Mexico border. The aircraft are flown along the US Mexico border by US Border Patrol agents based in Texas and Arizona.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency flies thePredator drones at an altitude of 15,000 feet for policing immigration, drug smugglers and terrorists along the U.S.-Mexico border.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PredatorDroneRollout017.jpg
  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 - SIERRA VISTA, AZ: A Predator drone in flight over southern Arizona. The Predator is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle used by the Border Patrol for surveillance along the Arizona stretch of the US/Mexico border. The aircraft are flown along the US Mexico border by US Border Patrol agents based in Texas and Arizona.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency flies thePredator drones at an altitude of 15,000 feet for policing immigration, drug smugglers and terrorists along the U.S.-Mexico border.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PredatorDroneRollout019.jpg
  • 29 SEPTEMBER 2005 - SIERRA VISTA, AZ: A Predator drone in flight over southern Arizona. The Predator is an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle used by the Border Patrol for surveillance along the Arizona stretch of the US/Mexico border. The aircraft are flown along the US Mexico border by US Border Patrol agents based in Texas and Arizona.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency flies thePredator drones at an altitude of 15,000 feet for policing immigration, drug smugglers and terrorists along the U.S.-Mexico border.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    PredatorDroneRollout021.jpg
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