Drone Lands In ND In Preparation For Border Patrol

A long-endurance, high-altitude Predator B drone like this one started patrolling the southwestern border of the United States, under the direction of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials, in 2005. (Photo from ZDNet)

From Breitbart/AP:

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - After two failed tries, an unmanned aircraft expected to be the first to patrol the northern U.S. border completed a flight from Arizona to North Dakota.

U.S Customs and Border Protection officials said the Predator B drone touched down Saturday at the Grand Forks Air Force Base after a six-hour flight from Libby Army Airfield in Sierra Vista, Ariz.

"The aviators all brag about the perfect landing," said Michael Corcoran, deputy director for air operations at U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine office in Grand Forks. "I guess we'll brag about this one, as well," he said.

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