[R-G] Unmanned aircraft to patrol Michigan-Ontario border

[Anthony Fenton]

photo of drone: http://www.richard-seaman.com/Aircraft/AirShows/Nellis2006/Highlights/Predator2006.jpg

April 2, 2009
Unmanned aircraft to patrol Michigan-Ontario border
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Military personnel adjust the placement of the US Air Force MQ-1  
Predator aircraft at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County,  
Calif., June 25, 2008. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Damian Dovarganes

DETROIT - U.S. authorities plan to use an unmanned aircraft to patrol  
the border between Michigan and Ontario.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Juan Munoz-Torres tells  
the Detroit Free Press that the Predator aircraft likely would be  
based in the Alpena, Mich., area.

A date hasn't been set for patrols to start.

Customs and Border Protection has other unmanned aircraft, including  
one that patrols the northern U.S. border from North Dakota.

The Predator has been used along the southern border with Mexico since  
2005.

Known by many as a drone, the Predator has been used by U.S. forces in  
military operations overseas.