Navy Enlists Public To See Something, Say Something If Drones Are Spotted Near BasesBy Joe Wright After kick starting a global drone arms race, the proliferation of drones in the United States all the way down to the hobby level is becoming a severe nuisance for the government. This has led to a range of proposed local legislation aiming to require owners to buy insurance, get license plates, and be subjected to GPS tracking in some cases. As it stands at the federal level, the FAA has in fact imposed mandatory drone registration, with the following guidelines stated on their website: Anyone who owns a small unmanned aircraft that weighs more than 0.55 lbs. (250g) and less than 55 lbs. (25kg) must register with the Federal Aviation Administrations UAS registry before they fly outdoors. People who do not register could face civil and criminal penalties. The owner must be: (Source) The civil and criminal penalties referred to above could be up to 3 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. If that doesnt seem like enough of an overreach, civil liberties advocates were outraged to learn that the registration information including very specific personal identifiers would be available online. Regardless, full tracking appears not to have gone into effect, based upon recent events at a naval base. The current concern is centered over Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, located in Washington state, where military personnel have identified several unauthorized small drone flights in recent months. The first of these that was acknowledged publicly appears to have occurred in February, when Military.com reported that a drone was spotted near the base at night. According to a local resident who was subsequently interviewed by the military, the sighting raised particular concern: It could be a hoax, but worst-case scenario, it could be clandestine, a foreign government, a cell, [Al] Starcevich said. The creepy thing is theyre only doing it at night. What are you going to see at night unless you have an infrared camera? (Source) Since then, the sightings have continued to the point where the Navy put out a special message this past Friday after the most recent incident which enlists the public to take specific measures after a sighting: Please call the Regional Dispatch Center at 360-396-4444. Provide the operator with the following information: (Source) This might seem harmless, and even patriotic to some, but it really is no different than an airborne version of the citizen snitch program known as See Something, Say Something. History tends to show that anytime citizens are turned into the eyes and ears of the State, bad things follow. However, even that is not the most disturbing part of all this. The naval base in question is one of the most potentially lethal in the world. Again, from Military.com emphasis added: Bangor is home to eight of the Navys 14 ballistic-missile submarines. Each can carry up to 24 missiles with multiple nuclear warheads. And they need to put out a call to drone spotters from the local community to keep nuclear warheads safe?? Our tax dollars are truly well spent. Meanwhile, people continue to be charged with criminal mischief for downing drones over their own property. Whats more, a lot of drones are dangerous stories are breathlessly reported without confirmation. In fact, the drone that allegedly collided with a British Airways flight last month made headlines around the globe but turned out to be a rogue plastic bag. What is your opinion? Is it possible that the governments concern over hobby drones is just another example of imposing more order out of chaos in the name of National Security? Or perhaps even laying the groundwork for the next false flag? Hat tip: ZenGardner.com Joe Wrights articles can be found at selfnewsPost.com. This article can be freely shared in part or in full with author attribution and source link. Top quality Grade A medical marijuana strains available for sale . Place your order directly from our website and have it ship the same day . Visit http://www.saintmaryhouse . com or contact us at 512 640 9206 The government wants to be able to spy on us, but theyre not excited about anyone spying on them. Total Information Awareness is a one way street. I live along the US Mexican border. Recently ultralights have become the preferred way of smuggling drugs, and I am now sure that drones will become the preference. Having lived and worked on Air Force bases where there were nuclear weapons, the biggest concern shouldnt be one of privacy or ratting out the hobbyist who illegally probes a secured, nuclear weapons site with a drone, but nuclear security, particularly when one considers the very potent threat of terrorists infiltrating a site where such weapons are stored. Consider the possible intent of either destroying this line of defense, or stealing the weapons to use on a destructive scale that is unimaginable. Hobby-based drones have already spawned lawsuits purporting to have been used as a means of violating another individuals privacy. And this is a valid concern. But what about a terrorist with the appropriate design skills to build a scaled model RC aircraft using one of the small, jet turbines now available? These miniature aircraft are extremely fast, almost completely invisible on radar and could be rigged to carry explosives or incendiary devices that could harm not only military personnel and civilians but put our national security at grave risk. Perhaps one of the more favorable characteristics of these multi-prop drones, is that their propellers are very noisy- like a swarm of giant bumble bees. They can be heard from a long way off. Have a look at the hobby as it exists today. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7-lUBm-Guw 