http://www.bohemian.com/bohemian/12.06.06/byrne-0649.html

"On Nov. 19, NORTHCOM's 9th Reconnaissance Wing announced the
deployment of the Global Hawk at Beale Air Force Base in Yuba County.
On that day, the Air Force's newest unmanned spy plane flew its first
official combat command mission over the continental United States.
Beale will soon host a dozen of these $132 million war-fighting machines"

Global Hawk is an un-manned airplane made by Northrop Grumman.

http://www.mindfully.org/Technology/2005/Global-Hawk-USAF1oct05.jpg

there are lots of pictures of Global Hawks, maybe this is the
one to be concerned about - how they look from the ground.

i would say 12 Global Hawks flying out of Yuba City is notable.
(the author does not source that detail.)

"Army North's Soldiers (the S is always capitalized in
Rumsfeldspeak) are charged with "interdicting" enemies of the
corporate state to "protect the American people and their way of life."

http://www.bohemian.com/bohemian/12.06.06/gifs/fieldmanual.pdf

US Army Field Manual released 4th quarter 2006.

(?) - i put the question mark because i am not familiar with the author.

[ 05 July 2007: Message edited by: Abdul_Maria ]