#tohonooodham

Again...?! #Drones, planes... #USGovt up to something over #TohonoOodham airspace! https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/08/tohono-oodham-airspace-combat-jets.html #USPol

"This area is where Trump plans to build the border wall on sovereign #TohonoOodham Nation land, which is now being battled in a federal court case. The plane came and went from El Paso. Flight Radar does not show the owner, but the US Border Patrol special ops are based in El Paso. Later on Monday morning, at sunrise, an Army helicopter out of Tucson was above the eastern border of the Tohono O'odham Nation. "#SurveillanceAircraft can gather landscape and basic surface mapping at night using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and thermal infrared sensors, according to NATO. However, detailed chemical and mineral analysis typically require daytime sunlight, but these can be carried out with specialized active shortwave infrared systems, "These flights are not the usual U.S. Border Patrol flights that are identified by call numbers on Flight Radar. Domestic flights are restricted from the airspace above the Tohono O'odham Nation, located southwest of Tucson."