Wisconsin National Guard Unit Trains Soldiers to Operate RQ-7 Shadow Drones for “Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition” in Violation of Law, Claim Protesters
On June 27, at 3:30 PM, members of the Wisconsin Coalition to Ground the Drones and End the Wars will close the gates of Volk Field in Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, with yellow “CRIME SCENE” tape. This is an action that is made necessary, they believe, by the base military police and the Juneau County Sheriff’s Department negligence regarding crimes routinely being committed there.
For more than five years, officials at Volk Field have rejected requests by anti-drone activists seeking conversation about their concerns. Letters mailed to the base commander have gone unanswered. On one occasion, May 29, 2013, members of the group attempted to deliver an indictment to the base, charging that “the drone training being carried out at Volk Field leads to a deliberate illegal use of force against another nation, and as such is a felonious violation of Article VI of the US Constitution,” which states: “…all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.” A requested meeting with the base commander was denied and five of the group were arrested. “We are fulfilling our obligations…