The Air Force inspector general is investigating the use of military aircraft to monitor protests across the U.S. in the wake of George Floyd's death.
"Following discussions with the secretary of defense about shared concerns, the secretary of the Air Force is conducting an investigation into the use of Air National Guard RC-26 aircraft to support civil authorities during recent protest activity in U.S. cities," Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the chief Air Force spokesman, told ABC News in a statement."The investigation is being led by the Air Force inspector general.
The move comes just days after Joseph Kernan, the under secretary of defense for intelligence, confirmed to Congress that no military intelligence agencies had spied on Americans during the wave of nationwide protests, nor were they asked to do so byIn a letter to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who had inquired about the use of military intelligence, Kernan said that"a recent effort" by the Defense Intelligence Agency"to establish an internal coordination...
The 141st Operations Group RC-26 sits at Medford Airport before taking off to map the Chetco Bar fire in southwest Oregon Sept. 2, 2017, Medford, Oregon. The 141st Operations Group RC-26 sits at Medford Airport before taking off to map the Chetco Bar fire in southwest Oregon Sept. 2, 2017, Medford, Oregon.Earlier this month, more than 5,000 National Guard members from dozens of states were deployed to the nation's capital while thousands more were sent to cities across the country to help local law enforcement quell the civil unrest.
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