Residential homes surrounding a circular park are seen from above in Montgomery County, Maryland. According to records obtained from the FAA, which issued 1,428 domestic drone permits between 2007 and early 2013, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Navy have applied for drone authorization in Montgomery County. .Photograph: Tomas van Houtryve/VIIÒTent CityÓ jail in Maricopa County, Arizona. Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced in 2013 that he planned to purchase two surveillance drones for the facility, which is already outfitted with perimeter stun fences, four watchtowers, and a facial-recognition system.Photograph: Tomas van Houtryve/VIIA U.S. Border Patrol vehicle in San Diego County, California. U.S. Customs and Border Protection has been using Predator drones since 2005. A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed in 2012 revealed that the Customs and Border Protection lent its fleet of drones to other government entitiesÑincluding the DEA, the FBI, the Texas Rangers, and local sheriffÕs departmentsÑnearly 700 times between 2010 and 2012.Photograph: Tomas van Houtryve/VIIA bicycle and skate park seen from above in Sacramento County, California. The London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism estimates that over 200 children were killed in drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia between 2004 and 2013.Photograph: Tomas van Houtryve/VII/VIIA national war cemetery is seen from above in Philadelphia. In the nearby suburbs, the Horsham Air Guard Base is a drone command center for foreign strikes and surveillance.Photograph: Tomas van Houtryve/VIIBaseball practice in Montgomery County, Maryland. According to records obtained from the FAA, which issued 1,428 domestic drone permits between 2007 and early 2013, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Navy have applied for drone authorization in Montgomery County.Photograph: Tomas van Houtryve/VII
