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WBOC: Johnny demanded federal accountability for mystery drones over Delmarva

WBOC 16 · By Kyle Orens · December 13, 2024

Original headline: "Maryland Lawmakers Frustrated with Federal Response to Drones Flying Over Delmarva"

What you need to know — from Johnny's team

When mysterious drones started showing up in the night skies over Delmarva and the federal government refused to give Eastern Shore residents a straight answer, Johnny demanded accountability — by name, in public, from the agencies pretending nothing was happening.

FAA drone rules written in 2016 don’t reflect what’s flying over Caroline, Dorchester, Talbot, and Wicomico Counties today. Families on the Shore aren’t asking for classified intelligence briefings. They’re asking who’s operating the aircraft they can see from their own backyards. That’s a reasonable question and the federal government’s silence is not a reasonable answer.

Johnny keeps making clear that “trust us” isn’t enough — not for a region that’s been overflown for weeks while officials shrug. The Shore deserves real answers.

Verbatim excerpt — fair-use quote from WBOC

There seems to be no accountability for who's operating whatever it is that's in the air and there isn't accountability for what's in the air, which is concerning.

— Senator Johnny Mautz

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This is a summary published with attribution. Read the full article at WBOC (Kyle Orens), originally published December 13, 2024.

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