Reply #26: Look at the data - there were ZERO non-drug intercepts from inland sites [View All]

Here's a pdf of the same report with a map showing air defense bases http://archive.gao.gov/t2pbat3/151250.pdf

There were a string of five bases across the northern border of the US (Great Falls, Fargo, Duluth, Selfridge, Niagara Falls) which have a total of ZERO non-drug intercepts during the report years despite being the closest responders to perhaps a quarter of the national airspace and lying under busy air routes between the coasts. Where are the routine over land intercepts?

Compare to Florida bases at 370 non-drug intercepts - tiny land mass in comparison, flanked by bases which also have fairly high numbers of intercepts in LA(77)and SC(39).

There are concentrations of intercepts along the east coast, gulf coast, Pacific coast and Mexican border. All bases near the water have intercepts. All bases in the interior report no intercepts. It's a pretty obvious pattern.