Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

October 5, 2024

Dangerous Low Flying Jets Target More Tohono O'odham, Apache and Yaqui Communities



Wild Earth Guardians: The Threat: The U.S. Air Force is proposing low-level fighter jet maneuvers and supersonic flights over White Mountains, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Baboquivari Peak and more. It will affect the Tohono O’odham Nation, White Mountain and San Carlos Apache Nations, and Pascua Yaqui Tribe.


(Above) The U.S. Air Force wants to make changes to 10 Military Operation Areas in Arizona and New Mexico that could impact up to 30 Wilderness areas with low-altitude jets, sonic booms, and supersonic flights. Speak up by October 9 to Keep Wilderness Wild! -- Wilderness Watch