Governor Stein Leads Bipartisan Effort to Expand Counter-Drone Training for State and Local Law Enforcement

Governor Stein Leads Bipartisan Effort to Expand Counter-Drone Training for State and Local Law Enforcement Release Date Wed, 10/07/2026 - 12:00 sengel Wed, 10/07/2026 - 10:21 Today Governor Josh Stein and South Carolina Governor Henry Dargan McMaster led a bipartisan group of 29 governors in calling on federal law enforcement and defense officials to expand the availability of training opportunities for state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement, as well as corrections officials and National Guard personnel, to mitigate rogue unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and FBI Director Kash Patel, the governors urged the federal government to ensure agencies have the training needed to safely and effectively use new authorities provided under the Safer Skies Act. “Drones can be useful tools for public safety and emergency response, but when used maliciously, drones can pose serious threats to our communities, critical infrastructure, and correctional facilities,” said Governor Josh Stein. “The Safer Skies Act gives state law enforcement new tools to protect people from these threats, and those tools

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