UAV OPERATORS ARE NOT PILOTS

In his article entitled "In Case of Emergency . . .", Joseph C. Anselmo wrote that ". . . Predator UAVs used by the U.S. Air Force in combat and surveillance missions in Iraq and Afghanistan are controlled by pilots sitting at flight stations halfway around the world at Nellis AFB, Nev." (AW&ST Apr...

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