Air Force previews plan to phase out enlisted drone pilots
By Rachel S. Cohen
Dec 7, 05:51 PM
Four years into an experiment to let enlisted airmen fly reconnaissance drones, the Air Force is signaling plans to wind down the program.
The proposed change — outlined in a Nov. 29 letter from Chief of Staff Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass — would reroute the careers of about 75 enlisted airmen who fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk, one of the military’s most in-demand platforms.
The Air Force is asking Congress to let it ditch 24 of its 31 Global Hawks in the coming year, a move lawmakers appear likely to approve in the pending defense policy and spending bills.
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