Air Force to allow enlisted airmen to fly Global Hawk unmanned aircraft

By Courtney Albon / December 17, 2015 at 2:28 PM
Enlisted airmen are now eligible to fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk, the Air Force announced Thursday -- part of a larger move to boost the remotely piloted aircraft workforce and reduce strain on operators. "Our enlisted force is the best in the world, and I am completely confident they will be able to do the job and do it well," Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said in a Dec. 17 press release. "The RPA enterprise is doing incredibly important...

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