Gen. Herbert Carlisle this week stressed the importance of continued training for remotely piloted aircraft pilots, which the service has struggled to complete in the face of a high operations tempo. Last year, Carlisle informed the Air Force chief of staff that RPA pilots have received "virtually no continuation training" since 2007. For almost a decade, surge demand has kept understaffed and overtaxed pilot crews on operational missions, leaving little time for refreshing their skills. "We're doing unfortunately, zero continuation...