Air Force Air Education and Training Command is gathering data that will shape whether and how the service allows enlisted airmen to fly MQ-9 Reapers, the command's top general told reporters this week. Opening the MQ-9 career field to enlisted pilots would be a new step for the service, which has so far only let enlisted airmen fly RQ-4 Global Hawks because those remotely piloted aircraft are unarmed. AETC's Pilot Training Next initiative is vetting enlisted members and officers to...
