House lawmakers press ACC, AFSOC on Reaper aircrew management

By Rachel Cohen / April 25, 2018 at 12:41 PM
Lawmakers are questioning Air Force Air Combat Command's ability to manage MQ-9 Reapers on behalf of their special-operations counterparts and want a report on how Reaper aircrews are assigned, managed and developed, according to the House Armed Services emerging threats subcommittee's mark of the fiscal year 2019 defense policy bill released this week. "After a detailed review, the committee has determined that a system to manage and develop MQ-9 specific remotely piloted aircraft aircrews does not exist between Air Force...

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