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Master Sgt. Mike, 12th Reconnaissance Squadron RQ-4 Global Hawk pilot, and Tech. Sgt. Robert, 12th RS RQ-4 sensor operator, simulate flying operations Feb. 8, 2019, at Beale Air Force Base, California. In 2017 a group of enlisted pilots became the first enlisted pilots since 1942 to fly operational sorties. (Senior Airman Tristan D. Viglianco/Air Force)

Air Force previews plan to phase out enlisted drone pilots

Congress appears likely to let the Air Force ditch 24 of its 31 RQ-4 Global Hawks soon.

By Rachel S. Cohen

24 months ago