Air Force Hires Civilian Drone Pilots For Combat Patrols (latimes.com)

schwit1 writes: For the first time, civilian pilots and crews now operate what the Air Force calls "combat air patrols," daily round-the-clock flights above areas of military operations to provide video and collect other sensitive intelligence. Civilians are not allowed to pinpoint targets with lasers or fire missiles. They operate only Reapers that provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, known as ISR, said Air Force Gen. Herbert "Hawk" Carlisle, head of Air Combat Command.

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This isn't hard folks

[ColdWetDog]

Now, where in the world can we get a bunch of people who are used to playing video games while sitting in an air conditioned trailer for 12 hours straight?

Alabama? Georgia?

Pretty much anywhere FEMA has been in the past decade?