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Tom Cotton: “The answer to the question right now, will the Air Force use enlisted personnel to fly the MQ-1/MQ-9, is maybe.”

On the recordMarch 7, 2016
The answer to the question right now, will the Air Force use enlisted personnel to fly the MQ-1/MQ-9, is maybe.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Senator Cotton questions the Air Force's decision on using enlisted personnel for drone operations.

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