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The Pentagon’s newest military honor, symbolized by a two-inch bronze medallion, has sparked fierce debate over the nation’s growing corps of drone pilots and cyberwarriors and how to commend their service, which happens far from an actual battlefield. The Distinguished Warfare Medal, approved by Defense… Tweet This Post
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‘The Nintendo Medal’? New Military Award for Drone Pilots Draws Hill Protest
Posted by admin on March 6th, 2013
‘The Nintendo Medal’? New Military Award for Drone Pilots Draws Hill Protest
Posted by admin on March 6th, 2013
The Pentagon’s newest military honor, symbolized by a two-inch bronze medallion, has sparked fierce debate over the nation’s growing corps of drone pilots and cyberwarriors and how to commend their service, which happens far from an actual battlefield. The Distinguished Warfare Medal, approved by Defense… Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
American Voices: Pentagon To Award Medals To Drone Pilots
Posted by admin on February 18th, 2013
The Pentagon announced the creation of a noncombat award for pilots of drone aircraft and cyber warfare specialists, drawing ire from veterans’ groups, as the new honor would rank higher than the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for distinguished battle… Tweet This Post
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Tags: American, award, Drone, Medals, Pentagon, Pilots, Voices 
No Comments »Air Force works to fill need for drone pilots
Posted by admin on August 9th, 2012
Becoming a fighter pilot is still a hotly coveted goal at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. Tweet This Post
[video] Charles Lindbergh Completes First Flight Across Atlantic Ocean After Decades Of Disastrous Test Runs With Dog Pilots
Posted by admin on May 22nd, 2012
The Onion looks back at Alabama’s first desegregated mass suicide, the historic V.E. Day Speech from FDR’s rotting corpse, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad with the gold-plated femur of a Chinaman. Tweet This Post
Air Canada dispute with pilots goes to arbitrator
Posted by admin on May 20th, 2012
TORONTO (Reuters) – The union representing 3,000 Air Canada pilots said on Saturday that it had failed to reach a contract agreement with the country’s largest airline after 10 days of mediated talks, leaving the dispute in the hands of a government arbitrator. A federal arbitrator will now have less than 90 days to choose [...]
FAA to reopen fatigue rules for cargo pilots
Posted by admin on May 18th, 2012
The Federal Aviation Administration says it made “errors” by exempting cargo airlines from rules to prevent pilot fatigue and will revisit the issue. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
TV Listings: Pilots
Posted by admin on April 27th, 2012
ABC 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. CST Two airline captains concoct new TV show ideas as they fly Tweet This Post
Opinion: The Tree Of Liberty Must Be Refreshed With The Blood Of Air Show Pilots (by Kenneth Karns)
Posted by admin on March 13th, 2012
For more than two centuries, the United States of America has stood as a shining beacon to people the world over. Tweet This Post
Child Allowed To Visit Cockpit Before Flight And Have Quick Drink With Pilots
Posted by admin on October 5th, 2011
Child Allowed To Visit Cockpit Before Flight And Have Quick Drink With Pilots Tweet This Post
