Armed Forces News

The Air Force has selected the first 10 enlisted members to undergo training to pilot the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial platforms. Once they complete their qualifications sometime next year, the 10 will become the first enlisted pilots to serve since World War II. Twelve pilots will complete this year’s Enlisted Pilot Initial Class. Another 30 will move through the program in both 2018 and 2019, with 28 more coming in 2020. By then, the Air Force expects that 70 percent of all Global Hawk pilots will be enlisted.