Always there: MQ-9 aircrew delivers justice, protects friendlies 

Yet they are the people who are at war with the US for over 20 years...

That's why it took 34 minutes 😂🤣😂... she pressed that touchscreen 3 time for that command only... good thing that the bad guys had a barbecue party after shooting that racket... 😂🤣😂 or else they would have been long gone

@@ctrue6606 If you do not understand how our consoles work, do not speak.

been that way for years for many types of aircraft - RPA, AC-130 or others ISR assets- the sensor operators are enlisted.

The one who actually pulls the trigger is an officer. I know there were talks a few years ago about allowing enlisted pilots, but I haven’t actually seen that. The SO just needs to laze it in.

@@audreyshelton2083 As one of those who lazed a hellfire on target, our pilots just pull the trigger, we are responsible for putting warheads on foreheads

Like the F-16 pilot that lit up a Canadian Army training mission in Afghanistan killing four and wounding a whole ward for Landstuhl?

@@jwaustinmunguy An F16 incident has nothing to do with this. It was extremely clear who shot and what their target was. It should have been taken out immediately. Have a few people review the footage if they think it's that important, take them out in a maximum of 5 minutes. Letting it go for over half an hour gave them plenty of time to get into a populated area, even though they did not get lucky in the end. You are a pussy, sir.

"The Tarnak Farm incident refers to the killing of four Canadian soldiers and the injury of eight others from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group (3PPCLIBG) on the night of April 17, 2002, near Kandahar, Afghanistan. An American F-16 fighter jet piloted by Air National Guard Major Harry Schmidt dropped a laser-guided 500-pound (230 kg) bomb on the Canadians, who were conducting a night firing exercise at Tarnak Farms."

@@jwaustinmunguy Pretty sure they weren't actively engaging US forces though. Completely different thing.