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Keven Gambold

The drone operator.

You fly over foreign lands, maybe kill people, then drive home for dinner

Conflict

“Taylor” trained as a drone sensor operator for six months, learning how to blow up things — and people — across the world with million-dollar equipment. But even though she got to go home every night, a decade of long-distance war has still taken its toll.

Next Generation of Drones Won’t Require Operator

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