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Peter Lee M.. Reaper Force - Inside Britain's Drone Wars
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
INTO THE DRONE LAIR
WATCHING
DAY 1
KILLING
DAY 2
PIONEERS
PREDATOR
‘WHAT JUST HAPPENED?’ – JOHNNY
THE FLAG
OVERWATCH
39 SQUADRON – FIRST FLIGHTS
‘ARE YOU TRAINED TO USE THOSE WEAPONS?’
MISSING CONVOY
CIVCAS
25 MARCH 2011
POSTSCRIPT
THREE MONTHS
MISSING THE GORILLA
CHOOSING
HAPPY BOXING DAY
INSIGHTS
COMBAT READY – JEFF
FIRST SHOT – BEZ
FIRST SHOT, BEFORE – PHIL
FIRST SHOT, AFTER – PHIL
QUITE A FEW MONTHS LATER – PHIL
IRONY. AFGHANISTAN 2012 – ROSS
THE TECHNICAL AND THE DOG – BEZ
BULLIES – RALPH
HOKEY COKEY – GEORGE
NORMAL – NIGE
CHILD SOLDIERS – ETHAN
TRANSITIONS – RORY
FOLLOWING A PROCESS – NIGE
SEEING THE HUMANITY IN AN ENEMY – TOBY
SCARED – ZARA
‘SHIFT COLD’ – ERIC
MEDALS
POSTSCRIPT
MARRIED TO THE REAPER
INTO THE REAPER FORCE (1) – LUCY
INTO THE REAPER FORCE (2) – BRETT
INTO THE REAPER FORCE (3) – IONA
INTO THE REAPER FORCE (4) – EMILY
FAMILY LIFE (1) – LUCY
FAMILY LIFE (2) – BRETT
TRANSITIONS – APRIL
ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BRITAIN AND AMERICA – IONA
WHAT HAPPENS AT WORK (1) – LUCY
WHAT HAPPENS AT WORK (2) – ZARA
WHAT HAPPENS AT WORK (3) – LISA
WORRYING – LISA
SHOPPING – EILEEN
WORK-LIFE BALANCE (1) – SIMMO
WORK-LIFE BALANCE (2) – IONA
WHAT DOES DADDY DO? – LISA
SOCIAL LIFE – CERYS
PROUD (1) – APRIL
PROUD (2) – LUCY
PROUD (3) – IONA
CHANGED (1) – BRETT
CHANGED (2) – EMILY
MY HEART ACHES – GEMMA
POSTSCRIPT
REFLECTIONS
DECISIONS, DECISIONS
OFF DRY – JOSH
OVERSIGHT – MAX
FRUSTRATION – MAX
HELICOPTER TRAFFIC COP – KEN
YOU CAN’T UN-SEE IT – TOBY
CHANGED (1) – ERIC
CHANGED (2) – RORY
REMEMBERING
9 JUNE 2011 – 39 REAPER SQUADRON, CREECH AIR FORCE BASE, NEVADA
9 JUNE 2011 – PATROL BASE LAMBERT, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN
9 JUNE 2011 – IOTA, LOUISIANA, HOME OF JEFF AND ALICIA RICHARD, MATT’S PARENTS 5.45AM
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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For the members of the RAF Reaper Force and their families
I begin with my amazing and supportive wife, Lorna, for her unwavering belief in this project and for her practical advice; my daughters, Samantha and Fiona, who are a continuous source of inspiration, laughter and pride; my mother, Sheila, and my late father, Peter, who taught me that life is an adventure to be lived to the full.
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POL Pattern of life, built up through intelligence gathering and surveillance
PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder
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