海岸警卫队首位MQ-9无人机飞行员诞生扩展相关职业路径【USNI】

Coast Guard Wings MQ-9 DronePilot,Expands Unmanned CareersBY HEATHER MONGILIOAUGUST 26,2025 6:08 PM-UPDATED:AUGUST 26,2025 8:14 PMAn MQ-9 sits on the airfield at dusk May 2,2024.US CoastGuard photoCOAST GUARD HEADQUARTERS Coast Guard Lt.Cmdr.Ryan Majors eight-hour workday begins at6 a.m.with a joint briefing with the Department ofHomeland Security Customs and Border Patrolsair and maritime operations division.Then he gets behind the controls and begins to fly.Major began his career as a civilian pilot beforejoining the Coast Guard in 2003.Overall,heslogged over 1,500 hours of flight time.But unlike the planes he is used to flying,his newaviation system is completely unmanned.Major is the Coast Guards first aviation vehiclepilot.He is an MQ-9 pilot in command with theAMO-CBP in San Angelo,Texas.Major was at theCoast Guard headquarters Tuesday for a wingingceremony,where he received his flight wings fromActing Vice Commandant of the Coast Guard ViceAdm.Thomas Allan.The winging was part of aCoast Guard expo featuring the differentunmanned devices that now fall under theBROWSE BY TOPICLATESTFLEET AND MARINE TRACKERABOUT2025/8/29 17:00Coast Guard Wings MQ-9 Drone Pilot,Expands Unmanned