In the murky world of drone warfare, battles play out like video games, except that real lives are at risk. Tom Egan is an Air Force pilot who has done six tours of duty. Now, he fights the Taliban from a bunker in the Nevada desert that has air conditioning. But Egan's nerves and his relationship with his wife start to break down as he longs to be back in the cockpit of a real plane and worries more and more about the damage he causes every time he pushes a button.
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In the murky world of drone warfare, battles play out like video games, except that real lives are at risk. Tom Egan is an Air Force pilot who has done six tours of duty. Now, he fights the Taliban from a bunker in the Nevada desert that has air conditioning. But Egan's nerves and his relationship with his wife start to break down as he longs to be back in the cockpit of a real plane and worries more and more about the damage he causes every time he pushes a button.
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