Colonel James R. Cluff

Colonel James R. Cluff, commander of the 432nd Wing and 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, Creech Air Force Base, Nev, is responsible for all operations and maintenance of the Air Force’s first Remotely Piloted Aircraft wing, equipped with more than 130 MQ-1B Predator, MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-170 Sentinel remotely piloted aircraft.

During this Facebook Q&A, Colonel Cluff offered his insights on the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) mission, the capabilities of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the demand for this capability, and some of the challenges that exist in regards to drone technology.