美军 UAV 飞行员 '精神分裂' 般的生活

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雷文, 记者来鸿：美军飞行员 '精神分裂' 般的生活. BBC Chinese, Jan 12, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/fooc-38596304

, which is translated from

Vin Ray, The US Air Force's Commuter Drone Warriors. BBC, Jan 8, 2017.
www.bbc.com/news/magazine-38506932

two consecutive paragraphs:

"These drone pilots can sit in Nevada and watch a potential target 8,000 miles (12,000km) away for months on end, building up what they call 'patterns of life' - building what's been called a 'remote intimacy' with their prey - all in the knowledge that, one day, they may kill them.

"A conventional fighter pilot will fire missiles and then head back to base. But drone pilots are required to circle for some hours afterwards, to assess the damage. The picture they're looking at is extraordinarily clear - and the damage is often in the form of body parts.

Note:
(a) Vin Ray:
(i) Vin is short for vincent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent

* The English adjective "invincible" is from Latin in- + vincere to conquer.
(ii) The English surname Ray is "of Norman origin * * * from Old French rey, roy king."

(b) Creech Air Force Base
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creech_Air_Force_Base
("The base in [sic; should be 'is'] named in honor of retired US Air Force General Wilbur L Creech")