Photo: Drones are the "largest growth industry in the military," says Col. Ken Wisian, commander of the Ellington unit. Dave Rossman ChronicleFighting A Real War In A Virtual Cockpit -- Houston Chronicle
Drones in Houston help troops fight Iraq, Afghanistan wars.
As his wife got dressed on a recent weekday morning, Jon Stiles settled the couple’s 1-year-old daughter into a highchair with an Eggo waffle and soy sausage.
Lately Stiles had been working a swing shift, so he had time to read his daughter a few Sesame Street books, walk June Bug, the family’s dachshund-beagle mix, and hit a cycling class at the gym before starting his 45-minute commute.
“Then it’s kiss the baby, kiss the wife goodbye, pet the dog and out the door,” Stiles said.
His pre-work ritual is pretty typical of any suburban Houston dad.
His job is anything but.
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