David Deptula, a retired Air Force three-star general who was deputy chief of staff for intelligence, said the military needs to measure its drone requirements by the amount of data and intelligence needed by troops to accomplish their mission.

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Derek spent six years in the Air Force, three deployments in the Afghan theater, putting his life at risk to keep this country safe.

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Brazil has sent out seven air force planes and three naval ships to help in the search, far off the north-eastern Brazilian coast.

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