Retired Generals Now Manage Global Drone Graveyard; First Order: All Units Must Be Decorated Before Disposal
General’s hands shook when he saw the first batch of 4,200 FPV drones arrive at the decommissioning yard in Nevada. His 35-year career had ended with a handshake from the Pentagon, a box of medals that fit nowhere, and a retirement package that barely covered the mortgage. Now he managed a graveyard.
“The situation is… dire,” General Marcus Thorne told me, adjusting his aviator sunglasses while standing atop a mound of shattered propellers. “We’re not burying them. We’re honoring them. They fought.”