Abstract
In the 21st century, warfare is becoming more remote, and less intimate, with the introduction of drones and communication technology. Never Saw plays on the fact that servicemember have less direct involvement in fighting an enemy in alternate points of views from the servicemembers and the victims of indirect warfare. The anthology of poems covers multiple professions’ perspectives of indirect warfare, and they inform the readers of the changes to conventional warfare and the effect it has mentally for the new generation of warriors.
Bio
Staff Sergeant David M. Shelton is a Missile Technician for North American Aerospace Defense Command, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. He is responsible for the accurate reporting of global missile and space events and their potential to threaten North America in support of NORAD and USNORTHCOM Commander attack assessment authority.
Staff Sergeant Shelton was born in Seoul, South Korea, and raised in Bloomfield, New Jersey. He enlisted in the Marine Corps out of Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2017, and reported to Parris Island for Basic Training. His primary MOS is a 7236 Tactical Air Defense Controller and hold qualifications in both Tactical Air Command Center and Tactical Air Operations Center. He holds certifications for Ballistic Missile Defense, Maritime Fires, and Advance Joint Interface Control Cell Operator’s course. He is currently working towards an Associates’ degree in Technical Management, and a Bachelors’ degree in Project Management from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.
Staff Seargeant’s assignments include: Marine Air Control Squadron 4 (September, 2017 – September, 2020); 609th Combined Air Operation Center (October 2019 – July 2020); Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 38 (September 2020 – August 2023)
Recommended Citation
Shelton, David M.
(2024)
"Never Saw: An Anthology on Remote Warfare,"
Night Flight Journal: Vol. 5
, Article 52.
Available at:
https://commons.erau.edu/night-flight/vol5/iss1/52