Abstract: For over two decades, the United States has conducted remote war in the form of intelligence gathering and lethal strikes from remotely piloted aircraft, colloquially known as drones. In public debates about the ethics and legality of drone warfare, the voices of drone personnel have remained remarkably absent. This dissertation seeks to address this gap, and asks the following research questions: How has participating in remote war affected the experience of serving in the U.S. military? How are the boundaries between home and work, military and civilian life being redrawn for drone personnel and their family members? How do drone personnel experience surveillance outside their job? In what ways do activist groups counter dominant narratives of drone warfare in communities where drone bases are located and U.S. militarism is broadly accepted? This dissertation explores the everyday realities of drone warfare for those who are most intimately involved in it. Drawing on almost two years of interviews and participant observation with drone pilots, sensor operators, intelligence analysts, mental health and religious personnel, and anti-drone activists, I examine how drone warfare has created new issues for servicemembers that are not resolved simply by removing the warrior from the war. Additionally, I incorporate the perspectives of anti-drone activists, arguing that their concerns about the ethics and human costs of remote war are not entirely out of sync with the concerns expressed by drone personnel.