Situated in the Las Vegas control tower, high above the runways of McCarran International Airport, Mark Rios scans the skies and directs pilots during take-offs landings. A former military Air-Traffic Controller, Rios was called into civilian service in Oakland, California during the Air-Traffic Controller's strike in 1981. Born in Los Angeles, Rios moved to Las Vegas in 1984.
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Narrator affiliation: Biologist, U.S. Navy
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