Navy Greyhound Aircraft, Slated for Retirement, Are Now Filling Vital Role of Grounded Ospreys The Navy's top aviation officer said the grounding of the V-22 Osprey has forced him to tap into his remaining C-2 Greyhound...
Air Mobility Command Removes Tail Numbers and Unit Info from Planes, Alarming Watchdogs A spokesman for Air Mobility Command told Military.com that airmen's missions take them around the globe and often involve...
Mechanics May Have Accidentally Forced the Air Force to Ground More Than 100 C-130s A longtime practice by Air Force mechanics is likely the reason propeller blades on C-130 Hercules have cracked.
Air Force's C-130s Are Slowly Returning to Skies After Mechanical Problem Grounded Flights Replacing the propeller blades due to the latest issue will take quite a while, according to Air Mobility Command, and the...
Air Force Testing Autonomous Control on Transport Planes amid Pilot Shortage The U.S. Air Force is partnering with a Boston-based technology company to test using an autonomous co-pilot on its cargo...
C-17's 'Sightseeing Tour' Over Ireland That Drew Complaints from Locals Was Pre-Approved, Base Says The C-17 made headlines overseas after aircraft spotters noticed the massive aircraft moving through Irish airspace.
Air Force Moves Forward with Plan to Turn Giant Cargo Planes into Bomb Trucks The aircraft would complement fighters and bombers with enhanced long-range standoff weapons to engage multiple targets.
Air Force Cargo Planes Could Get New Job in the Fight The recent exercises were one of many the Air Force is conducting to test its Advanced Battle Management System.
Army Accidentally Drops Humvee from C-17 over Fort Bragg Army testers accidentally dropped a Humvee from an Air Force C-17 aircraft Wednesday, about a mile short of the intended drop...
Air Force No Longer Spending $10,000 on Toilet Seats, Officials Say The U.S. Air Force is 3D printing toilet seat covers for its cargo airlift planes instead of spending $10K to replace them.
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...