US Training of Afghan Pilots Hitting Stride, Contractor Says The training covers fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft instruction, taught by U.S. instructors on commercial training...
Military Jet Crashes on Rise: Training, Plane Issues Cited Military aircraft crashes are rising amid concerns that insufficient training and an aging plane fleet are contributing...
Russian Jet Flies Within 10 Feet of US Spy Plane: Defense Official A Russian jet zoomed within just 10 feet of a U.S. Navy spy plane over the Black Sea on Wednesday.
Operational Pause Ordered for Harrier Squadron After Crash in Pacific The commander of all Marine forces in the Pacific ordered an AV-8B Harrier squadron to stop operations temporarily after a...
Marine Harriers in Japan Cleared to Fly Again After Mishap Review The commander of III MEF has lifted an operational pause order grounding all AV-8B Harriers in Japan following a Sept. 22...
KC-10 Loses Boom During Training Exercise Over Idaho An Air Force KC-10 Extender air tanker lost its refueling boom Tuesday during an exercise over Idaho.
Two Enlisted Airmen Complete First Solo Flights in Decades The enlisted airmen, only identified by first names Mike and Alex, fulfilled the historic milestone on Nov. 3.
Air Force C-130s May Battle Tennessee Wildfires Air Force C-130s designed for firefighting may be used to help battle deadly wildfires scorching thousands of acres in...
Air Force Get More Airmen, No Extra Planes in Defense Bill The Air Force would add 4,000 airmen next year -- but no extra warplanes -- under the compromise defense bill.
Uncertainty Still Surrounds Hornet Crash That Killed Marine Pilot The crash was not the result of a refueling mishap, as multiple outlets reported at the time; nor did the pilot "eject too...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
