Army Chief: Next-Gen Helo Will Fly Faster, Further Than Predecessors The Army launched its Future Vertical Lift program to replace fleets of UH-60 Black Hawk, CH-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apaches.
Reserve Rescue Aircrews to Air Force: Don't Forget About Us Reservists who train for combat search and rescue missions say they're preparing to feel the brunt of a manning shortfall.
WATCH: Marines' New King Stallion Lifts 36,000 Pounds in Test The King Stallion is set to replace aging CH-53E Super Stallions, with initial operational capability likely to happen in...
As Tempo Rises, Most Active Reserve Rescue Unit Wants New Aircraft The 920th Rescue Wing is responsible for 18 percent of all Air Force rescue missions.
Air Force Vet Uses Military Aircraft as Canvas for Her Art Shayne Meder's artwork is strictly volunteer -- the only thing the military pays for is the paint.
Sailor in Critical Condition after Struck By Spinning Helicopter Blade A sailor attached to a Marine Corps aviation element is in the hospital after being struck by a helicopter blade.
Army Identifies Soldiers Killed in Apache Helicopter Crash The U.S. Army has identified two soldiers who were killed when the Apache helicopter they were flying crashed Saturday.
Fisher House to Provide Military Death Benefits During Shutdown The families of two soldiers killed in a helo crash will not get government death benefits during the shutdown.
2 Dead in Apache Helicopter Crash in California The pilot and co-pilot were killed in an Apache gunship flying a readiness training exercise at the time of the crash.
Watch Bell's Next-Generation Tilt-Rotor V-280 Valor Take Flight Bell Helicopter's next-generation tilt-rotor aircraft, the V-280 Valor, has made its first flight, the company announced...
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...
