Marine SuperCobra Helicopters Join ISIS Fight Over Libya A new weapon has been deployed in the fight against ISIS in Libya: the AH-1W SuperCobra, the Marines' attack helicopter.
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...
Aviation Chief: Crash That Killed 12 Shouldn't Have Happened Lt. Gen. Jon Davis said the Super Stallion collision near Hawaii was the result of low flight hours and subpar readiness...
Army Aviation Brigade Deploys to Afghanistan Minus Mechanics An Army aviation brigade took its helos to Afghanistan but left behind the mechanics because of the troop-strength ceiling.
Five Marines Walk Away From CH-53 'Hard Landing' in Yuma The helo was conducting a training mission in support of Yuma's Weapons and Tactics Instructor school when the mishap took...
Soldier Dies in Army Helicopter Crash at Maryland Country Club One soldier died in a U.S. Army helicopter crash on the Breton Bay Golf Course and Country Club in Leonardtown, Maryland.
Pilot Error Caused Super Stallion Rollover, Investigation Shows The rollover happened after the Super Stallion helicopter attempted a hard right turn, just 50 feet off the ground.
Sen. McCain Pays Homage to Army Crew Chief Killed Near Yemen Sen. John McCain recently recognized the Army special operations crew chief who was killed off the coast of Yemen as a fellow...
Night Stalker Pilot Killed in Afghanistan Identified Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jacob Michael Sims, 36, was an Army special operations helicopter pilot.
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...
