Inside the National Guard's Daring Rescue of Hundreds from a California Wildfire Two helicopter aircrews pulled more than 214 people from encircling fires last weekend.
New Apache Program on Schedule in Spite of COVID-19, Army Says Despite COVID-19 restrictions, the Army's new AH-64E Apache V6 program is finding ways to get things done.
Air Force's New Search-and Rescue Helicopter Gets 1st Aerial Refueling The Air Force's newest combat search-and-rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, hit another milestone.
Guard Major Questioned About Plans to Fly Army Helicopters Low over DC Protesters The Pentagon has yet to release the findings of an investigation.
Alaska Army Helicopter Airlifts Out 1940s-Era Bus Chris McCandless Died In The so-called "Magic Bus" had become a dangerous tourist destination deep in Alaska's interior.
Army, DC Guard Investigating After Military Helicopters Buzz Protesters in DC Army UH-60 Black Hawks and UH-72 Lakota helicopters flew low enough over demonstrators to kick up debris on the crowds.
SOCOM Close to Eliminating the Danger of Brownout Landings for Helo Pilots Landing a helicopter in brownout conditions has been described as one of the most dangerous tasks a pilot can face.
SOCOM Wants Army's Futuristic Troop-Carrying Helicopter PEO Rotary Wing officials are working with the Army on special operations-specific requirements for the FLRAA.
Airmen Killed in Iraq Helicopter Crash Were from 3 Rescue Units The Defense Department has identified all seven combat search and rescue airmen killed in the HH-60 Pave Hawk crash in Iraq.
The Most Decorated Enlisted Airman Flew in the Back of a Jolly Green Giant The Air Force is reviving the name "Jolly Green Giant" for it newest combat search and rescue helicopter. Its namesake has an...
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...