How the First Female Pilot to Die on Active Duty with the US Military Cultivated Her Love of Flying Women Airforce Service Pilots, created in August 1943 after WAFS and WFTD merged, flew at 126 military bases, handling 80% of...
Tom Cruise Honored by US Navy for His Role in 'Top Gun' Cruise was presented with the Distinguished Public Service Award, which rewards civilians for acts of heroism or support to...
The Osprey's Safety Issues Spiked over Five Years and Caused Deaths. Pilots Still Want to Fly It The Osprey is back in the air after being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight U.S. service...
The Fighter Pilot Podcast: A Veterans Day Tribute This Veterans Day, we’re taking a walk down memory lane, revisiting some of our most memorable episodes from among the nearly...
Marine Corps Blames Pilot Error for Crash of Malfunctioning F-35 in South Carolina Forest An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina last year had an electrical malfunction, and the pilot...
Congress Eyes Top Honor for Navy Pilot Who Was Second-Longest Ever US Military POW Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half...
It Took 8 Deployments, 3 Pregnancies, and $43,700 in IVF Treatments for Kristin and Joe to Have Their Baby Military service members do not receive funding for assisted reproductive services unless their fertility issues are a direct...
Bronze Statue of Tuskegee Airman Found After Theft from Detroit City Park The statue of Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson was reported missing Wednesday evening from Rouge Park on Detroit's far west side...
Navy Aviators Killed in Growler Crash near Mount Rainier Were Decorated Combat Veterans Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay "Miley" Evans, a naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena "Dug" Wileman, a naval aviator, both 31 years old and...
How These US Military Aviators Became the First to Fly Around the World To say the least, the eight Army Air Force aviators who departed Seattle on April 6, 1924, did not face an easy assignment.
Fuel Tank Plummets from F-16 Jet and Lands in Neighborhood Near Eglin Air Force Base A fuel tank fell off an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet from Eglin Air Force Base, landing in a residential neighborhood...
The Army's Fitness Standards May Shift in 2025. But How Much Tougher Will They Be? The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025...
Army Doctor Files Guilty Plea in 41 Cases of Sexual Contact, Indecent Behavior with Patients The physician, an anesthesiologist, was accused of fondling patients at a Washington state military hospital between 2019 and...
Lawsuit Alleges Racial and Gender Discrimination Led to an Air Force Contractor's Death The family of a Air Force contractor who was killed when she walked into a rotating drone propeller has filed a lawsuit...
Troubled Caisson Unit Makes Appearance at Carter Funeral as Horse-Drawn Services Remain Suspended The unit came under public scrutiny in 2022 when CNN reported that two horses had died within days of each other...
