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...
Former Marine Daniel Duggan Appeals Extradition to US over Claims of Training Chinese Pilots Former U.S. Marine Corps pilot Daniel Duggan appealed his extradition from Australia to the United States over allegations...
America's Last Living Ace Pilot from World War II Dies at Age 103 A World War II veteran from Nebraska believed to be America’s last surviving “ace” pilot because he shot down five enemy...
Cancer in Military Pilots and Aircrews Will Be Studied Under Newly Signed Law President Donald Trump signed a law last week ordering the review of the prevalence of cancer and deaths by cancer in fixed...
Reckoning with Mortality: The Hidden Toll of Being a Military Family in the Aviation Community "The aviation community is very small. The rotary aviation world is even smaller. Since I met my husband in 2010, we have not...
How Aviation Helps the Army Fulfill its Mission As the Army prepares to commemorate its 250th birthday on Saturday, June 14, 2025, "The Fighter Pilot Podcast" -- hosted by...
What the Life of a Navy Fighter Pilot Really Looks Like It never occurred to Vincent Aiello that he could join the military and become a pilot until an eye-opening conversation with...
Marine Aviator Describes Historic F-35 Combat Sortie in Mission Against Yemen's Houthis After Maj. Zachary Sessa launched his F-35C Lightning II's payload at Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen last year...
A US Navy Captain Ordered a Military Funeral for a Kamikaze Pilot During WWII. Here's Why Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot...
Air Force Brings Back Flight Restrictions on Pregnant Crew Members in Policy Reversal The Air Force is rolling back policies that would allow pregnant aircrew members to fly early in their pregnancy and are...
Navy Commodore Relieved of Duties, First In Role To Lose Job in 2026 The relieved commodore lost the "trust and confidence" of superiors, will retain a staff position.
This Marine Married Chesty Puller’s Daughter and Was Recommended for the Medal of Honor at Khe Sanh In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at...
Pentagon Overhauls Military Moving System After Years of Family Complaints The Pentagon is overhauling its broken military moving system to centralize control, modernize technology and restore trust...
The Last Living Witness to Lincoln’s Assassination Told His Story on a 1950s Game Show Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, and heard the...
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.