Navy Quietly Adds Women to Crew for Super Bowl Flyover Aimed at Honoring Female Aviators The new plan, as described in a Navy document, now features 16 aviators, including 11 female pilots and flight officers.
100-Year-Old Flying Ace Is Promoted to Honorary Brigadier General by Air Force Chief Retired Col. Clarence E. “Bud” Anderson flew 116 combat missions in the European theater and shot down 16 enemies in his P-51...
Navy Pilot Training Hampered by Grounding of T-45s over Mechanical Failure Navy leaders emphasized that the choice to ground the planes was made "out of an abundance of caution and concern for the...
Pilot Error Blamed for Marine Osprey Crash in Norway Investigators weren't able to determine which of the two pilots had control at the time of the crash and said there are...
Air Force's F-35s Flying Again After Ejection Seat Worries Grounded Fleet Earlier this year, Martin-Baker, a U.K. manufacturer, identified a problem with explosive components used to launch the...
Air Force Testing Autonomous Control on Transport Planes amid Pilot Shortage The U.S. Air Force is partnering with a Boston-based technology company to test using an autonomous co-pilot on its cargo...
World War II POW Describes Being Shot Down over the English Channel World War II veteran Bill Geiger, whose pilot was a West Pointer, wanted to be a pilot all my life.
How a Naked Skydive Inspired a Way to Keep Pilots Oriented in Flight Dr. Angus Rupert stayed oriented as he fell to earth because of the rush of air coming at him, no matter how much he spun...
The Military Isn't Sure Whether 5G Cell Phones Interfere with its Planes The problem lies with the radio frequencies that the latest 5G cell phone technology operates on.
1 of 2 Pilots in Military Jet Crash in Texas out of Hospital Three homes were damaged in Sunday's crash, but no one on the ground was seriously injured.
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...