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.
Troubled USS Boxer Returns Home 10 Days into Deployment Due to Maintenance Issue The maintenance-embattled USS Boxer is heading back to San Diego just 10 days after deploying due to an engineering issue, as...
On Newly Quiet Stretch of US-Mexico Border, Louisiana Soldiers Sit Around, Watch and Wait The Louisiana soldiers are spaced in groups of two or three over the 1.5 mile, 400-yard-wide strip of land.
How the Army Made a Deal with UFL Football and The Rock Despite Doubts over the Sponsorship's Worth The roughly $11 million deal set the service up to be the premier partner for the league's inaugural season, which started...
Unsupervised: Military Child Care Centers Slow to Report Abuse with Little Oversight A Military.com investigation into military day care centers revealed that service branch rules generally prioritize...
'Restore Real Value': House Panel Wants to Give Junior Enlisted Troops 15% Pay Raise The recommendation on boosting paychecks is part of the final report from the House Armed Services Committee's military...