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.
Fort Liberty Soldier Sentenced to Over 3 Years for Romance Scams, Bilked Over $350,000 from Victims Specialist Sanda G. Frimpong, who was serving on active duty until his arrest in 2023, was ordered to pay back over $350,000...
‘Indefinite’ Defense Department IDs Inconvenience Air Travelers, May Be Dropped As Acceptable Identification The Transportation Security Administration's Credential Authentication Technology reads the cards' INDEF date field as...
Arlington Horse-Drawn Funerals to Remain Suspended as Families Grapple with Burial Arrangements The Army says it will continue the suspension of horse-drawn funeral services at Arlington National Cemetery after roughly a...
Several Dozen Ships Lost Propulsion in Maryland Waters Before Key Bridge Collapse: 'You're Basically Just Drifting' What went wrong aboard the Dali, the 984-foot ship that weighed 112,000 tons when it struck the bridge, and whether it could...
Military Advocacy Group Seeks to Prevent Changes to Tricare for Life After Fees Suggestion The Military Officers Association of America, or MOAA, wants to prevent any discussion of enrollment fees for Tricare for...