U.S. Air Force Plane Has Been Missing in the Yukon for 75 Years. The Military Won't Search for It: This Team Hopes New Technology Can Help The Douglas C-54 Skymaster departed Anchorage on January 26, 1950, carrying 42 service members and Joyce Espe—a pregnant...
Senate Approves Bill Inspired by DC Plane Crash to Ensure Military Aircraft Will Broadcast Location The Senate has moved quickly to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their...
Sen. Cruz Wants Restrictions on Military Flights Approved Soon to Prevent Another Midair Collision Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of...
Near ‘Midair Collision’ Between JetBlue, US Military Aircraft Prompts Safety Calls JetBlue officials say they will partake in any federal investigation that may ensue stemming from this apparent close call.
JetBlue Flight Near Venezuela Avoids ‘Midair Collision’ With US Air Force Tanker A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force...
Navy Investigation Finds Osprey Safety Issues Were Allowed to Grow for Years A Navy report acknowledges the military failed to address a growing series of issues with the V-22 Osprey aircraft since it...
US Agency ‘Vehemently Opposes’ Defense Bill Add-On Allowing Military in DC Airspace U.S. senators said an NDAA provision related to a fatal January 2025 crash that led to the loss of 67 lives will make...
US Military Flies 2 Fighter Jets Over the Gulf of Venezuela as Scrutiny Grows The U.S. military flew a pair of fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela in what appears to be the closest American warplanes...
Stress of Houthi Combat Was a Key Factor in Series of Costly Navy Mishaps, Investigations Show New investigative reports into a series of high-profile and costly Navy mishaps during a U.S.-led campaign against Yemen's...
The Alaska Air Route That Sent 8,000 American Warplanes to the Soviet Union in World War II Between 1942 and 1945, nearly 8,000 American warplanes traveled through Alaska on their way to the Soviet Union as part of a...
New York Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Will Finally Receive Medal of Honor Advocates pushed for years for Michael Ollis to receive the nation's highest honor. On Tuesday, their dream became a reality.
Hundreds Turn Out to Honor Navy Veteran Who Would Have Been Buried Alone Hundreds of strangers filled a Pennsylvania church to ensure a U.S. Navy veteran who died without family received the send...
Why Some Disabled Veterans Can't Get Both VA Disability and Military Retirement Pay Military service members planning medical retirement face a critical decision point at the 20-year mark.
How a Wounded Pigeon Named Cher Ami Saved the Lost Battalion in WWI A wounded pigeon named Cher Ami helped save a battalion of American soldiers, becoming one of the most recognized animals in...
This 20-Year-Old Sacrificed His Life and Became the First Black Marine Medal of Honor Recipient Every February, Black History Month shines a light on Americans whose contributions shaped the nation. One belongs to Pfc...
