Air Force Is Offering Up to $600,000 in New Bonuses to Keep Experienced Aviators on the Job The Air Force is dangling another round of hefty bonuses that could range anywhere from $45,000 to $600,000 as an incentive...
Aviation Career Incentive Pay for Officers If you are an active-duty commissioned officer on aviation duty, you are entitled to Aviation Career Incentive Pay.
The History of Aviator Call Signs and How Pilots Get Their New Name For every pilot flying an aircraft in the military, there is a story behind their call sign that they probably wouldn't want...
The Triumph and Tragedy of Coast Guard Search and Rescue The secret to success in military aviation, especially a specialty as stressful as search and rescue, is...
The Air Force’s Lifesaving U-2 Space Suit Is Evolving to Meet Modern Challenges The key is to keep pilots safe and comfortable no matter how the suits are crafted.
The Air Force Has Fixed Its Active-Duty Maintainer Shortage, SecAF Says In 2016, the Air Force said it was short about 4,000 maintainers across its ranks.
Air Force Identifies Pilots Killed, Injured in Latest T-38 Trainer Crash The crash was the 5th in 12 months involving a T-38.
Marine Corps' Last Prowler Aircraft Return from Final Combat Deployment The EA-6B Prowler, which has jammed enemy radars since the Vietnam War, has deployed overseas for the last time.
Air Force to Double Number of Combat Aviation Advisors The expansion comes at a time when the U.S. military generally uses smaller teams in remote regions of the world.
Guard Says Shrinking Active Duty Hurts Reserves The director of the Air National Guard said he opposes any plan that would simply shrink the Air Force's active-duty end...
Congress Demands Answers from Hegseth on Army Misappropriating Millions Meant for Food A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for answers on the Army's handling of meal funds...
Pentagon Leaders Silent on Impending Civilian Firings, DOGE Funding Cuts as Questions Mount Top leaders at the Pentagon say they have begun making budget cuts in pursuit of President Donald Trump's efforts to...
3 Soldiers, 4 Caisson Horses Injured During Training Exercise at Virginia Army Installation At around 2 p.m. Monday, the caisson detachment was conducting a "desensitization ride" when three horses unseated their...
This Vietnam War Legend Is the Only Soldier Nominated 3 Times for the Medal of Honor Green Beret Robert Howard is the only one of the 3,547 Medal of Honor recipients to be nominated for the United States’ top...
How a Civil War Drummer Boy Became the Youngest Medal of Honor Recipient Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.