Flight Testing the T-7A Red Hawk An Air Force test pilot with the 419th Flight Test Squadron describes the rigorous testing and development needed to...
Report: Air Force Leaders Want More High-Tech Flight Simulators to Train New Pilots for War The focus on investing in high-tech simulators comes as tensions grow with China and the Pentagon works to compete with the...
Mississippi Lawmakers Want to Keep Aging T-1A Training Jet in Service The Air Force was hoping to phase out many of it T-1A training aircraft this year, around the same time as the new T-7 Red...
Both Pilots Injured, One Critically, After Military Training Aircraft Crashes in Texas One pilot was flown to a hospital in Dallas in critical condition.
Pilot Error, Instructor Delay Caused Deadly T-38 Crash at Vance, Report Finds The 2019 crash killed Lt. Col. John "Matt" Kincade, 47, and 2nd Lt. Travis B. Wilkie, 23.
Coronavirus Pandemic Could Mitigate the Air Force's Pilot Shortage, General Says The head of the service's training command is hopeful some pilots may return during this difficult time.
No Plans to Change Foreign Military Training After Pensacola Shooting, Top Generals Say "[Do I] have reservations about sending Marines or service members to other countries [like] Saudi Arabia? No, not at all."
Navy Cuts Flight Hours, Cancels Performances as It Deals with Aviation Budget Shortfall Navy H-60 Sea Hawk pilots in helicopter sea combat and maritime strike squadrons will see their flight hours cut by 25%.
Military Pilots Aren't Getting the Training Needed to Fight, Watchdog Warns The military's aviation training ranges are leaving pilots operating in the Asia-Pacific ill-prepared, a DoD probe found.
Here's How the Air Force Hopes to Train 1,500 New Pilots a Year Currently, the Air Force faces a shortage of roughly 2,000 pilots overall.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration from Sending National Guard Troops to Oregon A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon at all, after...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Veterans, Who Saw One of Their Own Arrested by ICE and Charged, Say Feds Are Undermining Democracy Days after a 70-year-old Air Force veteran was among five people charged while protesting outside a suburban U.S. Immigration...
As Hegseth Orders Changes to the Pentagon Watchdog, Advocates Say It Will Silence Complaints Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has accused the independent watchdog for the Pentagon of being “weaponized” and says he’s...