How Aviation Helps the Army Fulfill its Mission As the Army prepares to commemorate its 250th birthday on Saturday, June 14, 2025, "The Fighter Pilot Podcast" -- hosted by...
Why One Detroiter Is on a Mission to Honor Tuskegee Airmen and Train Future Pilots Smith has devoted a good portion of his adult life to preserving the legacy of those pioneer pilots, who are now commonly...
What the Life of a Navy Fighter Pilot Really Looks Like It never occurred to Vincent Aiello that he could join the military and become a pilot until an eye-opening conversation with...
Marine Aviator Describes Historic F-35 Combat Sortie in Mission Against Yemen's Houthis After Maj. Zachary Sessa launched his F-35C Lightning II's payload at Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen last year...
A US Navy Captain Ordered a Military Funeral for a Kamikaze Pilot During WWII. Here's Why Off the coast of Japan 80 years ago, a U.S. naval captain ordered his battleship to hold a burial at sea for a kamikaze pilot...
Air Force Brings Back Flight Restrictions on Pregnant Crew Members in Policy Reversal The Air Force is rolling back policies that would allow pregnant aircrew members to fly early in their pregnancy and are...
Lessons Learned from Madame le General—Doctor, Pilot, Hero She was the woman in the floppy jungle hat, standing in front of a Hiller 360 helicopter—young, with a confident smile...
Last Surviving Pilot from the Battle of Britain, John 'Paddy' Hemingway, Dies at Age 105 The last surviving pilot of the Battle of Britain has died, severing the last living link to the few thousand young men who...
Clarence 'Bud' Anderson, Last World War II Triple Ace, Didn't Stop Flying Till Age 90 Clarence E. "Bud" Anderson died in his sleep at his home in Auburn, California, on May 17, 2024, just a little over a year...
Marine Corps Blames Pilot Error for Crash of Malfunctioning F-35 in South Carolina Forest An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina last year had an electrical malfunction, and the pilot...
Military Domestic Violence Convictions Skyrocketed After Commanders Were Removed from Process Courts-martial are on the rise for domestic violence charges across the Defense Department services.
Female Troops Played Key Roles in B-2, Submarine Strikes on Iran's Nuclear Facilities At least one woman served as a B-2 bomber pilot during the mission, that official said. Another official confirmed women were...
Army Officer Sentenced to 53 Years in Prison on 17 Rape, Sexual Assault Convictions The Army initially charged Maj. Jonathan Batt with 77 offenses against 20 women, including 14 rape counts.
US Carrier Strike Group Embarks on Scheduled Deployment Amid Middle East Tensions The United States' most advanced aircraft carrier left its base in Virginia Tuesday for a regularly scheduled deployment that...
Trump Is Renaming 7 Army Installations. Here Are the Stories Behind the Names Being Scrubbed. President Donald Trump's announcement is the administration's latest move in its concerted effort to shift the people and...