As Corps Competes With Airlines for Pilots, Big Bonuses Up for Grabs The Marine Corps will offer pilots up to $210K to stay on for another six years as the military fights to keep its aviators.
Air Force Crews Get New Rifle for Defense in Case of Crash, Ejection The semi-automatic rifle will provide better protection for pilots and aircrew downed in enemy territory.
With Older F-35s 'On Life Support,' Wing Struggles to Train Pilots The 33rd Fighter Wing hopes it will receive additional F-35As, along with considerable upgrades to its existing fleet.
Air Force Could Recall as Many as 1,000 Retirees to Active Duty The Air Force has expanded plans to welcome back retired pilots into active-duty staff positions.
Air Combat Command Wing Removes Group, Vice Commanders in Experiment The experiment, initiated by Gen. Mike Holmes, will start this month at the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home AFB.
Despite Shortage, Air Force Likely Won't Boost Enlisted Pilot Ranks Even as the U.S. Air Force faces a pilot shortage, there are no plans to grow the ranks of enlisted pilots, an official said.
First All-Female C-130 Crew to Fly in Combat Looks Back on Mission The message resonates 13 years later: Don't treat us differently because we're women.
High-Ranking F-22 Pilot Charged With Rape of Sleeping Woman An F-22 Raptor pilot faces court-martial this October on charges of sexual assault, as well as striking an individual.
Amid Mishap Spike, Air Force Orders One-Day Pause for Safety Review The U.S. Air Force on Monday directed its active-duty wing commanders to hold a one-day pause to conduct a safety review.
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.
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...
'It's a Lottery': Why Foreign Volunteer Fought in Russia-Ukraine War Jack de Santis is a Croatian-born volunteer of the Ukrainian army who used his engineering, drone expertise to help fight...
Army Vet Sentenced to Year In Prison For $80,000 Fraud, Stolen Valor Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, was indicted in April 2024 on four charges: wire fraud, stolen valor, theft of government funds, and...
Bravo Company Vietnam Veterans Honored with Long-Overdue Bronze Stars While it took more than five decades, 14 veterans of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, were...
