After 110 Years of Aviation, Navy Gets Its First Black Female Fighter Pilot Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle recently completed the service's Tactical Air (Strike) training program in the T-45C Goshawk.
Air Force F-15 Pilot Makes 1st Flight Since Near-Death Electrocution Experience Air Force Lt. Col. Jonathan Kassebaum earned his wings back with a training sortie.
The Air Force Risks a Drone Pilot Shortage, GAO Finds The U.S. Air Force needs to distribute and retain drone pilots and sensor operators more effectively.
Air Force Takes First Step to Buy Maternity Flight Suits Last year, the Air Force announced it had begun allowing some female pilots to stay in the cockpit longer while pregnant.
Two Jet Pilots from Carrier Roosevelt Safe After Ejecting in Philippine Sea An F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the carrier Theodore Roosevelt took a swim in the Philippine Sea.
For the First Time in a Decade, the Air National Guard Will Miss Its Retention Goal The Guard will fall roughly 1,000 members short of its projected 107,700 goal.
Air Force Preparing for Furloughed Commercial Pilots to Request Return to Duty 200 pilots have chosen to stay in the Air Force as major airlines operate in a limited capacity during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Marine Recruiters Want Cutting-Edge VR Flight Simulators to Attract Pilots The goal is not only to attract pilots with the cutting-edge systems, but also future maintainers and crew chiefs.
The Air Force Will No Longer Reject Pilot Applicants for Being Too Short The service has decided to ditch the initial height requirement altogether to court more aviators.
Army Pilot’s Invention Enables Hyper-Realistic Low-Visibility Flight Training Using a smartphone app, an instructor can cause the visor to appear cloudy and partially or fully obscure the pilot's vision.
Air Force Announces Arrest Related to Firearm Death of Airman That Prompted M18 Probe The news marks a major development in the ongoing investigation into the circumstances behind Lovan's death and the scrutiny...
The Little-Known Role of Jimmy Doolittle in Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Lt. Col. James H. "Jimmy" Doolittle famously led the first U.S. strike against the Japanese homeland during World War II, and...
‘No Purging on My Ship.’ She Hid an Eating Disorder and Lost Her Navy Career. It Saved Her Life Advocates worry the military’s focus on ‘fit, not fat’ is silencing service members who struggle with their body image.
Air Force Academy Details Thin on Faculty Plans After Civilian Resignations As classes resume at the Air Force Academy for the fall semester, U.S. Rep. Jeff Crank asked the superintendent for a clear...
Army Veteran Suspected of Killing 4 People at a Montana Bar Is in Custody, Authorities Say Michael Paul Brown, who lived next door to The Owl Bar in Anaconda, served in the Army as an armor crewman from 2001 to 2005...
