Air Force Veteran David Harris, the First Black Pilot Hired by a Major US Airline, Has Died at 89 David E. Harris, who flew bombers for the U.S. military and broke barriers in 1964 when he became the first Black pilot hired...
How the First Female Pilot to Die on Active Duty with the US Military Cultivated Her Love of Flying Women Airforce Service Pilots, created in August 1943 after WAFS and WFTD merged, flew at 126 military bases, handling 80% of...
Warrant Officers Are Coming Back to the Air Force, But They Won't Be Pilots The Air Force announced this week that it is bringing back warrant officer ranks, but officials clarified Tuesday it is not...
A Grainy Sonar Image Reignites Excitement and Skepticism over Earhart's Final Flight What happened to Amelia Earhart when her plane vanished during her flight around the world in 1937?
As Laser Pointer Incidents Spike, Airmen Are Getting Updated Eyewear That Provides Better Protection The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's Human Systems Division is starting to field new, upgraded eyewear that can...
'Masters of the Air': Everything We Know About the Highly Anticipated WWII Series "Masters of the Air" is based on a thoroughly researched source, honors the courage and sacrifices of real U.S. service...
The First Time an Aircraft Took Off from a Navy Warship Eugene Ely's daring and fortitude paid off, and he eventually ushered in the age of U.S. naval aviation by successfully...
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...
Sydney Court Postpones Extradition Hearing of Former US Military Pilot Until May A Sydney court postponed an extradition hearing for a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese...
NatGeo's 'Top Gun: The Next Generation' Will Go Behind the Scenes of Elite Naval Aviator Training Would-be naval aviators won't be competing against each other, but they will be competing to fly the F-35C Lightning II, the...
Army Unveils Occupational Fields that Need More Soldiers – and Bonuses to Get Them Filled Referred to as "precision retention," the program highlights overcrowded occupational specialties, such as cavalry scouts and...
'Band of Brothers' Actors Are Training to Parachute into Normandy for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day With the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy approaching in June, some of the actors decided they would...
Army 4-Star Who Pressured Panel to Help Career of Unfit Officer Suspended, Facing Pentagon Investigation The case of Gen. Charles Hamilton, who oversees Army Materiel Command, was also referred by the Army to the Defense...
The State Department’s New Armored Vehicle Is on Another Level As if you needed another reason to apply for embassy duty.
The Hardest Part of Special Operations Selection Programs – and How to Handle It Contrary to what one might expect, the most arduous part of a U.S. special operations selection program is not the actual...