Air Force: Qatar air force facility in Idaho ‘in the works for years’
The defense secretary's announcement that the U.S. will allow Qatar to build an air force facility in Idaho mirrors other ally accommodations.
By Carla Babb
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Silent crashes: Hidden toll of brain trauma on naval aviators
Lawmakers are investigating whether the Navy ignored evidence of widespread traumatic brain injuries. For some pilots, the questions feel long overdue.
By Bridget Reis
Air Reserve test pilot, a 16-year Marine vet, killed in traffic accident
Maj. Aaron “Amber” Frey, 42, from Evergreen, Colorado, was assigned to the 370th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
‘There is stuff’: Enduring mysteries trail US report on UFOs
A report summarizing what the U.S. knows about “unidentified aerial phenomena” — better known as UFOs — is expected to be made public this month.
This veteran artist turns your depraved phallic dreams into morale patch realities
These morale patches are not for the faint of heart.
By Sarah Sicard
He took them captive in Iraq 30 years ago. Now, they’re fighting for his citizenship
Two Navy pilots were shot down and taken prisoner during Desert Storm. Decades later, they formed an unlikely friendship with their once-captor.
By Harm Venhuizen
Joint Chiefs chairman urges greater racial diversity in the military
Gen. Mark Milley told a Howard University ROTC commissioning ceremony that diversity is an important strength of the military but is still inadequate.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
How Biden’s budget signals the right ideas to address veterans issues
The priorities set forth in Biden's Fiscal Year 2022 discretionary budget request, which boosts the VA's budget by 8 percent, is a step in the right direction, says the author of this commentary.
By Nick Armstrong
Move over sky penis, we’ve got a sea penis now
The Ever Given, now stuck in the Suez Canal, has had a fraught journey from the start.
By Sarah Sicard
Calling all pilots! Corps to give up to $210,000 for Marine pilots to re-up
Marines have until April 1, 2021, to submit their application for the aviation bonus.
By Philip Athey
To get more female pilots, the Air Force is changing the way it designs weapons
Future aircraft and work stations will be designed for a larger range of body sizes, which could allow more women to take on coveted pilot and aircrew positions.
By Valerie Insinna
These F-35 pilots are the first to graduate from TOPGUN
Marine Corps Maj. Derek Heinz and Navy Lt. William Goodwin III graduated in May from TOPGUN.
By Diana Stancy