Air Force Misses New Pilot Goal Again as Service Pushes to Revolutionize Training The U.S. Air Force will fall short in its year-end production goal of reaching 1,480 pilots by the end of fiscal 2020.
Air Force's Pilot Training Experiment Still Evolving as New Class Begins The service said its latest PTN class starts in January and will analyze lessons learned from previous training pipelines.
Air Force Halts Parachute, Dive and Mountain Training Ops Following Airmen Deaths AFSOC ordered the suspension earlier to allow officials to inspect associated equipment and review safety procedures.
Ready for the Unexpected: Air Force Drilling Troops in Survival, Response Skills The Air Force wants to develop troops that are ready for anything -- anywhere in the world.
Special Tactics Pararescue Airman Dies in Mountain Training Accident Officials are investigating the incident.
Trainees at Air Force BMT to Start Training on M4 This Summer Starting as early as next month, new recruits at Air Force Basic Military Training will begin training on the M4 carbine.
Air Force Secretary Wants Pilots to Get More Simulator Time Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said that more simulator time should be a "no-brainer" for pilots to become proficient.
Drinking Culture, 'Unsafe Supervision' Blamed in Laughlin Firings Three commanders at one of the Air Force's lead pilot training wings were relieved of command in October.
F-35 Tests Out Tech that Keeps Pilots from Crashing Into the Ground A technology that can help prevent pilots from colliding with the ground has begun its initial testing on the F-35 JSF.
Air Force Expands Basic Military Training to Create 'Lethal' Next Generation The U.S. Air Force has expanded its Basic Military Training from seven-and-a-half weeks to eight-and-a-half weeks.
Police Who Shot Florida Airman 6 Times in His Home May Have Entered Wrong Apartment, Family Says Senior Airman Roger Fortson lived in an off-base residence, and his special operations squadron at Hurlburt Field in the...
Florida Airman Was Shot by Deputy Within Seconds of Opening Apartment Door, Body Cam Footage Shows Only as Fortson is lying on the floor of his apartment fatally wounded does the deputy tell him to drop his weapon, a firearm...
'They Took My Gift Away': In Interview, Mother of Florida Airman Killed by Police Describes Shock Meka Fortson told Military.com in an exclusive interview Thursday that her son, Senior Airman Roger Fortson, had always...
Army Pumping Millions into Food Kiosks, But They May Soon Be Obsolete Kiosks are effectively small snack stands providing soldiers with sandwiches, candy, chips and soda -- offerings that hold...
Apache Crash Injures 2 Fort Riley Soldiers as Army Grapples with Nonstop Aviation Incidents The pair of soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade were being treated for injuries after the crash...