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.
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...