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Courtland Savage from early in his training. (Courtesy Courtland Savage)

Navy to Change Pilot Call Sign Protocol After Minority Aviators Report Bias

The head of naval aviation has directed the creation of a new process for approving and reviewing pilots' call signs.

Two pilots and a flight engineer fly inside the C-130 Hercules simulator during training Nov. 1, 2010, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Benjamin Wiseman)

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.

The Hurricane Hunter patch on the right arm of Major Stephen Pituch who is pilot that flies the Hurricane hunter mission out of Savanah Air National Guard Base, Savanah, Georgia, Airport, September 12, 2018. The U.S. Air Force Reserve 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron or Hurricane Hunters is conducting a storm tasking mission into Hurricane Florence, currently a category 4 storm. The tasking provides critical and timely weather data for the National Hurricane Center to assist in providing up-to-date and

Flying into a Hurricane Is 'Six Hours of Boredom and Two Hours of Sheer Terror'

A handful of Air Force reservists fly though the wall of a hurricane and into the eye of the storm.

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Seth Murphy takes a 3D vision test prior to virtual reality flying training at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, Feb. 5, 2019. (Sean M. Worrell/U.S. Air Force)

Inside the Air Force's Plan to Revolutionize Pilot Training

Air Force officials say they want to move away from the service's old-fashioned, "industrial" approach to training.

An Afghan pilot conducts training in a C-208 Caravan over Kabul, Afghanistan as part of the Train Advise and Assist Command's (TAAC-Air) mission on Dec. 18, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maygan Straight)

Training Program for Afghan Pilots in US Ends After Nearly Half Go AWOL

The military has shut down an Afghan pilot training program in the U.S. because of high desertion rates.

Two U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, fly behind a KC-135 Stratotanker from Kadena Air Base, Japan, over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex during RED FLAG-Alaska 13-3 Aug. 14, 2013. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Zachary Perras)

Military Pilots Aren't Getting the Training Needed to Fight, Watchdog Warns

The military's aviation training ranges are leaving pilots operating in the Asia-Pacific ill-prepared, a DoD probe found.

FILE -- An F-15C Eagle takes off from Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 9, 2019. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Matthew Seefeldt)

Kadena F-15 Crash Due to Pilot Error that Forced Negative-G Spin

An F-15C Eagle from Kadena Air Base, Japan, crashed last year due to a pilot error.

U.S. Air Force demo pilots walk off the flightline during the Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Feb. 28, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jensen Stidham)

Air Force Authorizes Two-Piece Flight Suits on Duty

Starting immediately, the two-piece flight suit is authorized to be worn in both garrison and deployed locations.

The Air Force is experimenting using more two-piece flight suits, such as the Airman Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU), instead of the one-piece flight suit, seen here. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Dallas Edwards)

Air Force Experimenting with Two-Piece Flight Suits for Pilots, Aircrew

The U.S. Air Force is exploring the possibility of creating two-piece flight suits for all pilots and aircrew.

Air Force Capt. Lauren Kram, assigned to the 13th Bomb Squadron, poses for a portrait on Feb. 19, 2019. Kram is one of six qualified female pilots assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. (Kayla White/U.S. Air Force)

The Air Force Is on a Mission to Fix its Uniforms

The Air Force Chief of Staff has called for improved, better-fitting uniforms -- not only for comfort, but also for safety.

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Navy Lt. Kaylie Ludwig. (Photo courtesy of the Ludwig family)

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The Marine Corps insignia is visible behind Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller as he takes questions from reporters at the unveiling of the Iraq and Afghanistan campaign engravings on the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima), Nov. 21, 2017, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Navy to Change Pilot Call Sign Protocol After Minority Aviators Report Bias

The head of naval aviation has directed the creation of a new process for approving and reviewing pilots' call signs.