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.
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...