Witness Says Alaska Military Plane that Crashed Had Smoke Coming from Engine After Takeoff, NTSB Finds The National Transportation Safety Board says a witness saw smoke coming from one of the engines of an old military plane...
F-16 Thunderbirds Crash Resulted from Wet Runway, Wind A wet runway and wind gusts made an Air Force Thunderbirds F-16 Fighting Falcon slide and flip after landing during a routine...
Navy Suspends Search for Sailors Missing in Plane Crash Eight sailors were rescued after a C-2A Greyhound transport aircraft went down about 500 nautical miles southeast of Okinawa.
US Troops Killed in Plane Crashes Skyrockets in 2017 This year, 37 U.S. service members have died in plane crashes -- more than 130 percent higher than at this point last year.
Soldiers Killed in Apache Helicopter Crash Are Identified by Mississippi National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Bryan Andrew Zemek, 36, was in Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment, and Chief...
Air Force Confirms Parts Failure Occurred in Deadly Japan Osprey Crash that Left 8 Airmen Dead The Air Force said Tuesday that investigators have determined a parts failure occurred during an Osprey crash in Japan in...
Air Force Investigating Mishap that Led F-15 to Land in Oregon Canal The pilot was able to exit the aircraft safely and was transported to a nearby hospital for "precaution and evaluation," the...
Both Pilots Injured, One Critically, After Military Training Aircraft Crashes in Texas One pilot was flown to a hospital in Dallas in critical condition.
US Black Hawk Helicopter Forced to Land in Bucharest The helicopter was one of several aircraft training in preparation for a military parade set to take place next week.
After Fatal Jet Crash, the Pilots Got Blamed. Then the Air Force Banned the Flight Maneuver A student pilot and his instructor died in the November 2019 accident.
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...