No panacea for aviation mishaps, military brass tells Congress
By: Valerie Insinna In this March 14, 2018, photo, U.S. Navy personnel respond to a F/A-18 Super Hornet that crashed on its approach to Naval Air Station Key West in Florida. … More
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Navy’s P-8As Unaffected by FAA’s Boeing 737 Engine Inspection Requirement After Fatal Southwest Incident
By: Megan Eckstein Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class Joseph Ihrig, left, and Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Miko Brandon, right, both assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 4, perform a fan blade … More
US weighs keeping carrier strike group in Europe as a check on Russia
By: David B. Larter WASHINGTON ―In a break with recent history, the U.S. military is weighing whether to withhold the Truman Carrier Strike Group from deploying to the Middle East, opting instead … More
Navy’s F/A-18 Legacy Hornet completes its sundown cruise aboard the carrier Vinson
By: J.D. Simkins A sailor directs the pilot of an F/A-18C Hornet from the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron 34 on the flight deck of the carrier Carl Vinson. The … More
Leadership failures in Navy pilot training squadrons led to Tennessee T-45 crash
By: Mark D. Faram The Navy’s official investigation into the Oct. 1 crash in rural Tennessee of a T-45C Goshawk from Training Squadron 7 concluded the crash was the fault of … More
House Armed Services Panel Presses Top Military Aviators on Safety Concerns
By: Ben Werner F-35A Lightning II aircraft receive aerial refuelings from a Travis KC-10 Extender July 13, 2016 on the flight from England to the United States. US Air Force photo. … More
The military’s stunning fighter pilot shortage: One in four billets is empty
By: Stephen Losey Capt. Jeremy Nolting, a pilot from the 79th Fighter Squadron, awaits clearance from the tower to taxi his F-16 Fighting Falcon out for a training mission during exercise … More
Recent Fatal Navy, Marine Aviation Crashes Are Symptoms of Overworked Forces, Officials Say
By: Megan EcksteinM A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 162, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) prepares to takeoff while transiting the Bab al-Mandeb … More