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Retired Air Force Col. Samantha Weeks graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado in 1993 and logged 2,200 flying hours in F-15Cs, F-16s and T-38 Talons — including 105 combat hours ...
Air Force pilots held a piano burning at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia on April 25 in memory of a stunt pilot killed on the base the day before. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Micaiah Anthony.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating after an "experimental" aircraft crashed on Thursday afternoon at Langley Air Force Base, killing a famous aerobatic pilot near ...
MONUMENT, Colo. — Days after 9NEWS reported that the U.S. Air Force had removed certain articles about a retired U.S. Air Force colonel and the first female Thunderbird pilot from military ...
The U.S. Air Force has removed web content honoring several trailblazing female pilots—including the first woman to fly with the Thunderbirds, the elite air demonstration squadron—in an effort ...
MONUMENT, Colo. — The U.S. Air Force has removed certain articles about a retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and the first female Thunderbird pilot from military websites, stating they were taken ...
Understanding the Air Force’s Pilot Shortage. During the Cold War, when the U.S. was prepared for conflict with the Soviet Union, the Air Force had 422 bombers and over 4,000 fighter aircraft.
Troy Meink, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Air Force, told senators Thursday that he will focus on technical innovation and workforce retention if confirmed as the next secretary for ...
Some websites on retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, the Air Force's first female fighter pilot, and the World War II-era WASPs have been pulled offline.
A US Air Force pilot on a secret flight reported a “football-sized,” cylindrical UFO closely passing by his jet in California last September, according to newly leaked audio. The experienced ...
An Air Force pilot was forced to eject after their F-35 fighter jet crashed in a fiery explosion during a training exercise at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, but the pilot was safely rescued.
The Air Force has reinstated a course on the first Black pilots unit after it was yanked to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning DEI in the federal government.