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‘Alpha’ troops and more ships: Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao outlines vision for service
In one of his first public addresses as acting Navy secretary, Hung Cao said he didn't need "cross-dressers" or "leaf eaters" in the service.
By Riley Ceder
Here’s how the Army is trying to catch up to Russia and China on missiles, artillery
The Army's top leadership says the service is outmanned and outgunned when it comes to artillery and missiles.
By Todd South
Pilot error caused two Air Force A-10s to collide in midair
Two A-10C Thunderbolt IIs crashed in September due to pilot error, the Air Force’s Aircraft Accident Board has determined.
By Kyle Rempfer
F-35 program office wraps up final developmental flight test
For the final test point, an F-35C collected data while carrying external stores.
By Valerie Insinna
Defense Department halts F-35 deliveries amid repair bill disagreement with Lockheed
The Pentagon has suspended acceptance of most F-35 deliveries as manufacturer Lockheed Martin and the F-35 program office debate who should be responsible for fixing jets after a production issue last year.
By Valerie Insinna
Flying in an F-16 (barely) above Japan
Thousands of people fly over Japan everyday, but few of them from ground-level in an F-16.
By Ken Chamberlain
More shows canceled as Air Force Thunderbirds mourn lost pilot
The Thunderbirds have canceled two more shows in the wake of the crash that killed one of its pilots.
Air Force chief of staff orders review of increasing aviation mishaps
In the wake of a spike in Air Force aviation accidents, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein has ordered a review of the low-level, non-fatal Class C mishaps driving that increase.
Navy’s spike in aviation mishaps is the military’s worst, up 82 percent
Class C accidents were the primary driver of a significant rise in Super Hornet mishaps.
By Tara Copp, AP
The death toll for rising aviation accidents: 133 troops killed in five years
Amid the latest spike in aviation deaths, a newly published Military Times Crash Database shows manned warplane accidents have jumped 39 percent since the 2013 budget cuts.
By Tara Copp, AP
Marines identify 4 killed in CH-53E crash
The two pilots and two aircrew members were assigned to Heavy Helicopter Squadron 465.
By Shawn Snow