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Staff Sgt. Kimberly May, noncommissioned officer in charge of aerospace and operations physiology for the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, operates a hypoxia-familiarization trainer at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 11, 2019. May and her team of five train aircrew by using a reduced oxygen breathing device (ROBD) to detect the signs of hypoxia during flight. Hypoxia is a condition caused by a lack of oxygen that can lead to injury to personnel, damage to Air Force assets and death. (Senior Airman Dennis Spain/Air Force)

The Air Force is fighting in-flight physiological issues but can’t end them, Pentagon watchdog says

“All occupations have some hazards that cannot be eliminated.”

By Rachel S. Cohen

2 years ago

How the Air Force halved T-6 hypoxia cases in 2019

Pilots flying the T-6 trainer had 41 hypoxia-like episodes in 2019.

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

Breathing easier: After years of T-6 hypoxia scares, the Air Force thinks it has the fix

The Air Force is rolling out a series of fixes that it thinks will solve the problem once and for all — and may have already started cutting down on hypoxia and hypoxia-like incidents

By Stephen Losey

5 years ago

Air Force T-6 squadron pauses training after more physiological scares

The Air Force trainer is the latest to announce a pause after oxygen system issues.

By Tara Copp, AP

5 years ago

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