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Separate engine fires in 3 Navy, Marine Corps aircraft force emergency landings

In the span of two months this summer, U.S. naval aviation recorded three separate in-flight engine fires that caused millions in damage.

By Hope Hodge Seck

5 days ago

Navy not doing enough to study long-term brain damage in aviators, lawmakers say

A House committee found that the Navy was at fault for not doing more to research long-term brain damage in aviators, despite knowledge of suicides.

3 weeks ago

Air Force uses C-130Js to deliver relief supplies, equipment to Nepal after flash floods

The U.S. Air Force provided humanitarian and disaster response assistance to Nepal on Wednesday following flash floods in the South Asian country.

By Cristina Stassis

4 weeks ago

Air Force’s C-5M Super Galaxy aids in removal, destruction of $5 billion worth of illegal drugs

The 433rd Airlift Wing Reserve used the C-5M Super Galaxy to remove $5 billion of illegal drugs from California to Ohio before its destruction in Indiana.

By Cristina Stassis

3 months ago

Time spent on select Super Hornet repairs could be cut in half with Navy’s 3D printing

Composite repair time for F/A-18 Super Hornets could be cut by 50% with a groundbreaking 3D-printing repair method.

By Claire Barrett

3 months ago

Air Force unit’s new ammo-linking machine saves $4 million a year

A new 30 mm ammunition-linking machine can save the force millions annually by repurposing rounds from retiring A-10s for use on AC-130Js.

By Cristina Stassis

4 months ago