The Air Force's Virtual Reality Fighter Training Is Working Best for 5th-Gen Pilots The Air Force is finding that virtual reality fighter pilot training is working best for students who want to fly the most...
After Fatal Jet Crash, the Pilots Got Blamed. Then the Air Force Banned the Flight Maneuver A student pilot and his instructor died in the November 2019 accident.
Is Augmented Reality the Future of Dogfight Training? This Company Thinks So A company wants to prepare more Air Force fighter pilots to dogfight Chinese and Russian opponents by using artificial...
This New Air Force Training Center Will Prep Pilots for War with China and Russia The Air Force is looking to link real and simulated environments at a new training center.
The Air Force Is Making Changes to Its Enemy Capture Survival School The U.S. Air Force's survival school is putting a new training model to the test during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Air Force Shortens Recruit Training, Shifts to New Base Amid Pandemic Officials are also working to reschedule recruit accessions into BMT to better filter trainees through the pipeline.
Special Tactics Airman Who Died During Training Swim Identified Multiple agencies joined in a search effort.
Special Tactics Airman Dies During Combat Dive Training A Special Tactics airman died while participating in the Air Force Combat Dive Course at the Naval Support Activity Center.
The Air Force Is Calling Off Its 'Fly-Only' Track Experiment Despite high hopes, there are only two airmen currently utilizing Air Mobility Command's Aviator Technical Track.
Air Force Announces New Entry Program for Enlisted Special Warfare Training The U.S. Air Force has created a new single-entry program for recruits interested in special warfare careers.
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...