Military

Restoring and maintaining historic airplanes consumes an enormous amount of time, as well as money, a few reasons some of the largest aviation museums in the United States, like the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio, are primarily funded by […]

The Navy recently proved that rushing through aircraft maintenance work could result in expensive consequences. Imagine a mistake multiplied by 12, as the service did when six E-2C twin-turboprop Hawkeye early warning aircraft were put out of commission just a few days before they were expected to leave port. The Hawkeyes belong to Airborne Early […]

San Diego-based Coast Flight Training has responded to the increasing demand for professional pilots by expanding its airline flight training program, opening up a new facility in San Marcos, Texas. The training program is focused on transition training for military helicopter pilots who have a desire to enter into an airline career. “We are very […]

The Ocean Reef Vintage Weekend, which started in 1994, attracts dozens of vintage airplanes, cars and yachts. The collection continues to grow each year. For the first few years, only a handful of airplanes flew into the airstrip at the private Key Largo, Florida, community. For the most recent event, in early December, 2016, nearly […]

The weekend is a way for locals to celebrate the nation’s sea services, but all heads were turned toward the sky during San Francisco’s Fleet Week airshow in early October 2016. The aerobatic performers included the Navy Blue Angels, the Breitling Jet Team, the Royal Canadian Air Force and more. Here are some shots submitted […]

No matter where you look inside the U.S. Air Force, the shortage of pilots is an issue. For years it looked as if the shortage only affected the fighter pilot ranks, but even the supply of aviators for the Air Force’s transport arm, the Air Mobility Command, is running dry, according to the Air Force […]

When I was growing up, the glamour of an aviation job was all wrapped up in the thrill of traveling the world. Little did I know that more than half the careers in aviation involve staying in one place. Aviation maintenance used to be one of those careers, but the industry is changing for a […]

Women in Aviation International (WAI), an organization dedicated to the encouragement and advancement of women in all aviation career fields and interests, just announced its 2017 inductees to the International Pioneer Hall of Fame. Inductees include the U.S. Navy’s first class of eight women aviators, who entered training in January 1973. Six women in that […]

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey crashed in shallow water Monday night approximately 6 miles from the coast of Okinawa, Japan. All five crewmembers aboard, members of the Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, were rescued, although the extent of their injuries is not yet clear, according to the Pentagon. This is the […]

President-elect Donald Trump is at it again. He took to Twitter on Monday morning to criticize the cost of the Defense Department’s most expensive weapons program, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Trump called the cost of the F-35 program “out of control,” driving jet builder Lockheed Martin’s stock price down 4 percent by midday and […]