Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military is moving forward with plans to build a dedicated facility in Idaho to ...

One might expect devastatingly sad stories from a former prisoner of war, but as soon as Retired Major General John Borling launches into one of his fighter pilot jokes or offers a humorous comment, ...

Longtime Bakersfield resident Marci Lingo, who retired to Boise, Idaho, in 2014, is returning home next month to complete an unusual but loving task. She is burying her uncle, U.S. Army Air Forces ...

Though fighter aircraft are precision-designed instruments of war, there's no denying the rush that pilots get from strapping into these incredible machines. Similarly to cars, their appeal goes ...

TORRANCE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sling Pilot Academy, a leading flight training institution known for producing the next generation of commercial airline pilots, today announced an ...

Four of the advanced fighter training students featured in a new National Geographic documentary series, from left to right: Capt. Micah Nissly, LTJG Spenser Neel, LTJG Dylan Horan and Capt. Steph ...

SAN DIEGO — From Fighter Pilot, to Congressman, to inmate - many are remembering Randy "Duke" Cunningham after learning he died Wednesday. The war hero and disgraced politician died from an ...

An F-16 fighter jet crashed in Poland this Thursday, killing a pilot after it took to the air for a training flight ahead of the 2025 Random International Air Show. The incident took place around 7:25 ...

A US Air Force F-35 pilot spent 50 minutes on an airborne conference call with Lockheed Martin engineers trying to solve a problem with his fighter jet before he ejected and the plane plunged to the ...

Arthur Van Haren Jr. was one of the top fighter pilots of WWII. He also was my grandfather. I called him “Tata,” a nickname for grandfather in Spanish. He didn’t tell me much about World War II. Tata ...

Arthur Van Haren Jr., a Mexican-American, was a highly decorated fighter pilot ace in WWII. He served in the Pacific Theater with the VF-2, 'The Rippers,' a squadron known for producing numerous aces.

CONWAY -- The new hangar for the University of Central Arkansas Aviation Academy will not only help produce needed pilots, but also leaders and economic development in Arkansas, UCA President Houston ...