4 Crew Members Eject Safely After Two Navy Jets Crash During Air Show in Idaho

4 Crew Members Eject Safely After Two Navy Jets Crash During Air Show in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island, Washington, said Cmdr. Amelia […]

'You Can Do It Too.' Despite Challenges, No Dream Too Big for Air Force Cadet

'You Can Do It Too.' Despite Challenges, No Dream Too Big for Air Force Cadet

Mareem Al-Mosawi has had no easy path toward her dreams. The daughter of Iraqi immigrants who fled to the U.S., and as the eldest sibling in her family, she was tasked to care for her visually impaired mother, who speaks only Arabic, while trying to keep her Middle Eastern identity intact and pursue her goal […]

Military Exchange Shoppers Donated $2.5M to Army, Air Force in 2025

Military Exchange Shoppers Donated $2.5M to Army, Air Force in 2025

An organization that has been aiding U.S. military service members for 130 years recently announced that more than $2.5 million was fundraised in 2025 to benefit the Army, Air Force and Navy. Army & Air Force Exchange Service shoppers are being acclaimed for their military support, with the donations going to Army Emergency Relief (AER), […]

The MV-75: The Army’s New Aircraft and Future of Air Assault Warfare

The MV-75: The Army’s New Aircraft and Future of Air Assault Warfare

The U.S. Army has formally introduced the MV-75, its next-generation assault aircraft developed under the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program. The Army created FLRAA to replace or supplement the UH-60 Black Hawk, a helicopter that has served as the backbone of Army aviation since the late 1970s but was never designed for the long-range, […]

Trump Begins Firings of FAA Air Traffic Control Staff Just Weeks After Fatal DC Plane Crash

Salvage crews work on recovering wreckage near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Probationary workers were targeted in late night emails Friday notifying them they had been fired, David Spero, president […]

Data From the Deadliest U.S. Air Accident in a Generation Show Conflicting Altitude Readings

Police and Coast Guard boats are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army helicopter when they collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, killing everyone aboard both aircraft, investigators said Saturday. Investigators also said that about a second before impact, the […]