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Navy offering big bucks to keep aviation officers in uniform
Aviators from a variety of platforms are eligible for big bucks if they opt to stay Navy.
By Diana Stancy
Pentagon red tape blocking bigger pilot bonuses authorized by Congress
The Army and Navy want to give more money to pilots whose service is ending, but they're blocked by bureaucracy.
By Davis Winkie
Patrol Squadron 45 conducts rare, all-female P-8A Poseidon flight
“I think you could really feel the empowerment that we all felt, from the brief, to the pre-flight, to the mission execution, even to landing."
By Diana Stancy
Gen Z Marine lays out some ideas for fixing military recruitment
Some people think of Gen Z as the “everyone-gets-a-trophy generation,” 2nd Lt. Matthew Weiss said. But that’s not how he sees it.
F/A-18 Hornet jet crashes near Marine air base in California
The crash occurred on government property east of the air station at 11:54 p.m. local time Thursday.
Naval aviation commanders could receive up to $105,000 in bonus
The deal is $5,000 more than what active commanding officers were offered the past three fiscal years under the Aviation Command Retention Bonus.
By Diana Stancy
More military reservists to be sent to Europe, angering some in GOP
Since Russia invaded Ukraine last year, the Pentagon has deployed more than 20,000 additional forces to Europe.
By Zamone Perez
Censured skipper from AAV disaster removed from carrier command list
Capt. John W. Kurtz's name was removed from the aviation major command screening board list in late 2022.
At the heart of Memorial Day, an appreciation of duty to one’s country
Memorial Day is a powerful time to reflect on a question essential to citizenship: What is duty to country, and how is it relevant to our lives today?
By David Kim
The balloon that flew over Hawaii? US says it’s not China’s.
The Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Administration have been tracking a balloon that was flying off the coast of Hawaii last week.
By Lolita C. Baldor, AP