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Navy salvages Super Hornet that blew off USS Harry Truman in the Med

The aircraft, which fell overboard as the carrier completed an at-sea replenishment July 8, was pulled from a depth of roughly 9,500 feet.

By Diana Stancy Correll

8 months ago

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Farnsworth of the 419th Operations Support Squadron adjusts an F-35 helmet during an optical fit training at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, on July 10, 2021. Each helmet is inspected every 105 days and has a 120-day fit check to ensure its functionality and safety. (Senior Airman Erica Webster/Air Force)

F-35 helmets that fix ‘green glow’ are on their way — but not to the Air Force

Aviators first reported green glow was an issue on the F-35 in 2012.

By Rachel S. Cohen

16 months ago

The Air Force is fighting in-flight physiological issues but can’t end them, Pentagon watchdog says

“All occupations have some hazards that cannot be eliminated.”

By Rachel S. Cohen

19 months ago

Thunderbirds shake up aerial show for 2021 return

This is the first time in four decades that the team of six F-16 Fighting Falcons has changed its routine.

By Rachel S. Cohen

24 months ago

Bird strike takes out Navy Super Hornet

The jet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 106 out of NAS Oceana in Virginia, was part of a detachment training on the Westy Coast.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

24 months ago

NCIS: Suspect targeted Navy jets by attaching flashlights to garden rake

You read that right.

By Courtney Mabeus

3 years ago

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