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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

2 years ago

A dozen of Biden’s national security nominees are on hold in the Senate

At least three lawmakers are using the nominees as bargaining chips in talks on various concerns.

By Joe Gould and Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

Calls to loved ones reveal rough conditions before sinking

Coast Guard rescuers saved two mariners but couldn't locate the others and suspended the 20-hour search on Wednesday.

4 years ago

Report: Petty officer’s missing daughter wandered apartment complex ‘looking for my momma’

Navy Times made the booking records for Information Systems Technician 1st Class Brianna Shontae Williams available to you.

4 years ago

Remains of child found in Alabama, Navy petty officer charged with two felonies in Florida

The mother has been hospitalized following an apparent attempt to take her own life, authorities say.

By Navy Times staff

4 years ago

Remains found in Alabama during search for petty officer’s missing daughter

Authorities are working to confirm the victim's identification.

4 years ago

Explainer: How the pain of 9/11 still stays with a generation

As we reflect on the anniversary of this tragic event, a question to consider is: How has this event impacted those individuals who are too young to remember a world before 9/11?

By Dana Rose Garfin, University of California, Irvine

5 years ago

MLB bans players from Venezuelan Winter League

It's one of the first public repercussions of new U.S. economic sanctions against the regime in Caracas.

5 years ago

Congress sends Trump disaster bill with aid to storm-struck military posts

Congress has approved a $19.1 billion disaster aid deal that contains nearly $3 billion for storm-stricken military facilities around the country.

5 years ago

Congress wants more answers about VA campus suicides

A new proposal would require VA to provide lawmakers with information on those veterans' benefits and medical background within days of the deaths.

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago

Desegregating America’s blood supply to save wounded service members

It was not until 1950 that the Red Cross stopped requiring the segregation of so-called “Negro blood.”

By Thomas A Guglielmo, George Washington University

5 years ago

Wood from Blackbeard’s flagship has become ‘very precious’

Storms, strong currents and shipworms have destroyed all but a few remaining pieces of the famed Queen Anne's Revenge, which capsized 300 years ago.

By Jeff Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot

5 years ago