6 Video Games (Sorry, ‘Simulators’) the US Military Used for Training So much money and development go into video games that the U.S. military sometimes scoops them out of the public sphere to...
Report: Air Force Leaders Want More High-Tech Flight Simulators to Train New Pilots for War The focus on investing in high-tech simulators comes as tensions grow with China and the Pentagon works to compete with the...
Air Force on Course to Again Miss Pilot Goal as Problems with Training Aircraft Persist With little more than a week until the fiscal year ends Sept. 30, the Air Force is set to finish with 1,350 new aviators...
Air Force Is Offering More Time for Training and Rest at Home In Deployment Cycle Change Air Force officials are changing the way the service deploys airmen, offering more time at home after a tour and more...
Air Force Scrambles to Address Officer Training School Instructor Shortage The Air Force is scrambling to overcome a significant shortage in the number of instructors at its only Officer Training...
Air Force's New $66M Special Warfare Training Center Will Have Mixed-Gender Facilities The 76,000 square-foot facility will have two swimming pools as well as private showers and bathrooms that will accommodate...
Air Force Creates Special Warfare Program for Cadets to Help Fill Empty Spots The Air Force's new program for cadets was tested at two-week Special Warfare Orientation Courses this summer at the Air...
Air Force Special Tactics Training The Air Force's Special Tactics teams consist of airmen who are combat controllers, pararescuemen and Special Operations...
Air Force Picks Langley to Host F-22 Formal Training Unit The move is three years in the making, but don't expect to see more fifth-generation jets at Langley just yet.
Air Force Basic Training Timeline at a Glance Air Force Basic Training takes place over eight and a half weeks -- here's a rundown of what you can expect.
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Says It Can't Change New Urn, Plaque Benefit that Precludes Future Burials in National Veteran Cemeteries Both the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and the National Funeral Directors Association lodged...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Army Ranger Sentenced for Murdering Security Guard in Washington State A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a...