Some websites on retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt, the Air Force's first female fighter pilot, and the World War II-era ...

T-6A maintenance issues have contributed to slower pilot certification. Credit: Senior Airman Kailee ... special operations or rotary wing-specific instruction. The Air Force developed the IPT ...

Some Air Force webpages on pioneering female pilots — from World War II to the ... commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service and two stints as a wing commander. She was also the first ...

The 97th Air Mobility Wing in Altus, Oklahoma, is primarily a training base for many aspiring pilots and boom operators who join the U.S. Air Force. Many pilots and boom operators will get months ...

Revived after nearly 89 years, the historic Mitchell Trophy Air Race returned with a modern twist as the U.S. Air Force incorporated ... and fixed wing aircraft. Lt. Col. Devil, a pilot assigned ...

During the Vietnam War, Maj. Robert Lodge chose death over the prospect of giving up information to enemy forces. (U.S. Air Force) Maj. Robert Alfred Lodge was the consummate professional in U.S ...

which is tasked with suppressing enemy air defenses, according to Senior Master Sgt Jarad Denton, a spokesman for the 52nd Fighter Wing. “‘Turbo’ refers to the rapid generation and ...

The rudimentary nature of the OA-1K Skyraider II, which will serve alongside such advanced machines as the F-22 Raptor and AH-64 Apache, is in fact one of the aircraft’s upsides.

A DoD spokesman said the visitors would drop in on the 37th Training Wing, which oversees Air Force basic training, and the Texas Air National Guard's 149th Fighter Wing, which trains pilots to ...