Fighter pilots are in constant proximity to their own mortality. All servicemembers face these thoughts to some extent—but pilots are unique in that they usually face them alone.

A day in the life of a U.S. Navy pilot is defined by discipline, precision, and teamwork. Starting with early briefings and detailed pre-flight checks, every step prepares them for demanding missions ...

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FORT SMITH, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — Plans are underway to allow more fighter jets to be stationed at Ebbing Air National Guard Base as part of a new foreign pilot training mission expansion, and ...

Though fighter aircraft are precision-designed instruments of war, there's no denying the rush that pilots get from strapping into these incredible machines. Similarly to cars, their appeal goes ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Retired Air Force Pilot Steve Carey certainly had the motivation to join the military as a young man. You might say he grew up in it. “In fact, we had 99 years of uninterrupted ...

A Navy pilot was rescued after a $67 million fighter jet plunged into ocean waters off the Virginia coast Wednesday morning — marking the sixth pricey plane the military has lost in less than a year.

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