Air Force aircraft maintainers who do not sign nondisclosure agreements cannot hear quarterly, confidential briefs on aircraft mishaps, but they are not required to sign those agreements, according to ...

Two people died and 10 aircraft were destroyed in aviation-related mishaps in fiscal year 2023 as the Air Force’s most serious accidents hit a five-year high. The latest milestone was driven by a jump ...

A T-6A Texan II waits to taxi onto the runway Nov. 1, 2017, at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas. (Christopher Carranza/Air Force) Editor’s note: This story was updated May 14 6:53 p.m. Eastern Time with ...

An Air Force maintainer was faulted by officials for losing control of a bomb lift truck that struck a parked F-16 Fighting Falcon jet, causing it to erupt into flames last year during a deployment, ...

The Air Force said Tuesday that investigators have determined a parts failure occurred during an Osprey crash in Japan in November that killed all eight airmen on board, but the root cause of the ...

For years, Trey Taylor was fueled by the calls that never came. That made the call that arrived during the seventh round of the NFL Draft all the more special. The Las Vegas Raiders plucked Taylor, ...

It’s a requirement for any story about him or any initial conversation with him. That name. Weston Steelhammer. It sounds made up – like something out of a comic book. For a hard-hitting safety, it’s ...

The U.S. Air Force identified the instructor pilot who died after his ejection seat activated while on the ground at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls on Monday. The USAF said Capt. John ...

Air Force's Levi Brown (9) intercepts a pass a San Jose State pass in the second quarter of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area ...

A crew chief conducts engine inspections on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 24, 2024. (Senior Airman Sergio Avalos/Air Force) Two people died and 10 aircraft ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated May 14 6:53 p.m. Eastern Time with additional information, including the pilot’s name. A U.S. Air Force instructor pilot died from his injuries after his plane’s ...