In the latest iteration of the ongoing combat readiness exercises known as Bamboo Eagle, American pilot of the Lockheed ...

George Will writes a twice-weekly column on politics and domestic and foreign affairs. He began his column with The Post in 1974, and he received the Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1977.

This follow-up column to the climate series from last June (which caused lots of discussion, both in favor and against) ...

November 1st 1950 marked the beginning of an aerial counter attack that the Americans were not prepared for. These North ...

On this day in aviation history, February 14, 1955, the first flight of a key progenitor that led to the MiG-21, the ...

Only one (or possibly two) of the missing bombs was fully assembled at the time it was lost. The total number of confirmed ...

Tom Cruise doesn't have anything to do with it, but the Navy flight school featured in the "Top Gun" movies really exists.

After finishing training, the pilots were assigned to escort U.S. bombers in Europe. The Tuskegee Airmen are credited with losing significantly fewer escorted bombers than other fighter groups.

In some cases, the actions taken to comply with the directive risk whitewashing parts of the nation's history and culture.

WASHINGTON — Nearly 24 hours before a deadly plane collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter, another flight had to change landing plans last minute due ...

And by the way, you’re also supposed to fly the aircraft, which is why most military aircraft are crewed by a minimum of two pilots.” The training for U.S. military helicopter pilots is ...

An Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting out of an F-35 fighter jet that then crashed ... The jet was on a training mission and was getting ready to land when "an in-flight emergency occurred ...