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Information operations officers get their own school
Air Force officers in the newly formed 14F information operations career field will get their own technical training school in late fiscal 2019.
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Air Force T-6s resume flying after hypoxia-like scares
The Air Force resumed flying its T-6 Texan II training aircraft Tuesday after a rash of hypoxia-like scares grounded them for nearly a month.
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Air Force’s grounded T-6 trainers could fly again next week
The Air Force’s T-6 trainer — which was grounded at the beginning of February after a rash of hypoxia incidents — could resume flights as early as Monday.
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Air Force announces official retirement date for iconic MQ-1 Predator drone
The Air Force will officially retire its iconic, groundbreaking — and controversial ― MQ-1 Predator on March 9.
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Air Force 2019 budget will grow pilot training pipeline as service fights severe shortage
The Air Force’s proposed budget for fiscal 2019 will allow it to increase the number of new pilots it trains from 1,200 each year to 1,400.
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Air Force budget calls for more planes, drones — and a lot more bombs
The Air Force’s proposed budget for fiscal 2019 calls for increasing the number of F-35As, KC-46 tankers, MQ-9 Reapers, and rebuilding its stockpile of precision-guided munitions such as the Hellfire missile and Joint Directed Attack Munition.
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Air Force suspends solo T-6 trainer flights over hypoxia fears
The 19th Air Force has suspended all solo flights in T-6 Texan trainer aircraft ― both for students and instructor pilots ― over concerns about hypoxia and other so-called unexplained physiological events.
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Virtual skies: Air Force hopes ‘fun’ tech transforms pilot learning
When 15 officers and five enlisted airmen convene next month in Austin, Texas, for the Air Force’s new Pilot Training Next program, they could help create a cutting-edge method of teaching airmen to fly ― one that uses advanced biometrics, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality systems such as the Oculus Rift.
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Vance resumes T-6A flights, but cause of hypoxia remains unknown
The 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, resumed flying T-6A Texan training flights on Tuesday. But the cause of the hypoxia-like symptoms that led Vance officials to ground the Texan fleet Nov. 15 has not been found.
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The Air Force is working to max out pilot production — but it won’t be nearly enough
In the face of an alarming shortfall of pilots, the Air Force is trying to boost how many new pilots it produces each year.
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Information operations officers get their own school
Air Force officers in the newly formed 14F information operations career field will get their own technical training school in late fiscal 2019.
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Air Force T-6s resume flying after hypoxia-like scares
The Air Force resumed flying its T-6 Texan II training aircraft Tuesday after a rash of hypoxia-like scares grounded them for nearly a month.
-
Air Force’s grounded T-6 trainers could fly again next week
The Air Force’s T-6 trainer — which was grounded at the beginning of February after a rash of hypoxia incidents — could resume flights as early as Monday.
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Air Force announces official retirement date for iconic MQ-1 Predator drone
The Air Force will officially retire its iconic, groundbreaking — and controversial ― MQ-1 Predator on March 9.
-
Air Force 2019 budget will grow pilot training pipeline as service fights severe shortage
The Air Force’s proposed budget for fiscal 2019 will allow it to increase the number of new pilots it trains from 1,200 each year to 1,400.
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Air Force budget calls for more planes, drones — and a lot more bombs
The Air Force’s proposed budget for fiscal 2019 calls for increasing the number of F-35As, KC-46 tankers, MQ-9 Reapers, and rebuilding its stockpile of precision-guided munitions such as the Hellfire missile and Joint Directed Attack Munition.
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Air Force suspends solo T-6 trainer flights over hypoxia fears
The 19th Air Force has suspended all solo flights in T-6 Texan trainer aircraft ― both for students and instructor pilots ― over concerns about hypoxia and other so-called unexplained physiological events.
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Virtual skies: Air Force hopes ‘fun’ tech transforms pilot learning
When 15 officers and five enlisted airmen convene next month in Austin, Texas, for the Air Force’s new Pilot Training Next program, they could help create a cutting-edge method of teaching airmen to fly ― one that uses advanced biometrics, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality systems such as the Oculus Rift.
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Vance resumes T-6A flights, but cause of hypoxia remains unknown
The 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, resumed flying T-6A Texan training flights on Tuesday. But the cause of the hypoxia-like symptoms that led Vance officials to ground the Texan fleet Nov. 15 has not been found.
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The Air Force is working to max out pilot production — but it won’t be nearly enough
In the face of an alarming shortfall of pilots, the Air Force is trying to boost how many new pilots it produces each year.
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Information operations officers get their own school
Air Force officers in the newly formed 14F information operations career field will get their own technical training school in late fiscal 2019.
-
Air Force T-6s resume flying after hypoxia-like scares
The Air Force resumed flying its T-6 Texan II training aircraft Tuesday after a rash of hypoxia-like scares grounded them for nearly a month.
-
Air Force’s grounded T-6 trainers could fly again next week
The Air Force’s T-6 trainer — which was grounded at the beginning of February after a rash of hypoxia incidents — could resume flights as early as Monday.
-
Air Force announces official retirement date for iconic MQ-1 Predator drone
The Air Force will officially retire its iconic, groundbreaking — and controversial ― MQ-1 Predator on March 9.
-
Air Force 2019 budget will grow pilot training pipeline as service fights severe shortage
The Air Force’s proposed budget for fiscal 2019 will allow it to increase the number of new pilots it trains from 1,200 each year to 1,400.
-
Air Force budget calls for more planes, drones — and a lot more bombs
The Air Force’s proposed budget for fiscal 2019 calls for increasing the number of F-35As, KC-46 tankers, MQ-9 Reapers, and rebuilding its stockpile of precision-guided munitions such as the Hellfire missile and Joint Directed Attack Munition.
-
Air Force suspends solo T-6 trainer flights over hypoxia fears
The 19th Air Force has suspended all solo flights in T-6 Texan trainer aircraft ― both for students and instructor pilots ― over concerns about hypoxia and other so-called unexplained physiological events.
-
Virtual skies: Air Force hopes ‘fun’ tech transforms pilot learning
When 15 officers and five enlisted airmen convene next month in Austin, Texas, for the Air Force’s new Pilot Training Next program, they could help create a cutting-edge method of teaching airmen to fly ― one that uses advanced biometrics, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality systems such as the Oculus Rift.
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Vance resumes T-6A flights, but cause of hypoxia remains unknown
The 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, resumed flying T-6A Texan training flights on Tuesday. But the cause of the hypoxia-like symptoms that led Vance officials to ground the Texan fleet Nov. 15 has not been found.
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The Air Force is working to max out pilot production — but it won’t be nearly enough
In the face of an alarming shortfall of pilots, the Air Force is trying to boost how many new pilots it produces each year.
