The U.S. Navy is working on an improved survival vest that’s designed to provide more ballistic protection for aviators while making it more comfortable to wear. The redesigned Aircrew Endurance ...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md., May 9, 2025 — Military personnel from across the United States gathered near Naval Air Station Patuxent River from May 5 to May 8 for an annual workshop to enhance fleet training ...

Air Force pilots and aircrew who are pregnant will no longer be allowed to fly during their first trimester under revised flight rules announced by the service Tuesday. The move is one of several ...

Air Force Special Operations Command may shift the number of its CV-22 Osprey pilots and aircrew as it reevaluates how the controversial tilt-rotor aircraft is used -- and as officials probe the cause ...

This story has been corrected. The Air Force is reinstating flight restrictions for airmen in the early stage of pregnancy and elevating waiver decisions for expectant aircrew members from flight ...

The Naval Aircrew Systems Program Office aircrew survival vest team is collecting data from ongoing fleet assessments to evaluate a new rotary wing and tilt rotor aircrew survival vest system that ...

The Air Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Systems Branch – part of the Agile Combat Support Directorate – are leading a Department of Defense effort to define and ...

On December 14th, an aircrew member from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) in Landstuhl, Germany, will become the 10,000th Soldier to receive a pre-deployment Air Warrior kit containing the best ...

Even in a small impact, there's great risk that helicopter aircrew can be thrown from a helicopter or knocked around inside, to deadly results. A new restraint system is designed to close safety gaps, ...

Aircrew assigned to the 91st Air Refueling Squadron prepare a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for departure during Exercise Global Thunder 26 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 22, 2025. Global ...