Defense Secretary Mark Esper will travel to NAS Pensacola, Fla., next week to announce new safety measures and restrictions on foreign military access to US bases in the aftermath of last month’s shooting that killed three sailors and injured eight more, Pentagon spokesman Jonathan R. ...
Air Force basic military trainers are experimenting with a new, high-tech way to teach students: tablets filled with everything they need to learn, and that tell trainees when to study a particular topic. In December, the 321st Training Squadron at JB San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, provided ...
Following the deaths of two special tactics airmen within about one month, Air Force Special Operations Command has suspended all parachute, diving, and mountaineering training to review safety equipment and procedures. AFSOC stood down the training on Dec. 3, in coordination with US Special Operations ...
The Pentagon is looking at how it vets Saudi Arabian students who come to the US for training following the Dec. 6 shooting at NAS Pensacola, Fla., but that review will eventually expand to all international students. The US Navy halted the flight training of ...
Capt. Josh Park, a student in the 23rd Flying Training Squadron's Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training-Helicopter program, flies a virtual reality sortie at Fort Rucker, Ala., Oct. 9, 2019. The class used VR as part of an experimental project in an...