An aircraft 
accident investigation board has found “clear and convincing evidence” that human error caused an A-10C crash at Moody AFB, Ga., on May 10. The pilot was assigned to Moody’s 75th Fighter Squadron. The aircraft veered off the runway during an aborted takeoff and crashed roughly 500 feet from the runway when the nosegear collapsed, causing the right main landing gear and nose to lodge in the ground. This caused a “catastrophic fuselage failure,” according to the AIB report issued Thursday. The A-10 was engulfed in flames almost immediately thereafter. The pilot suffered minor injuries when he ejected, but the aircraft was a total loss with damages estimated at just over $17.3 million. The pilot erred in his “initial decision not to abort the takeoff,” and then applied “an inappropriate braking procedure” upon deciding to abort, stated the AIB findings. (Langley release)
Air Force Academy Keeps Majors Intact amid Faculty Cuts
Aug. 20, 2025
Twenty-five faculty members—about 5 percent—have left the U.S. Air Force Academy so far this year, including those who opted into the federal Deferred Resignation Program, retired, or were not renewed for another term. Nearly 10 percent of the academy’s 1,500 or so civilian jobs were identified for elimination in 2025,…