The Air Force has ruled the M18 service pistol is “safe and reliable” after inspecting more than 100,000 of the service’s 9mm pistols, according to a Sept. 2 announcement. Leaders ordered a force-wide inspection after a July 20, 2025, discharge of an M18 killed an ...
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The Airman arrested in connection with the M18 pistol discharge that killed a fellow member of Air Force security forces on July 20 in Wyoming was found dead earlier this month, an Air Force spokesperson confirmed.
When an F-16 fighter jet crashed into the Yellow Sea off the coast of South Korea on Jan. 31, 2024, it was because of a hardware failure that stalled the engine, which the pilot could not get started again despite multiple attempts, according to an ...
Dirty hydraulic fluid and freezing weather led to the loss of an F-35 stealth fighter in Alaska this winter when its landing gear froze and convinced the aircraft’s computer that it was on the ground rather than in-flight.
The crew of an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing was uninjured after making an emergency landing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., on March 18.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi learned the hard way that managing risk in a chaotic ACE environment is not always easy.
The Air Force is rolling out a new initiative aimed at helping aircraft maintainers prevent mishaps, if they can sign a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) to keep it to themselves.
Concerns over the potential activation of an F-16 emergency power unit during routine maintenance checks sent 13 Airmen from Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., for evaluation at a hospital on Aug. 20. All 13 Airmen were released.
A B-52 maintainer at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., designed a new tool that shaves hours off the phase inspection process, delighting his fellow knuckle busters.
An F-16 fighter pilot was recognized on Feb. 7 for saving his aircraft from a near-disastrous mishap two years ago.
WORLD: Safety: Deadly Osprey Crash; B-1 crash at Ellsworth.
Pilots at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., are testing out a new cockpit layout for the C-130H transport plane that will replace its analog gauges with glass multifunction displays and a range of digital upgrades.
