Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for our exploration of how fighter pilots get to fly the best jet aircraft in the world ...

The Mitchell Institute recommends retaining experienced fighter pilots from Air Force Reserve components like the Air National Guard, shown here at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in 2024.

An Air Force pilot is safe after ejecting out of an F-35 fighter jet that then crashed at the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 12:49 p.m. local time and ...

The Air Force has long struggled with a shortage of fighter pilots, with 1,150 empty billets in 2024, and aviators leaving the service in droves. How can they turn things around? Buy more planes ...

Trump's executive order halting DEI means the Air Force no longer teaches recruits about WWII's Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

An Air Force fighter pilot is in the hospital after an F-35 jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks, Alaska, dramatic video shows. The F-35 fighter jet crashed Tuesday at 12:49 p.m ...

“The pilot is safe and has been transported to Bassett Army Hospital." An Air Force F-35 fighter jet crashed at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday as the pilot ejected safely, officials sai ...

The videos were shown to Air Force troops as part of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) courses they took during basic military training.

The U.S. Air Force ... of female pilots employed to fly during World War II − was also pulled from basic training curriculum, the outlet reported. The Tuskegee Airmen, an active fighter unit ...

An F-35 fighter jet that experienced an in-flight malfunction crashed early Tuesday afternoon at Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, according to the U.S. Air Force. The pilot declared an ...

A US Air Force pilot safely escaped after an F-35 fighter jet crashed during a training mission at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska on Tuesday, officials said. The pilot experienced an “inflight ...