Small fleet, fewer flights weaken Army aircraft training, report says
The main trends point to fewer helicopters, fewer flight hours, but more drones and aircraft available for missions.
By Todd South
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US Army faces uphill battle to fix aviation mishap crisis
Fiscal 2023 marked the highest death rate for Army soldiers since the U.S. withdrew from Iraq in 2011, with a total of 14 dead across 10 accidents.
By Jen Judson
Nighttime mortar attack on US Embassy in Baghdad injured 1
A top U.S. commander said on Monday mortars were used in an attack on the American embassy in Baghdad that injured one person and caused some material damage the previous night, not katyusha rockets as was initially reported by staffers and a statement from the military.
Update: Trio with mortar round at Pearl Harbor released
There was no explosive material inside the round and no firing device in the car.
3 detained trying to bring live mortar round to Pearl Harbor
A live mortar round was found in a vehicle at a gate to the sprawling Pearl Harbor military base, shutting down the base for hours and leading three people to be taken into custody, military officials said Wednesday.
Best pics of the week: Jan. 12, 2020
Pave Hawk testing, live-fire exercise at sea aboard the USS Montgomery, securing the Baghdad Embassy Compound and more of the best photos from around the military.
What it’s like to survive a deadly rocket attack and the Iranian missile barrage in Iraq
“Second rocket, third rocket came I thought: “This is it, we are getting rocketed.” Lights went out and darkness set in as rockets continued to hail on us."
By Shawn Snow
Three soldiers killed in Black Hawk crash identified
The three soldiers had returned from a Middle East deployment in the spring.
By Kyle Rempfer
Give your kids the gift of the Global War on Terror with these high-speed foam weapons
Just over $150 will have your child kitted out in a spongy embodiment of the Global War on Terror.
By Jon Simkins
Data showing 160th SOAR’s pilot shortage is a ‘snapshot in time,’ command cautions
Special operations aviation must draw from the conventional pool, which is short by hundreds of pilots.
By Kyle Rempfer
The Navy named its next warship after this city
Designed to replace aging Whidbey Island-class vessels, the Navy wants to buy 13 of these new San Antonio-class variants.
By Navy Times staff
Aviator killed in Black Hawk crash identified
The aviator was the commander of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Aviation Regiment medical evacuation unit.
By Kyle Rempfer