Aviation News
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command (AMC) has started a new program that allows eligible pilots to continue flying without taking command positions.
By Staff Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Lorraine Boissoneault examines the life of Soviet woman fighter ace Yekaterina Budanova and explores the issue of gender inequality in the Soviet and Russian military in this piece for Smithsonian.
See page for author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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The former USS Tripoli (LPH-10) has been towed to Brownsville, Texas where it will dismantled by International Ship Breaking LLC.
By Realbigtaco [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], from Wikimedia Commons
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The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has noted that the way the U.S. Air Force is operating its F-22 fleet leads to lower aircraft availability and less air superiority training for its pilots.
By Rob Shenk from Great Falls, VA, USA (F-22 Raptor) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Continue reading “GAO says USAF should make changes to the F-22’s organizational structure”