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Former Thunderbirds pilot takes on disease that grounded her career

Retired Col. Nicole Malachowski believes the military didn't give her the info she needed to prevent Lyme disease. She's now ...

Military chopper traffic over Washington was a worry leading up to fatal midair crash, NTSB hears

The board focused on air traffic control and heard it was common for pilots to ask to use visual separation — relying on ...

Worries over military chopper routes, FAA staffing levels emerge as factors in midair crash inquiry

The National Transportation Safety Board enters a second day of public hearings Thursday on the January midair collision ...

The Army Reserve Is Gutting Aviation Units. Thousands of Soldiers Are Being Left in the Lurch.

Thousands of Army Reserve soldiers are being forced to scramble for new assignments after the service abruptly ordered the dismantling of its helicopter units, a sweeping move that has caught ...

'Just make it work': NTSB investigates air traffic control culture after deadly collision

The National Transportation Safety Board is examining the air traffic control practices at Reagan National Airport following ...

Air traffic controllers required to ‘make it work’ dealing with stream of planes before deadly crash, NTSB hearing uncovers

The National Transportation Safety Board will question witnesses Thursday about air traffic control training, a key part of the investigation into January’s deadly midair collision at Ronald Reagan ...

US Space Command is preparing for satellite-on-satellite combat

The majority of that operation is space enabled.” The other is what the government sees as a change in the threat. Since 2015 there has been an eight-fold increase in Chinese satellite-launch activity ...