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KC-46A boom mishap caused by operator and F-22 pilot errors, investigation finds

An investigation found that a KC-46A's emergency landing and refueling boom damage in July 2025 was mainly due to the operator's incorrect control inputs.

By Cristina Stassis

8 days ago

Kadena to inspect F-15Es after fighter landed without wheel

An F-15E Strike Eagle that took off from Diego Garcia on Monday discovered mid-flight that one of its wheels was missing.

By Stephen Losey

11 months ago

Airmen killed in 2010 Osprey crash receive Distinguished Flying Cross

The Air Force bestowed the Distinguished Flying Cross on two special operations airmen who died in an Osprey's 2010 crash-landing in Afghanistan.

2 years ago

Pilot safe after landing gear fails in T-38C training jet mishap

Officials are investigating what caused the landing gear to fail.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 years ago

Air Force changes formation approach rules — again — after fatal training jet crash

Second Lt. Anthony Wentz, 23, died in November 2021 while attempting a two-jet formation approach with two instructor pilots on a runway at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 years ago

F-16 jet breaks after sliding off runway; pilot safe

The jet’s landing gear appeared to have collapsed, and its nose separated from its body.

By Rachel S. Cohen

4 years ago