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Air Force Quietly Ends Program Allowing Retired Pilots to Return to Service A patch displaying the Deadly Black Eagle emblem is displayed on a flight suit of a 435th Fighter Training Squadron student pilot Jan. 5, 2016. (Beth Anschutz/U.S. Air Force) 30 Apr 2021 The U.S. Air Force has pulled the plug on a program that allowed retired pilots to come back to service. The service quietly canceled its Voluntary Retired Return to Active Duty Program, or VRRAD, program back in December, spokeswoman Ann Stefanek confirmed to Military.com. The service began the program in 2017 in an effort to fill fl...

Some Air Force Pilots Are Eligible for Up to $420K in Aviation Bonus Payments A 421st Fighter Squadron F-35A Lightning II pilot walks toward an aircraft during Red Flag 20-1 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Feb. 2, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/R. Nial Bradshaw) 16 Mar 2021 In its yearslong effort to get more pilots to stay in service, the U.S. Air Force is offering up to $420,000 in aviation bonuses over 12 years for some airmen, according to the service's fiscal 2021 bonus program. Active-duty bomber, fighter, mobility, special operations and combat search-and-rescue fixed-wing pilots whose initial ...

The Air Force Wants to Outsource Some of Its Pilot Training to Private Companies Second Lt. Rafael Galvoa, 37th Flying Training Squadron student pilot, and 1st Lt. Thomas Buckley, 37th FTS instructor pilot, conduct pre-flight checks on a T-6 Texan II at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., Jan. 24, 2020. (Davis Donaldson/U.S. Air Force) 8 Mar 2021 The U.S. Air Force is looking to outsource solutions to boost its yearly pilot output and improve its training curriculum. During a two-day industry event last week hosted by Air Education and Training Command's 19th Air Force, the service outlined its p...

Both Brown and Lyons think these efforts need to start early. “We want to better understand how can we identify these individuals during the recruitment process so that we can screen them and prevent them from joining the military, and we want to better understand what is it about the military environment that is attractive,” Brown said. Secretary Austin wrote this is just the first initiative. He closed his memo writing:  "We owe it to the oath we each took and the trust the American people have in our institution." We asked Lyons what the consequences are if the military doesn’t root...

Air Force Reduces Exhibition Flights on New F-35 Engine Woes Bloomberg 2/10/2021 Tony Capaccio © Bloomberg An attendee takes a photograph of a U.S. Marine Corps. F-35B Lightning II fighter jet, manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corp., performing maneuvers during the Singapore Airshow at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Plane makers and airlines are exploring new designs to reduce fuel burn and cut carbon emissions in a warming climate. Blending the wings with the fuselage to cut drag is one of several possible solutions. (Bloomberg) -- T...