/tags/u-s-air-force U.S. Air Force en-US Copyright Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:11:48 GMT /education/2024-11-08/twu-considers-11-9-million-boost-to-flight-training-contract-to-serve-air-force-pilots The Board of Regents heard the recommendation to increase the contract with U.S. Aviation Academy, a busy flight training school that operates at Enterprise Airport in Denton. Members of the university’s inaugural flight training class began their studies and cockpit time at the academy in the fall. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:11:48 GMT /education/2024-11-08/twu-considers-11-9-million-boost-to-flight-training-contract-to-serve-air-force-pilots Lucinda Breeding-Gonzales | Denton Record-Chronicle /texas-news/2024-06-26/i-felt-trapped-air-force-officer-testifies-about-sexual-encounter-with-general The second day of the historic court martial of a two-star Air Force general was filled with tense testimony from the woman he's accused of sexually assaulting. Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:18:31 GMT /texas-news/2024-06-26/i-felt-trapped-air-force-officer-testifies-about-sexual-encounter-with-general Gabriella Alcorta-Solorio /texas-news/2024-06-25/air-force-general-pleads-guilty-to-two-lesser-charges-sex-assault-court-martial-continues Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart pleaded guilty to two charges during the Monday morning motions hearing. The trial will continue with two additional charges. Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:40:57 GMT /texas-news/2024-06-25/air-force-general-pleads-guilty-to-two-lesser-charges-sex-assault-court-martial-continues Gabriella Alcorta-Solorio /news/2022-07-05/the-military-is-offering-to-transfer-troops-affected-by-anti-lgbtq-laws-but-the-process-isnt-easy Military families can move to new bases if they're stationed in states with laws hostile to LGBTQ people. But families who try to take advantage of the program may face barriers. Tue, 05 Jul 2022 21:20:48 GMT /news/2022-07-05/the-military-is-offering-to-transfer-troops-affected-by-anti-lgbtq-laws-but-the-process-isnt-easy Carson Frame | Texas Public Radio /news/2022-02-18/segregated-skies-tells-the-story-of-the-first-black-pilot-for-a-commercial-airline When American Airlines hired David Harris in 1964, he became the first African American pilot to fly for a commercial airline. Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Cottman's Segregated Skies tells his story. Sat, 19 Feb 2022 18:00:00 GMT /news/2022-02-18/segregated-skies-tells-the-story-of-the-first-black-pilot-for-a-commercial-airline Elizabeth Blair /news/2021-07-07/judge-rules-air-force-mostly-at-fault-in-2017-shooting-at-sutherland-springs-church A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Air Force is mostly responsible for a former serviceman killing more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 because it failed to submit his criminal history into a database, which should have prevented him from purchasing firearms. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 18:00:42 GMT /news/2021-07-07/judge-rules-air-force-mostly-at-fault-in-2017-shooting-at-sutherland-springs-church Associated Press /news/2020-12-22/air-force-investigation-finds-black-members-face-racial-disparity-in-service Two out of five Black Air Force members don't trust their chain of command to address racism, bias, and unequal opportunities. Tue, 22 Dec 2020 15:09:36 GMT /news/2020-12-22/air-force-investigation-finds-black-members-face-racial-disparity-in-service Jaclyn Diaz