A look at the salaries of US Navy fighter jet pilots in 2026

What it pays to strap into a Navy strike fighter.

How a World War II fighter pilot from Mojave — with the eyes of an eagle — avenged his wingman’s death

Among the survivors of the relentless, high-altitude peril during World War II was a 23-year-old Army Air Force captain, R.C. Franklin of Mojave.

Meet the first pilot to receive the Medal of Honor flying the ‘Whistling Death’

World War II in the Pacific produced a remarkable 10 fighter pilots of the United States Marine Corps who were awarded the ...
Fast Company

5 life lessons from a F-16 fighter jet pilot

Below, Michelle “MACE” Curran shares five key insights from her new book, The Flipside: How to Invert Your Perspective and Turn Fear into Your Superpower. Michelle spent over a decade as a fighter ...
Military Times

During his 78th mission, this pilot came up against an unexpected foe

Air Force Capts. Merlyn Dethlefsen and Mike Gilroy fly in their F-105F Thunderchief in April 1967. (Air Force) Even in its formative years during World War I, military aviators became aware that their ...
NBC Los Angeles

Fighter pilot, 100, to receive Medal of Honor for heroics kept secret for 50 years

Korean War fighter pilot and Escondido resident Royce Williams will be awarded the Medal of Honor, it was announced Wednesday. Williams, now 100 years old and a retired Navy captain, will be ...
SlashGear

Do Fighter Pilots Always Fly The Same Jet?

If you were wondering whether U.S. Air Force fighter pilots use the same type of jet, the answer is yes. After earning USAF pilot wings in Undergraduate Pilot Training (flying the T-38 Talon), and ...