Lemoore, Calif. "So he's feet first, and he starts to drag, and now he's got to release himself from the coat fittings as well," said Aerospace Physiologist Lt. Grey Pickerill. Navy pilots hope it ...
Would you know what to do if the aircraft you were in crashed into the water? The U.S. Marines prepare their service members for just that. A training apparatus called “the dunker” was built to ...
BREMERHAVEN, Germany – Roughly 30 U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade participated in dunker training (helicopter over-water survival training) from October 18-19, in ...
One by one, pilots and aircrew members assigned to the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade splashed - boots and all - into the deep end of Gardner Pool here June 20 to complete the first challenge of Dunker ...
The Marine Corps awarded a $35.8 million, five-year contract to American Systems Corp., Chantilly, Va., to train pilots to escape from aircraft and amphibious vehicles that crash into the ocean.Under ...
It’s Top Gun: Maverick Week here at For The Win, where we’ve taken to the skies for five days’ worth of content to celebrate the premiere of the sequel to 1986's iconic ode to Naval Aviation. Strap in ...