"I don't remember a day that I didn't want to grow up and be an American fighter pilot," Maj. Taylor Heister said.

The reward for service in the leading air powers.

The Navy/Marines are grappling with ways to compete with airlines on pay while also making service more attractive for pilots ...

Dave Berke served for over 23 years as a USMC fighter pilot, Top Gun graduate and instructor, and combat veteran. Berke ...

Why 5th-generation fighter jet pilots earn the same base pay as every other officer of the same rank and years of service.

US military pilots now earn far less than airline crews in 2026, and even $600,000 bonuses still cannot stop the growing ...

A US pilot has reportedly been rescued after their F-15 fighter jet was shot down over western Iran, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports, citing unnamed US officials. A search is under way for a ...