As the U.S. Air Force pushes to be more prepared to operate on short notice from remote or austere locations with limited support, one simple question may increasingly be on the minds of its F-16 ...

A California Air National Guard McDonnell-Douglas/Boeing F-15C Eagle from the 194th Fighter Squadron of the 144th Fighter Wing at Fresno Air National Guard Base in Fresno, California raised eyebrows ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon, a global mainstay in air superiority for over 50 years, has always lacked a built-in boarding ladder, limiting operations in austere ...

F-16 pilot developed a cockpit stowable collapsible ladder to aid Agile Combat Employment operations. At a time when the U.S. Air Force is heavily pressing forward with ACE (Agile Combat Employment) ...

Today, new boats are required to meet American Boat and Yacht Council Standard H-41 to provide (and I am paraphrasing here) a means of unassisted reboarding that is accessible to and deployable by a ...

President Joe Biden’s frequent use of the shorter ladder while boarding Air Force One has raised eyebrows, and a Secret Service agent’s position at the base of the stairs has prompted additional ...