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airmen

noun

plural of airman

as in pilots

one who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft her father was an airman who was shot down in Vietnam

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Recent Examples of airmen The United States has more than 50,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines stationed throughout Japan, including on several bases in Okinawa, an island chain in the south. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 As well, even recognition of the historic accomplishments of minority individuals, such as the Tuskegee airmen, would be removed. — Richard Davis, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 Parton autographed the artwork and performed several songs for airmen and their families at the event. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Rosenwald family resources helped provide the facilities that made possible the accomplishments of the Tuskegee airmen, and supported NAACP legal efforts that ultimately overturned school segregation. — Harold Pollack, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 There was a very real chance the bus could continue to slide, but Lara and four other soldiers and airmen rushed to help as the scene descended into chaos. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 9 Aug. 2026 At the same time, the service’s 51st Fighter Wing took measures to integrate more closely with South Korean airmen in practice combat drills. — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The Army suspended the airmen and launched a formal safety investigation—but the Pentagon overrode Army leadership, immediately lifting the suspension and terminating the safety review. — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026 And telling soldiers and sailors and airmen and Marines otherwise is not leadership. — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

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Seats designed for impact ANH Structure will design, develop, certify and manufacture a common seating platform for Valo’s pilots, observers and passengers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The capacity of remote pilots to steer mid- and long-range drones varies.

— Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026

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As Earth faces an overwhelming alien threat, these young aviators are thrown into relentless combat that tests their loyalty, courage and faith in one another.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Two years later Norwegian polar explorer and zoologist Fritjof Nansen wore Burberry gabardine on his expedition to cross the Arctic Ocean, and the fabric became popular among other polar explorers and aviators who wore it on their missions.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

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