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Defense Authorization Bill Settles On PE Policy Changes

Thursday, July 26th, 2018

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Defense Authorization Bill Settles On PE Policy Changes

A T-45C Goshawk training jet approaches an aircraft carrier. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy)

The final draft of the FY 2019 defense authorization bill, which the House passed on Thursday, makes several policy changes to help the Navy and Air Force continue to root out the problem of physiological episodes (PE) in aircraft.An uptick in physiological episodes has recently bedeviled military pilots, particularly those flying Navy and Air Force T-45 and T-6A trainers as well as F/A-18s (Defense Daily, March 8 and Feb. 27).The House National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) draft had a provision…

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