With their steely nerves and cool demeanor, fighter pilots seem born ... and top speed of an F-15—a pilot would quickly black out without his flight gear, a 40-pound collection of vital clothing ...

Marty Richard, call sign OPUS, has been an F-15 pilot for 12 years. He flew in the Gulf War and has piloted commercial jets professionally. Now a fighter pilot in the 102nd Fighter Wing ...

commander of the reactivated 356th Fighter Squadron, stepped into two separate chambers, one at minus-20 and the other at minus-40, wearing standard cold-weather gear issued to pilots. Once inside ...