All,
I remember way waaaay back in another life how important night vision was in
tactical jet operations.  More recently I've heard that airliners and bizjets
are moving away from the old standard
red interior cockpit lighting to white or "blue-white" or somesuch.

Anyone out there with "recent" (say in the past 15 years or so) tactical
experience that could "shed some light" on this question?  Are night carrier
ops as dark and dank as they used to be?  Are there other colors that
illuminate as well as or better than red without damaging night vision?

For my own part, I've very rarely ever used landing or taxi lights but have
realized that it's necessary in GA if only to chase the deer and geese off the
runway, and be seen by my brethren.  I've always stuck to the old standard red
illumination for lack of knowledge of anything better.

Can anyone help me out .... Jim S.