Like most any parent attending the Air Force basic training graduation here Jan. 27, Lori Huayacla had to navigate through the crowd in search of her son. But there was a difference for the ...

The new Air Force Basic Military Training commander has a unique perspective when it comes to leading the airmen in his group. According to archive research conducted by the 37th Training Wing Office ...

In a move meant to boost fighting spirit in new Air Force and Space Force recruits, basic trainees are now issued M-4 rifles early in boot camp which they carry and maintain throughout the course at ...

The Air Force’s newest airmen are spending a lot more time with weapons than their predecessors have for more than a decade. Since the end of July, airmen and guardian trainees have been carrying ...

The U.S. Air Force is doing away with its "BEAST Week" training exercise in favor of a shorter version of the simulated deployment that will last only a day and a half. "If we get it right, it will be ...

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Every year, 30,000 civilians arrive at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and leave 7½ weeks later as full-fledged U.S. Air Force airmen They rise early and spend their days marching, running and being ...

The recruit walked briskly up to Tech. Sgt. Bradley Middleton and pivoted to face him. To the untrained eye, nothing seemed out of place. But it was all wrong. The young airman-in-training was ...

The U.S. Air Force has finally slain the BEAST. After 16 years, Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training will be retired, as the service changes the way it prepares recruits for combat. The once ...