U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training is any airman’s first step into the massive world of the Air Force. From security forces to combat controllers, logisticians to mechanics, all airmen start their ...

Basic cadets from the United States Air Force Academy class of 2028 go through training at Jacks Valley on Thursday, July 18, 2024. The class started field training July 15 with a 5.2 mile march to ...

Airmen and Guardians will once again carry practice weapons during their nearly eight weeks of basic military training, a change that Department of the Air Force officials say is needed amid rising ...

Air Force Airman 1st Class William L. Martens graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included ...

Exploring how each U.S. military branch uniquely shapes recruits through distinct, challenging basic training experiences.

Editor's note: A version of this story was initially published in 2015. Millions of men and women across the country have started careers as fresh-faced recruits in basic military training (BMT) on ...

Air and Space Force recruits' first five days of basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, will be different starting next month as the services focus on stress management, ...

Air Force Airman Alexander B. Zimnawoda graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included ...

Air Force Airman Justin M. Squires graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Squires completed an eight-week program that included training in military ...

Almost exactly 6 years after the Space Force was founded, a basic training class made history as the first to march in the traditional boot camp graduation ceremony wearing the service’s own, ...

Three-time Olympic athlete Anita Alvarez has earned herself a new title: airman. Alvarez graduated Air Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas on Jan. 9 — one of 781 ...