Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recruits sing the Air Force song during a basic training graduation at Lackland Air Force Base in April 2025. Lackland is the hub ...

U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training is continuing its transformation this year with the goal of becoming more realistic as officials plan to build two training ranges with mock runways and real ...

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If you’ve ever wondered what separates Army recruits from Navy sailors, or why Marine drill instructors seem permanently powered by caffeine and righteous fury, you’re in luck. America’s armed forces ...

Insider got an inside look at the United States Air Force's 7.5-week basic military training program at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

Wendy Gallardo Gallegos was marching with a backpack as part of Air Force Security Forces training when she twisted her right foot. It swelled up painfully, a nightmare scenario for an airman basic, ...

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Air Force basic and technical trainees no longer have any alternative exercises available in the service’s fitness test, as only the three traditional events are now being used in the assessment for ...

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 ...

In an interview with Military.com, 2nd Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Matthew Davidson details a shift to build “airminded” warfighters. Former Marine drill instructor Joseph Felix, previously ...

For decades, Air Force recruits went through basic training without any exposure to planes. Now, boot camp will revolve around them.