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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Every year, Goodfellow Base typically graduates between 10,000 and 12,000 students from its main training programs. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Space Force, and Coast Guard personnel are trained ...

From my experience and feedback from fellow military retirees and others with firsthand experience, the in-your-face, aggressive yelling in the first hours and days of boot camp did not deter recruits ...