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 ...

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 ...

A look from leaders into the U.S. Air Force’s training environment, including basic education priorities for airmen, technical training and operational readiness, has led to a shift in how the service ...

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 ...

Service in the United States Air Force (USAF) is inherently based on a structured professional life that starts from the very ...

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (KOAA) — The U.S. Air Force Academy Class of 2029 has begun their training! Field training began on July 13 as the cadets made their way from the Cadet Area to Jack's ...

Every summer, the Air Force Academy brings in over 1,000 young men and women who will become future officers in the U.S. Air Force. But before they get started, they have to endure 6-weeks of Basic ...

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 ...

USAFA — The United States Air Force Academy held its annual acceptance parade Wednesday. As part of the parade, the class of 2028 officially joined the rest of the cadets at the Academy. The class of ...

President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to base a squadron of F-15EX fighter jets at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan will strain the Air Force’s already overburdened F-15 training ...

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 ...