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

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 ...

Air Force Airman Sarah M. Shoemaker graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. She is the daughter of Justin and Pamela Hunt of Puyallup and is a 2009 ...

Another one of Lakewood's own has started his path in serving his country. Airman Paul Hooten has graduated with honors from Air Force Basic Training at Lacklund Air Force Base in San Antonio. In the ...

The US Air Force's Air Force's Air Education and Training Command has received its first Boeing T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet, marking a significant milestone in the service's efforts to modernise pilot ...

New Air Force recruits reporting to boot camp in October can expect more time spent working out and a new series of field events that simulate deployments to combat zones. “Physically, it’s going to ...

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

Families wave goodbye, the bus turns the corner, and the tone flips in an instant - the first seconds of basic cadet training are pure culture shock. Upperclassmen swarm, voices explode, and every new ...