Like most any parent attending the Air Force basic training graduation here Jan. 27, Lori Huayacla had to navigate through the crowd in search of her son. But there was a difference for the ...

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 ...

The new Air Force Basic Military Training commander has a unique perspective when it comes to leading the airmen in his group. According to archive research conducted by the 37th Training Wing Office ...

Airmen at basic military training have finally started to receive new physical training clothes, nearly two years after they were promised to service members. Sarah Fiocco, an Air Force spokesperson, ...

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 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 ...

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 John P. Malone graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, ...

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 ...

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