The Air Force Academy started its five to six weeks of basic training for the class of 2026 cadets on Monday, July 11, 2022, in nearby Jacks Valley. To get ...

Scenes from Air Force Academy basic cadet training at Jacks Valley on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Over 1,000 U.S. Air Force Academy basics participate in 40 days of training, 10 ...

Training Airmen since 1946, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is the Air Force's only program for basic military training. San Antonio Express-News Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

Air Force basic and technical trainees no longer have any alternative exercises available in the service’s fitness test, as ...

The U.S. Air Force is getting rid of "BEAST Week," a four-day simulated deployment that had been a staple of the service's basic military training for 16 years.

Space Force is set to train its new recruits separately from the Air Force for the first time next month when it launches its inaugural Guardian-only Basic Military Training class, service ...

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Air Force basic military training has included mock deployments and combat scenarios since 1999, when the field training was known as “Warrior Week.” It was expanded and dubbed BEAST in 2006.

The Air Force’s Basic Military Training recently expanded from 7.5 weeks to 8.5 weeks. (Air Force) And the current self-aid and buddy care course is being replaced with a new Tactical Combat ...

The first groups to experience the Air Force's new, expanded Basic Military Training curriculum say the changes pushed learning outside the classroom, forcing recruits into a greater focus on ...

A U.S. Air Force special warfare airman with the New Jersey Air National Guard s 227th Air Support Operations Squadron moves tactically during a live-fire training mission with Marine Light Attack ...