The Air Force and Space Force announced they had hit their recruiting targets shortly after the Navy and the Army had reached ...

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

Air Force recruits in their fifth week of training learn rifle fighting techniques during pugil stick training. The Air Force’s Basic Military Training recently expanded from 7.5 weeks to 8.5 weeks.

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.

New Air Force Basic Training Fitness Standards. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. William Weldon, 145th Mission Support Group, calls out lap times to airmen during the running portion of the physical ...

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 ...

Basic cadet training is underway for six weeks, and it’s their first major challenge on their journey to becoming commissioned officers in the United States Air Force. More than 1,000 basic ...

All Air Force trainees attend basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. If you’re joining the Air Force from a temperate climate, it’s wise to know what the weather is like in ...

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.

High-decibel verbal abuse was once a prime feature of Zero Week, the first stage of Air Force basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. No longer. By Sig Christenson , Staff writer Feb 19 ...

S ervice in the United States Air Force (USAF) is inherently based on a structured professional life that starts from the very first, initial phase known as Basic Military Training (BMT). After ...