(Vanessa R. Adame/Air Force) When the Air Force’s newest recruits show up to boot camp at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Oct. 3, they’ll face a different introduction to military ...

when the Air Force announced that it is getting rid of BEAST week, the four-day-long deployed war exercise that has been a staple of the service's boot camp for the last 16 years. It was replaced ...

(Ava Leone/Air Force) Airmen and guardian recruits are now carrying practice M4 rifles during boot camp at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, according to an Air Force release. The program to ...

More from Boot Camp Military training instructors are responsible for training new recruits at the United States Air Force's 7 ½-week basic military training. But before they're certified to ...

This detailed comparison breaks down what new recruits face in each branch of the U.S. military. From the physically grueling ...

The Air Force hopes its recruits will eventually carry real rifles in boot camp, its top enlisted airman said. It recently restarted issuing practice M4 carbines to recruits for their eight-week ...

Enlisted trainees for the Air Force and Space Force are now issued nonfunctional replicas of M4 rifles during boot camp at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The program, which began in July ...

Until now, new guardians have trained alongside airmen in the Air Force’s basic military training program. What makes this boot camp unique is it’s the first ever guardian-only basic training ...