The Air Force’s newest airmen are spending a lot more time with weapons than their predecessors have for more than a decade. Since the end of July, airmen and guardian trainees have been carrying ...

The Air Force already has enough potential recruits waiting for boot camp to meet more than half its 2026 recruiting goal.

Every summer, the Air Force Academy brings in over 1,000 young men and women who will become future officers in the U.S. Air Force. But before they get started, they have to endure 6-weeks of Basic ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that there would be new, strict fitness standards enforced on the U.S.

Each branch of the U.S. military serves a separate function, and those looking to join need to be uniquely suited to the one they choose.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military will impose the “highest” male standards for all combat roles during a ...

New Air Force and Space Force workout uniforms are rolling out to troops in basic training and will be available across the services in the coming months. Airmen in basic training began receiving the ...

The boot camp overhaul known as "BMT 2.0" will increase daily physical training and aim to better prepare airmen for modern ...

The Air Force’s newest airmen are finally working out in the service’s upgraded physical training uniforms. The new workout gear began rolling out at basic military training earlier this month, an Air ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to base a squadron of F-15EX fighter jets at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan will strain the Air Force’s already overburdened F-15 training ...