The Air Force is once again revising basic training, this time by adding simulated permanent and expeditionary airstrips to give trainees hands-on experience at operating and defending airfields. The ...

The Air Force Academy’s Basic Cadet Training is more than a challenge - it’s a test of identity. From the moment the bus doors open and the shouting begins, cadets are stripped of comfort, pride, and ...

Fresh off long flights from all over the country, the recruits spilled out of a bus, backpacks in hand, and dashed through the rain toward a reception center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. "Let's ...