An Air Force officer pulls no punches in reacting to the grueling world of Academy basic training. From endless drills to ...

The Tuskegee Airmen were founded in 1941 in Tuskegee, Alabama when the U.S. Army Air Corps began a program to train Black servicemembers as Air Corps Cadets.

Air Force recruits at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Running is key to surviving Air Force basic training, and it's the activity that causes the most injuries.

The Air Force has decided to resume using training videos featuring the Tuskegee Airmen following a diversity, equity, and inclusion review ...

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 ...

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Assault Course in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 15, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado ...

Class of 2029 cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy have begun their Basic Cadet Training. This week, they made the 6.2-mile march to Jacks Valley.

The Air Force has lengthened the capstone event that all recruits face at the end of basic training to make sure that airmen sweat in training so they don’t bleed in war. The first boot camp ...

For Air Force recruits, mealtime at JBSA is no picnic. The dining hall at Lackland AFB is an extension of basic training. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all about discipline and obedience.

Air Education and Training Command clarified changes to basic training after a course with lessons on the Tuskegee Airmen was cut.

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 ...