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 ...

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 second phase of Basic Cadet Training, or the “Second Beast,” consists of field training activities and challenging obstacles where cadets learn weapon skills and develop their physical and ...

The airmen completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Beginning in August, those in EOD roles will no longer be required to complete the standard 1.5-mile run, push-ups and sit-ups that have been cornerstones of Air Force fitness evaluations for decades.

The California native is following both her older sisters into the military, but not into the Navy, so she is expecting some friendly family rivalry at Air Force versus Navy football games.