In 7½ weeks, Air Force recruits are learning to solve problems under pressure, adapt when plans fail and keep the mission ...

Six months after the Air Force launched a tougher, more combat-centric training program, airmen and prospective instructors are clamoring to get involved.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recruits sing the Air Force song during a basic training graduation at Lackland Air Force Base in April 2025. Lackland is the hub ...

The Air Force wants AI embedded across its training system, from basic literacy to faster technical training and pilot instruction.

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U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees stand at attention in front of a military training instructor (MTI) during the Coin and Retreat Ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S ...

New recruits will get hands-on training in air base basics with the retired C-130s now at Lackland Air Force Base.

On a hill overlooking the Air Force Academy, first year cadet Cameron Keller gives his mother, Cindy Marx, one last hug before being dropped off for I-Day on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Stopping at the ...

A look from leaders into the U.S. Air Force’s training environment, including basic education priorities for airmen, technical training and operational readiness, has led to a shift in how the service ...

Though civilian flight programs cannot train Air Force airmen on fighter jets, they can give them basic pilot skills, easing their transition into a military role.

In a case with echoes of a sexual abuse scandal that rocked Lackland Air Force Base a decade and a half ago, an Air Force basic training instructor pleaded guilty Thursday to having prohibited sexual ...