The U.S. Air Force has finally slain the BEAST. After 16 years, Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training will be retired, as the service changes the way it prepares recruits for combat.

Fitness standards for basic training used to be different from operational Air Force standards, but that is no longer the case.

The U.S. Air Force is getting rid of "BEAST Week," a four-day simulated deployment that had been a staple of the service's basic military training for 16 years.

The Air Force is replacing a four-day-long field training exercise during basic military training with a new 36-hour scenario.

The BMT changes — which will also include a renewed focus on Air Force history and heroes, increased physical training sessions, and possibly a full weapons qualification program — are part of ...

New recruits will go through eight weeks of basic military training where they’ll learn everything needed to become an American airman.

From logisticians to combat controllers, all airmen start their careers at U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training. But what's it really like?

Air Force basic military training trainees fire their M4 carbines during a weapons familiarization course July 8 at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex.

An Air Force Academy appointee walked up the steps to the Holaday Athletic Center, where her transformation from civilian to academy cadet would begin, and she paused for a moment.

While there are resources aplenty, particularly for Army basic training and Marine Corps boot camp, the Air Force’s barrier to entry is slightly more enigmatic.

As Emma Lollar prepared for Air Force basic training in 2019, she spent hours scouring the internet for what to expect once she arrived at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas. Lollar said she ...

The U.S. Air Force has expanded its Basic Military Training from seven-and-a-half weeks to eight-and-a-half weeks.