In a move meant to boost fighting spirit in new Air Force and Space Force recruits, basic trainees are now issued M-4 rifles early in boot camp which they carry and maintain throughout the course at ...

The Air Force’s newest airmen are spending a lot more time with weapons than their predecessors have for more than a decade. Since the end of July, airmen and guardian trainees have been carrying ...

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets from the class of 2029 completed the Obstacle and Assault Courses in the Jacks Valley training complex in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday. The second phase of Basic ...

The Air Force is reinstating a basic training class Monday that was suspended last week for revisions, with its materials on World War II-era Black and female pilots intact but diversity, equity and ...

After provoking an uproar by shutting down a course that included instruction on the famed Tuskegee Airmen and a unit of pioneering female aviators, the Air Force said the subject matter would be ...

As the DEI fallout ensues, the Air Force has removed videos used during basic training that highlight historic Black and female pilots. The Air Force has removed training courses with videos of its ...

Videos about the famed Tuskegee Airmen and the WASP corps of female pilots were cut from Air Force boot camp this week, officials confirmed to Task & Purpose. The videos were part of three training ...