Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to bring back an older, rougher kind of basic training where drill sergeants "instill ...

Basic cadets from the United States Air Force Academy class of 2028 go through training at Jacks Valley on Thursday, July 18, 2024. The class started field training July 15 with a 5.2 mile march to ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)- This week more than 1,100 basic cadets marched to Jacks Valley to continue with their military career. The training is divided into two phases. Cadets are training in ...

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 class to ...

The Class of 2029 basic cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy marched to Jacks Valley on Sunday, July 13, to begin the second phase of basic training. During this phase, cadets will tackle the obstacle ...

USAFA — The United States Air Force Academy held its annual acceptance parade Wednesday. As part of the parade, the class of 2028 officially joined the rest of the cadets at the Academy. The class of ...

AIR FORCE ACADEMY — The United States Air Force Academy's (USAFA) Class of 2028 has begun their training at Jacks Valley. Colorado will start 2026 with numerous new laws in place. From child care ...

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 ...

The Air Force is revamping the training pipeline for its toughest jobs. Beginning in November, the Air Force will add a 16-week tactical field course to the training pipeline of Airmen seeking to join ...