Every summer, the Air Force Academy brings in over 1,000 young men and women who will become future officers in the U.S. Air Force. But before they get started, they have to endure 6-weeks of Basic ...

As the result of a change that was quietly rolled out in April, trainees taking the fitness test must do pushups, situps and a 1.5-mile run, Capt. Paige Skinner, a spokeswoman for 2nd Air Force ...

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 Air Force is restoring videos of the Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, to its basic training curriculum, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced Sunday. Courses ...

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 Air Force clarified on Sunday that new recruits will learn about the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Air Force Service Pilots during their basic training, after a course that included videos on ...

The problem may not be with the historical videos themselves, but that they were used in Air Force basic military training DEI coursework. However, the lack of clearer guidance has sent the Air ...

On Sunday, an Air Force official said the memo was not an official statement of policy, but rather one person's “interpretation” of a directive to vet basic training courses for inappropriate ...