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 ...

Air Force Basic Military Training trainees carry practice weapons at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on August 2, 2024. (Ava Leone/Air Force) Airmen and guardian recruits are now carrying ...

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 hopes its recruits will eventually carry real rifles in boot camp, its top enlisted airman said. It recently restarted issuing practice M4 carbines to recruits for their eight-week ...

NORTHWEST FIELD, Guam — A new Air Force course in jungle survival is preparing airmen to operate from remote airfields if a conflict forces their squadrons to disperse. Under the agile combat ...

The US Air Force hopes to eventually require its recruits to carry real weapons during basic training, according to its highest-ranking noncommissioned officer. The comment, from Chief Master Sergeant ...