The first groups to experience the Air Force 's new, expanded Basic Military Training curriculum say the changes pushed learning outside the classroom, forcing recruits into a greater focus on ...

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

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.

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.

Air Force Airman Stephen R. Baran graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

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