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 Chief of Staff General David Allvin said no curriculum or content highlighting the Tuskegee Airmen was removed from Basic Military Training.

New basic cadet trainees are given an earful in this Gazette file photo. The Air Force Academy's class of 2021 will roll in Thursday with more than 1,200 "doolies" to refresh the school's ranks.

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