FORT SILL, Okla., Oct. 2, 2020 -- When trainees of B Battery, 1st Battalion, 31st Field Artillery finished two weeks of controlled monitoring, they were rewarded with their first physical challenge ...

8. Sandbags. Sandbags have many uses by the military, from blocking bullets and building huts to creating a way to add ...

FORT SILL, Okla.-- Special instructors from Fort Sill Range Control train the post's drill sergeant on safe and proper techniques to negotiate their way through a basic combat training obstacle course ...

WASHINGTON — The Army is widening access to its new preparatory course to allow a candidate to enroll in the fitness and academic tracks to help more potential recruits meet the service’s entry ...

The Air Force is changing the way it conducts Basic Military Training, replacing a four-day-long field training exercise with a new scenario that lasts 36 hours. In an announcement Wednesday, the ...

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets from the class of 2029 completed the Obstacle and Assault Courses in the Jacks Valley training complex in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday. The second phase of Basic ...

You probably recall Noah Galloway from his appearance on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars—the Army veteran, who lost his left arm and left leg during an improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Iraq 11 ...

U.S. Army recruits road march single-file across Fort Jackson, S.C., June 13, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar) Soldiers in basic training will soon have to pass a test after every phase of the ...

Every year, 30,000 civilians arrive at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and leave 7½ weeks later as full-fledged U.S. Air Force airmen They rise early and spend their days marching, running and being ...

The U.S. Army will soon launch a redesign of Basic Combat Training intended to build more discipline after many commanders complained that new soldiers often show up to their first units with a sloppy ...