Exploring how each U.S. military branch uniquely shapes recruits through distinct, challenging basic training experiences.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to bring back an older, rougher kind of basic training where drill sergeants "instill ...

Air Force basic and technical trainees no longer have any alternative exercises available in the service’s fitness test, as only the three traditional events are now being used in the assessment for ...

Another one of Lakewood's own has started his path in serving his country. Airman Paul Hooten has graduated with honors from Air Force Basic Training at Lacklund Air Force Base in San Antonio. In the ...

New Air Force recruits reporting to boot camp in October can expect more time spent working out and a new series of field events that simulate deployments to combat zones. “Physically, it’s going to ...

Air Force Airman 1st Class William C. Ingram graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included ...

Air Force Airman 1st Class Sean D. Lyon graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Gary and Susan Lyon of Auburn. Lyon is a 2008 graduate ...

Soldiers marching in uniform, drill sergeants yelling, muddy obstacle courses – these are often the images the words “basic ...

A group of Space Force trainees was the first basic training class to receive the service’s new dress uniform and will wear it during a graduation ceremony next month at Joint Base San ...