Airmen and Guardians will once again carry practice weapons during their nearly eight weeks of basic military training, a change that Department of the Air Force officials say is needed amid rising ...
The Air Force's top enlisted leader said there's a desire to let trainees at the service's boot camp carry real rifles, a change that would mirror long-standing norms for other military branches. Last ...
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 ...