Air Force recruits went through basic training without any exposure to planes. Now, boot camp will revolve around them.

U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees stand at attention in front of a military training instructor (MTI) during the Coin and Retreat Ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S ...

June 19 (UPI) --A major outbreak of flu has hit Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, less than two months after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth dropped the requirement for flu vaccines. The disease has ...

The Air Force is reshaping basic training around aircraft, small teams and simulated airfields as it prepares airmen for a different kind of war. The Air Force is reshaping basic training around ...

The outbreak among trainees comes two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the annual flu shot optional for U.S. military personnel.

A flu outbreak at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has sickened nearly 160 Air Force recruits, turning a basic training health problem into a national debate over military readiness, vaccine policy, ...