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 ...

Service members saw their biggest pay raise in 22 years — 5.2% — this past January. The pay bump in 2025 likely won’t be as large for all troops, but some junior personnel could get a windfall if ...

President Donald Trump signed the annual defense authorization bill into law Dec. 18, confirming a 3.8% raise in military basic pay. Congress approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or ...

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 ...

A U.S. airman with the 445th Airlift Wing and his family enjoy the wing's family day picnic at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Sept. 9, 2023. (Senior Airman Angela Jackson/Air Force) Service ...