During World War II, Sweetwater’s Avenger Field was the primary home of a program that trained women to fly military planes.

At Camp Pendleton in the late ’70s and ’80s, Dodge tractors did some of the pulling, and the ride was, by all accounts, ...

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Brothers turned 22 years old on the first day of basic training and he remembers the ...

The former official appeared with congressional Democrats, who also released documents indicating significant reductions in instructional hours for recruits. By Nicholas Nehamas and Hamed Aleaziz ...

Military recruits traveling to basic training no longer need a REAL ID nor will they have to pay an airport fee under a new partnership between the Defense Department and the Transportation Security ...

Basic training, which often involves getting yelled at and having your head shaved, is typically not a fun experience for military recruits. But now getting there is less of a hassle. The Defense ...

The Air Force is once again revising basic training, this time by adding simulated permanent and expeditionary airstrips to give trainees hands-on experience at operating and defending airfields. The ...

Rendering of what the training range will look like. (Second Air Force officials) U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training is continuing its transformation with the goal of becoming more realistic as ...

Each year on the holiday that bears his name, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his immense contributions to the struggle for racial equality. What is less often remembered but equally ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (KY3) - Fort Leonard Wood in south central Missouri is known for training our U. S. Army and specialized military. 85 years ago it opened for the first time to train soldiers ...

Pfc. Vallen Grayson lost more than 100 pounds over two years to meet the Marine Corps’ enlistment standards. (Sgt. Jose Cruz/U.S. Marine Corps) A recent Marine Corps basic training graduate who once ...

Fresh off long flights from all over the country, the recruits spilled out of a bus, backpacks in hand, and dashed through the rain toward a reception center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. "Let's ...