A former basic training instructor who threatened to jump recently from a Loop 410 overpass was in jail Tuesday night after being released from a mental health treatment facility. Staff Sgt. Craig ...

n Air Force Airman Scott A. Cross graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Cross is the son of John Cross of Charleston, Mo., and Melanie Riley of Wyatt, ...

Every day, the basic trainees at Lackland AFB must scarf down their meals in 10 minutes — no smiling or sweets allowed. But on Christmas, even some of the strictest rules are bent. Trainees can take ...

Editor's note: A version of this story was initially published in 2015. Millions of men and women across the country have started careers as fresh-faced recruits in basic military training (BMT) on ...

Air Force Airman Tanya R. Maxwell graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. During training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, military ...

A basic trainee in the United States Air Force died Monday morning after collapsing during training, according to the Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland public affairs office. In a statement released ...

On a cloudy, damp October evening, the recruits step off a bus and onto the grounds of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. “Let’s go, come on! Let’s go, come on!” an airman barks at them as they began ...

Air Force Airman Travis D. Melton has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, ...

Air Force Airman Christopher R. Munday, the son of Kathy Ramsay of Brookings, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of his ...

Air Force Airman Lauren D. Payne has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. During six weeks of training, Payne, granddaughter of Ethel Demery of Richmond, Va.

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up He is the son of Yolanda Forest of St. Louis and a 2009 graduate ...

Army Pvt. Brandon C. Koenig, son of Priscilla Koenig of St. Charles, has graduated from basic military training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo. Navy Seaman Francis J. Novak, son of Candace L.