Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first time now-Pfc. Francis “Frankie” Flannery picked up a firearm was in Marine boot camp. Initially, as he and other ...

The top enlisted airman said Air Force recruits should one day carry actual rifles during basic military training. (Ava Leone/U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Air Force eventually wants its aspiring recruits ...

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 ...

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In a move meant to boost fighting spirit in new Air Force and Space Force recruits, basic trainees are now issued M-4 rifles early in boot camp which they carry and maintain throughout the course at ...

Pfc. Francis "Frankie" Flannery sights in on his rifle at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, on Oct. 16. (Sgt. Ezekieljay Correa/Marine Corps) The first time now-Pfc. Francis ...