In order to graduate from Air Force basic training, you must complete (and qualify on) the Air Force rifle (M-16) qualification course. Technical Stuff: The Air Force used to also require ...

Many types of weapons are used in the U.S. military. However, in military basic training, you’re required to be familiar with only a few weapons. If your military job requires you to know about ...

The U.S. Air Force has finally slain the BEAST. After 16 years, Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training will be retired, as the service changes the way it prepares recruits for combat. The once ...

Air Force recruits in their fifth week of training learn rifle fighting techniques during pugil stick training. The Air Force’s Basic Military Training recently expanded from 7.5 weeks to 8.5 weeks.

When most people think of air guns they picture the Daisy Red Ryders and break barrel pellet guns we used for plinking cans in the backyard. That’s not what this article is about. I’m talking about a ...

Munich, August 2002. Anjali Bhagwat had just won the ISSF Champions Trophy, a standalone competition in the 10m air rifle event featuring the year's best women shooters. Just as she was leaving the ...