Air Force Airman Matthew V. Hamilton and Air National Guard Airman Ibrahim Y. Abdul-Jami recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base. The airmen completed an intensive, ...

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 ...

When Kayla Killin graduated from basic military training at Lackland AFB in Texas the honor of tapping her out went to her 4-year-old brother, Quico.

Like most any parent attending the Air Force basic training graduation here Jan. 27, Lori Huayacla had to navigate through the crowd in search of her son. But there was a difference for the ...