Air Force recruits went through basic training without any exposure to planes. Now, boot camp will revolve around them.

The flu bug began spreading among Air Force basic training recruits in May. At the peak, 284 were sick and six were ...

The outbreak among trainees comes two months after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the annual flu shot optional for U.S. military personnel.

A worsening flu outbreak among recruits attending basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, began earlier this month while an Air Force request to reinstate a mandatory flu shot ...

Ashton Jenkins graduated from United States Air Force Basic Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in May 2026. He graduated with honors and will continue his training at Goodfellow ...

A flu outbreak at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has sickened nearly 160 Air Force recruits, turning a basic training health problem into a national debate over military readiness, vaccine policy, ...

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Marquis J. Fludd graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program ...

The Air Force has confirmed a trainee died as a result of a flu outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, according to Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas). Keon McDaniel was in his sixth week of ...

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Madison A. Sibert graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program ...