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Air Force Basic Training Graduation is an Airman or Guardian’s first step into their career, a huge accomplishment and an unforgettable moment for them and their family and friends. To take the stress out of your trip, here’s all you need to know for Air Force Basic Training graduation.
Where is Air Force Basic Training Graduation?
Air Force Basic Training Graduation is held at JBSA Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. When traveling to graduation, San Antonio International Airport (SAT), a quick 20-minute drive to the base, is the most accessible airport to fly into.

In 2024, Amanda Hsiao wrote “A Post-Election Risk Assessment for the Taiwan Strait,” which assessed relations and policies between Taipei, Beijing, and Washington ahead of the 2024 Taiwanese presidential election. In the wake of leadership change in both Taipei and Washington and continued cross-strait tensions, we invited Amanda back to reflect on her article.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told European allies Wednesday that the Trump administration expects them to shoulder the burden of providing the “overwhelming share” of lethal and non-lethal military aid to Ukraine going forward.
The new Pentagon chief, who is in the middle of his first overseas trip in that capacity, laid out his vision for a “division of labor” for security on the continent during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Brussels, Belgium.

Will NATO be able to innovate and adapt before a crisis? Adm. Pierre Vandier popped into War on the Rocks HQ for a most interesting chat about this very question. He serves as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. A senior leader in the French navy and career fighter pilot, Vandier is responsible for the transformation of NATO’s military structures, forces, capabilities, and doctrines. With Ukraine struggling against Russia, technology advancing at a thunderous pace, and the geopolitical landscape shifting, Vandier offers some fascinating, quotable insights.

House lawmakers received a classified briefing Tuesday on the Defense Department’s plan to mature its cyber warfighting enterprise, a senior member confirmed.
The briefing, conducted by Gen. Timothy Haugh, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, and Ashley Manning, acting assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, was the first for members of the chamber on the approved framework for the initiative known as Cybercom 2.0.

After skipping the Munich Security Conference, and meeting with NATO leaders in Brussels, SecDef Pete Hegseth couldn’t have been more clear on the way forward in Ukraine – peace, not endless war.
The U.S. sees Ukraine restoring its 2014 borders as unrealistic.
The U.S. also does not consider Ukraine’s accession to NATO a realistic outcome.
There will be no U.S. forces in Ukraine.

The post SECDEF: NO US FORCES IN UKRAINE, 2014 BORDERS UNREALISTIC, NATO MEMBERSHIP NOT POSSIBLE appeared first on Armed Forces Press.

Navy SEALs have a reputation of being in the s—t. It turns out that Navy SEAL candidates spend a lot of their time swimming in it too.
A recent report from the Defense Department Inspector General’s Office found that Navy SEAL candidates often conducted water training exercises off Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California, even when local beaches were closed due to high levels of “fecal indicator bacteria,” a telltale sign of fecal matter.