Forging the next generation: BMT leads the way
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James May, center, 319th Training Squadron PACER FORGE cadre, guides trainees through the first phase of Primary Agile Combat Employment Range, Forward Operations Readiness General Exercise (PACER FORGE), at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, Oct. 26, 2022. PACER FORGE is a physically demanding 36-hour, scenario-based exercise that tests trainees’ teamwork, discipline, and problem-solving skills before graduating Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Thomas Coney)