4K views · 89 reactions | Let's get ready to roll into the weekend with an amazing story of resilience & grit sure to inspire you! Airman Shannon Busch triumphed over incredible odds to graduate recently from the 343 TRS Security Forces Academy technical training at the 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland! Check it out! | Air Education and Training Command | Facebook

We got an inside look at the United States Air Force’s 7.5-week basic military training, or BMT, program. Insider spent four days at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, observing different squadrons at various stages of training. Trainees are instructed in marksmanship, drill, and battlefield first aid. The program culminates in week six with an event known as BEAST (Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training). During BEAST week, trainees live in a simulated combat environment and are