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An instructor yells at a cadet

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Assault Course in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 15, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

U.S. Air Force Academy cadets from the class of 2029 completed the Obstacle and Assault Courses in the Jacks Valley training complex in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday.

The second phase of Basic Cadet Training, or the “Second Beast,” consists of field training activities and challenging obstacles where cadets learn weapons skills and develop their physical and mental confidence.

Air Force Basic Cadet Training at the academy is a six-week education program that prepares cadets to enter a four-year officer commissioning program.

Water splashes on a cadet

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Assault Course in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 15, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

An instructor yells at cadets

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Obstacle and Assault Courses in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 16, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

A cadet yells

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Obstacle and Assault Courses in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 16, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

A cadet climbs over a wall

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Assault Course in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 15, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

A cadet does the monkey bars

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Obstacle and Assault Courses in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 16, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

A cadet climbs on a rope above water

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Obstacle and Assault Courses in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 16, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

A cadet with mud covering his face

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Assault Course in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 15, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

An instructor helps a cadet climb over a wall

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Obstacle and Assault Courses in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 16, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

A cadet crawls through mud

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Assault Course in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 15, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

An instructor yells at two cadets on the ground

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Obstacle and Assault Courses in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 16, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

A cadet yells

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Assault Course in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 15, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

Cadets climb monkey bars

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Obstacle and Assault Courses in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 16, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

Water splashes on a cadet

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Obstacle and Assault Courses in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 16, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

A cadet walks across water

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Obstacle and Assault Courses in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 16, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

An instructor yells at a cadet

Basic cadet trainees from the class of 2029 complete the Assault Course in Jacks Valley during the second phase of Basic Cadet Training on July 15, 2025 at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Dylan Smith/U.S. Air Force)

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