Airmen will also undergo a body composition analysis as part of the test that measures their waist circumference against their height.

The memo appeared to meet Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's call for a 'combat' fitness test. But officials said it was ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is making physical fitness assessments biannual for all airmen and introducing a 2-mile run as part of the service’s fitness initiative in the new year, the Air Force ...

The US Air Force will implement a new, gender-neutral and age-neutral physical fitness test for Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel. Such a test has been in development for over a decade. The ...

The Air Force PT test just changed, and I had to know what it feels like. I gave it everything I had — and the results might ...

Air Force officials are investigating after an airman died during a routine physical training assessment last week at Port Hueneme, California. Airman 1st Class Syamukonka Moonga, assigned to Port ...

Air Force basic and technical trainees no longer have any alternative exercises available in the service’s fitness test, as only the three traditional events are now being used in the assessment for ...

The U.S. Air Force is implementing significant changes to the way explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnel are tested for fitness. Beginning in August, those in EOD roles will no longer be required ...

The Air Force has launched an investigation into the Aug. 4 death of an airman in California during a physical training assessment. Airman 1st Class Syamukonka Moonga was conducting a PT test, which ...

The Air Force is requiring airmen to take a physical fitness test twice a year and run 2 miles at least once a year. Get ready to go that extra 2,640 feet. After months of rumors, the Air Force ...

Airman 1st Class Syamukonka Moonga was taking part in a PT test on Aug. 4 when he collapsed and died. (Air Force) The Air Force has launched an investigation into the Aug. 4 death of an airman in ...