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

Airmen will be required to complete two physical fitness tests per year. In at least one, they must complete a 2-mile run.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth slammed "fat generals" and diversity initiatives that he said led to decades of decay in the military and told a rare gathering of commanders on Tuesday they should ...

The Air Force is likely to up its fitness standards, including the addition of a 2-mile run and twice-yearly testing, Air Force officials confirmed to Task & Purpose. “Yes, PT changes are coming,” ...

Changes in how the Air Force tests for physical fitness appear to be increasingly likely. The changes may include a two-mile run and testing twice a year, a recent message from the Air Force’s top non ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that there would be new, strict fitness standards enforced on the U.S.