Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has cracked down on what he has termed "woke" elements in the U.S. military, and fitness ...

Airmen do a 2-mile run as part of a physical training test at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., Oct. 29, 2024. Under revised ...

Now, airmen have the option to do the High Aerobic Multi-Shuttle Run, or HAMR, as an alternative to the run for both PT tests ...

The Air Force’s new physical fitness assessments will start counting sooner than originally planned, and the service will ...

Air Force Master Sgt. Caige Chapman, 81st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, independent duty medical technician, participates in memorial push ups during Warrior Day on Keesler Air Force Base, ...

Air Force Tech Sgt. Alexander House has administered hundreds of the Air Force’s new annual physical fitness test and has learned a trick or two that could help others pass the test with as little ...

The U.S. Air Force has updated the requirements for its biannual physical fitness assessment, giving airmen more flexibility ...

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 U.S. Air Force is introducing a two-mile run and physical fitness assessments every six months in an updating of its fitness test. The Air Force publicized changes to its Physical Fitness ...

When the Air Force decided to drop the dreaded tape test from its fitness assessment in 2020, airmen rejoiced at replacing what many critics viewed as an outdated body standard. And while a ...

The Air Force updated its requirements Thursday to permit transgender airmen to skip the annual physical fitness test while they undergo gender-confirmation surgery. The policy itself is actually not ...

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,” ...