Over the past 20 years, to say that all branches of the military have changed their fitness testing and standards is an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Airmen at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, warm up for a wing run Sept. 6, 2025, intended to help airmen get used to the new 2 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Airmen with the 35th Fighter Wing complete a physical fitness assessment at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Aug. 14, 2025. (Senior Airman ...

The U.S. Air Force has updated the requirements for its biannual physical fitness assessment, giving airmen more flexibility in how they meet fitness standards. Under the new guidelines, airmen can ...

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 ...

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, U.S., September 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S.

The United States Air Force is unveiling changes to its Physical Fitness Assessment and a new fitness program for its Total Force Airmen. The program includes scored assessments in cardiovascular, ...

(The Hill) — The U.S. Air Force launched a new “Culture of Fitness” initiative, altering the current physical fitness assessments by adding a 2-mile run and making the test biannual for all service ...

The USAF launched what it termed its "Culture of Fitness" in September 2025 after "critical review" found "overall well-being and operational readiness" were not at the point they needed to be for ...

The Air Force's new physical fitness assessments will start counting sooner than originally planned, and the service will give airmen another option for how they perform their cardiovascular ...