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 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 ...

Wendy Gallardo Gallegos was marching with a backpack as part of Air Force Security Forces training when she twisted her right foot. It swelled up painfully, a nightmare scenario for an airman basic, ...

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 U.S. Air Force is doing away with its "BEAST Week" training exercise in favor of a shorter version of the simulated deployment that will last only a day and a half. "If we get it right, it will be ...

U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training is any airman’s first step into the massive world of the Air Force. From security forces to combat controllers, logisticians to mechanics, all airmen start their ...

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 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,” ...