Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or EOD, technicians will take a new gender- and age-neutral fitness test starting next month, the service has announced, with a medicine ball toss, a powerlift ...

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,” ...

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 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 ...

Adding calisthenics between sets of speed and goal-pace running and swimming can be an effective way to combine muscle ...

A maker of fitness watches is talking about its role in an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) study that could change how the military approaches regular physical fitness tests. Garmin said Monday ...

An airman of the 185th Air Refueling Wing measures his waist at the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. 11, 2024. Airmen must meet new body composition standards measured by a ...

VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — The staff at Vance Air Force Base Bradley Fitness and Sports Center have a challenge for all members of Team Vance: “Thing you’re fit? Try being an Iron Airman.” The Iron ...

An Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician dons a bomb suit. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or EOD, technicians will take a new gender- and age-neutral fitness test starting next ...