Overview
- Airmen may choose either a 2-mile run or the 20-meter High Aerobic Multi‑Shuttle Run for each of their twice‑yearly Physical Fitness Assessments.
- Fitness testing is paused through February, with diagnostic assessments set for March 1–June 30 and official testing resuming July 1, 2026.
- The service will begin adding PFA scores to performance briefs starting with colonels in February, expanding to additional officer ranks and chief master sergeants in May.
- Strength and core events now offer selectable options—standard or hand‑release pushups, plus sit‑ups, cross‑leg reverse crunches, or a timed forearm plank—along with a waist‑to‑height body‑composition measure.
- The Space Force will test guardians twice a year but still requires a 2‑mile run at least once annually, including for participants in its wearable‑based program, and its body‑composition check is not scored.