April 6, 2026 Physical training injury prevention Physical training is necessary to develop and maintain the fitness required to accomplish military missions, but it is also known to cause injury.
Feb. 27, 2026 Air Force modernizes Physical Fitness Program to bolster readiness, long-term health The modernized program is anchored in scientifically grounded health measures and a more rigorous assessment model. The goal is to enhance warfighter readiness by encouraging Airmen to build durable fitness habits that support sustained, career-long performance.
Feb. 24, 2026 Wilsbach outlines strategy for confronting adversaries, Air Force success In his first major address since becoming Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Ken Wilsbach highlighted readiness and how the service is responding to a complex and ambiguous strategic environment.
Jan. 9, 2026 Air Force announces updates to dress and appearance regulation The Air Force releases guidance on its dress and personal appearance policy Jan. 9 providing updated standards for Airmen.
Jan. 6, 2026 Air Force updates fitness test requirements Changes from the September 2025 announcement include a shortened physical fitness diagnostic testing period to end in June and the option for either the 2-mile run or the 20-meter High Aerobic Multi-shuttle Run every six months.
Dec. 16, 2025 DAF updates medical shaving profile guidance to align with Secretary of War grooming policy The Department of the Air Force updated its medical guidance for shaving profiles to align with the Secretary of War’s grooming standards.
Sept. 24, 2025 Air Force updates physical fitness program In support of the “Culture of Fitness” initiative, the Air Force unveiled changes to its Physical Fitness Assessment and a new fitness program.
Sept. 22, 2025 Allvin highlights readiness, charges Airmen to move at a pace to win Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin delivers his keynote address at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference.
Sept. 18, 2025 DAF launches Culture of Fitness initiative The initiative aims to reinvigorate a holistic culture of well-being that empowers Airmen and Guardians to be more dominant, agile and lethal through physical fitness.
Aug. 15, 2025 Summit reinforces spiritual readiness for Hanscom AFB chapel team The Air Force Chaplain Corps wrapped up its annual summit, Aug. 14, bringing together senior Religious Support Teams from across the Total Force, including Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts.