The Air Force's update to the physical assessment test went into effect Monday, which includes a body composition component, giving airmen who fail waist measurement another chance to pass the test.

An airman at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina administers a running assessment in 2012. Shaw has suspended all physical fitness assessments after two airmen died in the past two weeks of health ...

A nurse at Naval Hospital Jacksonville’s maternal infant unit in Florida holds a newborn baby. Postpartum sailors will now have 12 months to complete a physical fitness test, rather than nine months. ...

Increasing emphasis is being placed on the development of authentic instruments for assessing the competence of health professionals. Patients offer a unique perspective for assessing aspects of ...