Obesity is often cited as one of the significant challenges to military recruiting. Deadlifts replace the power clean-and-press motion that was used in strength testing at MEPS for decades. For the next three months, more than 100 guardians across eight installations will try out the latest prototypes of Space Force garb. The first- and second-place winning pilots likely crashed at the National Air Race Championships, possibly because of a blind spot, glare or loss of focus. Two pilots died when their World War II-era planes collided Sunday at the Reno Air Races, at least the third deadly crash there since 2011. Test launches ensure America’s land-based nuclear missiles are still viable after more than 50 years. The half-hour mission drained all their ammo and nearly their fuel in one of the most daring rescues of the Vietnam War. DoD is weighing the use of calculators on the ASVAB. The Air Force said data gathered in this operational prototype test will help it further develop hypersonic capabilities such as ARRW and HACM. No two services can agree on where to measure a service member’s waist when deploying the hated, but hard-to-eliminate tape test. Load More