Dec. 7, 2020 Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.
March 25, 2020 DoD leaders brief on COVID-19 updates Defense Department Press Secretary Alyssa Farah and Air Force Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Paul Friedrichs, the Joint Staff surgeon, discussed the department’s COVID-19 response during a Pentagon news briefing.
March 9, 2020 DOD Issues Flexible Instructions on Response to Coronavirus The Defense Department has issued instructions to the armed services and department heads on how to respond to the implications of the growing coronavirus outbreak.