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  • Master Sgt. Grainger: Fitness Fanatic

    With the new year underway, gyms across the country are going to see a rise in membership as millions of Americans resolve to improve their personal fitness, but for Master Sgt. Dalton Grainger, his journey into weightlifting began not at the turning of the new year, but while deployed back in 2014.

  • PT test pushed to July, more updates forthcoming

    When assessments resume, the three-component fitness test (1.5-mile run, 1 minute of push-ups and sit-ups) will be reset with scores calculated on a new three-component scoring table. In addition, work is underway to separate scoring into five-year age groups as opposed to the previous 10 – for