The CFT is not only a fitness assessment of events but also a readiness tool designed to support the physical demands of combat. The Army’s new 2026 Combat Field Test is built around one central idea: ...

Soldiers of the D.C. National Guard were among the first to complete the Army’s new Combat Field Test at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington on Sunday. The Army Department rolled out the new ...

WASHINGTON — The 260th Special Purpose Brigade hosted the Army Combat Field Test at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, May 3, 2026, among the first units to execute the assessment following a recent ...

The Army announced in a news release earlier this week that it is rolling out a new combat fitness test for frontline troops as leaders push to strengthen battlefield readiness amid ongoing recruiting ...

The U.S. Army has updated its annual physical fitness test for soldiers in combat roles, such as infantry and artillery. Starting this month, the troops — regardless of age or sex — will be required ...

Sgt. Christopher Smith lifts a 40-pound sandbag during the new Combat Field Test at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Virginia. (Sgt. Aaron Troutman/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army is rolling out a new ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army today announced the implementation of the new Combat Field Test (CFT), a major update to its physical readiness program designed to align fitness standards with the ...

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Soldiers serving in front-line fighting jobs will soon have to pass two annual Army fitness tests after the service rolled out its new combat-focused physical assessment on Wednesday. The new Combat ...

Colorado has become the first state in the nation to prohibit arrests based solely on colorimetric drug tests, also known as field drug tests. Colorimetric drug tests were used in about half of all ...

COLORADO, USA — A new Colorado law restricts the use by police of a controversial field drug test that studies have shown can result in a high percentage of false positive cases. So-called ...

Bird poop scraped off a man’s car appeared on a drug test as cocaine. A toddler’s ashes registered as methamphetamine or ecstasy. And a great-grandmother’s medicine tested positive for cocaine – ...