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ACFT app rolls out to help Soldiers get fit, protect their data
January 30, 2020 — The Army recently updated its physical readiness training -- or PRT -- mobile app to give Soldiers a leg up on the new Army Combat Fitness Test, as it continues to safeguard users' personal information on the go... MORE

U.S. Army Reserve Command conducts ACFT familiarization

Army health experts offer tips to prevent ACFT injuries
January 29, 2020 — Over the past year, a selected set of Army units have been piloting the new six-test Army Combat Fitness Test as the first phase of replacing the three-test Army Physical Fitness Test... MORE

Minimize your risk of ACFT injury by training smart
January 29, 2020 — Is the new Army Combat Fitness Test stressing you out? There are all of these new exercises--dead lifts, power throws, hand release push-ups, sprint-drag-carry, and the leg tuck. How do you build the needed core fitness strength? Is it possible to train for the ACFT without hurting yourself?... MORE

Army Reserve senior enlisted leaders tackle ACFT amid leadership council
October 29, 2019 — Leadership is a mental game that requires foresight and problem-solving. Yet, this weekend, Army Reserve leaders also brought a physical aspect to tackle one of the biggest Army topics to date... MORE

Answers to top questions about ACFT equipment fielding
October 16, 2019 — As Army Soldiers start preparing for the new Army Combat Fitness Test, behind the scenes Army logisticians are also preparing to distribute more than 36,000 equipment sets to conduct the new test... MORE

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Training the trainers: Preparing to launch the new ACFT
September 3, 2019 — The Army is built upon the individual Soldier, and the battlefield of the future demands Soldiers who can excel under intense physical and cognitive demands. The new Army Combat Fitness Test breaks with over three decades of the Army Physical Fitness Test. The Army plans to roll out the test by October 2019 and replace the APFT as the Army's fitness test of record by October 2020. ... MORE

316th ESC Soldiers Train for Army Combat Fitness Test
July 22, 2019 — Several U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, completed their first Army Combat Fitness Test July 21st, 2019, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. ... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier shares his success story in APFT, fitness and triathlon competitions
June 20, 2019 — Be consistent, three times a week at the right intensity is all someone really needs to perform well on the Army Physical Fitness Test, according to Maj. Christopher Tung, detailed Inspector General, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command... MORE

Maj. Christopher Tung, right, receives the Army Fitness Badge during the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command headquarters weekend battle assembly, June 8, 2019.

Army leaders from across the country visit Chicago to discuss the way ahead for multi-component command relationship
March 15, 2019 — Army Reserve battalion command teams from across the country, assigned to the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, traveled to Chicago for a commander’s forum to discuss the way ahead, as operationally controlled observer coach/trainers to their multi-component partners at First Army, March 8-10, 2019... MORE

Battalion command team members and staff from the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command and First Army pause for a photo with World War II Veteran, Al Mampre, during the last day of the 85th USARSC’s Battalion Commanders Huddle briefing, Mar. 10, 2019.

U.S. Army Reserve-Puerto Rico troops train in the ACFT
January 31, 2019 — Approximately 60 Soldiers from the 1st Mission Support Command, U.S. Army Reserve-Puerto Rico, the largest federal U.S. Army command in the region, trained in the Army Combat Fitness Test, Jan. 30, at the Army Reserve installation’s athletic track, with the assistance of Master Fitness trainers from the U.S. Army Physical Fitness School... MORE

Caribbean Geographical Command troops train in the ACFT

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