ACFT 3.0 tests Army fitness at AUAB

Spc. Tameka Tatsey, 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade wheeled vehicle mechanic, performs a standing power throw during an Army Combat Fitness Test, May 21, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. During the power throw portion of the test, members throw a 10 lb. medicine ball over their head as far as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

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ACFT 3.0 tests Army fitness at AUAB

Pfc. Kenneth Leviner, 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade intelligence specialist, performs a standing power throw during an Army Combat Fitness Test, May 21, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The power throw, along with deadlift, leg tuck, sprint-drag-carry, hand-release push-ups, and a two mile run make-up the six different components to the ACFT. The ACFT is slated to replace the old Army fitness test, which only consisted of push-ups, sit-ups and a 2-mile run. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

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ACFT 3.0 tests Army fitness at AUAB

Sgt. Eric Wood, 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade command group driver, performs a leg tuck during an Army Combat Fitness Test, May 21, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The leg tuck tests participants’ core strength as they bringing their knees to their elbows for each set. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

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ACFT 3.0 tests Army fitness at AUAB

Spc. Noah Russell, 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade fire control specialist, performs the sprint-drag-carry exercise during an Army Combat Fitness Test, May 21, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The sprint-drag-carry consists of a sprint, dragging a weighted sled, and carrying kettlebells as fast as possible. Deadlift, leg tuck, power throw, hand-release push-ups, and a two mile run make up the other five components of the six-component test. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

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ACFT 3.0 tests Army fitness at AUAB

Members from the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade perform the 2-mile run component of an Army Combat Fitness Test, May 21, 2021, at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. The 2 mile run is the only component for the previous Army fitness test that was retained in the ACFT, which tests the endurance of the participants at the end of the assessment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin)

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ACFT 3.0 tests Army fitness at AUAB

Published May 22, 2021
By Staff Sgt. Greg Erwin
379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar -- On May 21, 2021, members of the 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, administered their first Army Combat Fitness Test since the implementation of COVID protocols established by the Department of Defense in early 2020. Recent changes in guidance due to lowered transmission rates enabled operations here at AUAB to open up more, allowing the Army to conduct the ACFT using the TAK pad at the base gym. The pad is crucial to the ACFT, as it allows the Army to conduct the leg tuck portion of the test, while maintaining COVID-19 mitigation protocols. The ACFT consists of six exercises, including deadlifts, leg tucks and a two mile run, and is under diagnostic review before full implementation as the standard for Army fitness testing.