Tech. Sgt. Cole Carroll-Grandegenett, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, performs an over-head medicine ball throw during the beta test of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tier 2 fitness test prototype Sept. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Tier 2 tests and standards were developed from EOD-specific physical requirements and the tasks they perform on operational missions. (Ilka Cole/Air Force)
Master Sgt. Jessica Neff (left), Air Force Exercise Science Unit, looks at the dynamometer to measure grip strength during the beta test of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tier 2 fitness test prototype Sept. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Tier 2 tests and standards were developed from EOD-specific physical requirements and the tasks they perform on operational missions. (Ilka Cole/Air Force)
An Exercise Science Unit member looks on as an explosive ordnance disposal Airman performs a trap bar deadlift during the beta test of the EOD Tier 2 fitness test prototype Sept. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Tier 2 tests and standards were developed from EOD-specific physical requirements and the tasks they perform on operational missions. (Ilka Cole/Air Force)
An explosive ordnance disposal Airman performs a pull-up during the beta test of the EOD Tier 2 fitness test prototype Sept. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Tier 2 tests and standards were developed from EOD-specific physical requirements and the tasks they perform on operational missions. (Ilka Cole/Air Force)
Lt. Col. Anthony Raus, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airman based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, performs the ‘Gruester’ exercise during the beta test of the EOD Tier 2 fitness test prototype Sept. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Tier 2 tests and standards were developed from EOD-specific physical requirements and the tasks they perform on operational missions. (Ilka Cole/Air Force)
An explosive ordnance disposal Airman uses a metal detector to find a simulated improvised explosive device during the operational phase of the beta test of the EOD Tier 2 fitness test prototype Sept. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Tier 2 tests and standards were developed from EOD-specific physical requirements and the tasks they perform on operational missions. (Ilka Cole/Air Force)
An explosive ordnance disposal Airman removes a rocket after a simulated attack during the operational phase of the beta test of the EOD Tier 2 fitness test prototype Sept. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Tier 2 tests and standards were developed from EOD-specific physical requirements and the tasks they perform on operational missions. (Ilka Cole/Air Force)
Staff Sgt. Ashley Banta, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, lifts a 50-pound sandbag while performing the ‘Gruester’ during the beta test of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tier 2 fitness test prototype Sept. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Tier 2 tests and standards were developed from EOD-specific physical requirements and the tasks they perform on operational missions. (Ilka Cole/Air Force)
Staff Sgt. Ashley Banta, 48th Civil Engineer Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, lifts a 50-pound sandbag over her shoulder while wearing a 30-pound vest during the beta test of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Tier 2 fitness test prototype Sept. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Tier 2 tests and standards were developed from EOD-specific physical requirements and the tasks they perform on operational missions. (Ilka Cole/Air Force)
Lt. Col. Anthony Raus, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airman based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, performs the ‘Gruester’ exercise during the beta test of the EOD Tier 2 fitness test prototype Sept. 10 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Tier 2 tests and standards were developed from EOD-specific physical requirements and the tasks they perform on operational missions. (Ilka Cole/Air Force)