Team Beale enhances resiliency

  • Published
  • By Staff Sgt. Brenda Davis
  • 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs
BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --  Team Beale set aside their daily tasks to build resilience skills during a base-wide Comprehensive Airman Fitness Day, Sept. 8, 2014.

Comprehensive Airman Fitness is a holistic approach to fitness focusing on four pillars of health: mental, physical, social and spiritual. The base holds an event quarterly, alternating emphasis among the four pillars.

This quarter's physical-themed event featured a wing run and training presentations, followed by an afternoon of hands-on activities where lessons could be implemented. Numerous activities were hosted including go-kart racing, hiking, mini-golfing, sumo-wrestling, ultimate football, paint-balling and skeet shooting.

"These activities are meant to help build relationships between co-workers, supervisors and family," said Dr. Michael Stacy, 9th Reconnaissance Wing community support coordinator.
"Those are the people who help provide resiliency during challenging times."

The Air Force has recognized the need to strengthen the resiliency of Airmen by creating Comprehensive Airman Fitness in 2012.

"Resiliency is not something you are born with," Stacy said. "It's a skill we learn through life experiences to help us during tough times."

The four pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness:

MENTAL
Approaching life's challenges in a positive way by demonstrating self-control, stamina and good character with choices and actions; seeking help and offering help

PHYSICAL
Performing and excelling in physical activities that require aerobic fitness, endurance, strength, flexibility and body composition derived through exercise, nutrition and training

SOCIAL
Developing and maintaining trusted, valued friendships that are personally fulfilling and foster good communication, including exchange of ideas, views and experiences

SPIRITUAL
Strengthening a set of beliefs, principles or values that sustain an individual's sense of well-being and purpose. Spiritual fitness is about having a sense of purpose and meaning in your life. It's essential to an individual's resiliency as esprit de corps is vital to a unit's mission accomplishment. It includes but not limited to world views, religious faith, sense of purpose, sense of connectedness, values, ethics and morals.

"It's not simply a program or initiative, but rather a long-term social change," Stacy said. "Having stronger Airmen means a stronger Air Force."

For more information about Comprehensive Airman Fitness visit the Wingman Toolkit website.

Team Beale enhances resiliency

  • Published
  • By Staff Sgt. Brenda Davis
  • 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs
BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --  Team Beale set aside their daily tasks to build resilience skills during a base-wide Comprehensive Airman Fitness Day, Sept. 8, 2014.

Comprehensive Airman Fitness is a holistic approach to fitness focusing on four pillars of health: mental, physical, social and spiritual. The base holds an event quarterly, alternating emphasis among the four pillars.

This quarter's physical-themed event featured a wing run and training presentations, followed by an afternoon of hands-on activities where lessons could be implemented. Numerous activities were hosted including go-kart racing, hiking, mini-golfing, sumo-wrestling, ultimate football, paint-balling and skeet shooting.

"These activities are meant to help build relationships between co-workers, supervisors and family," said Dr. Michael Stacy, 9th Reconnaissance Wing community support coordinator.
"Those are the people who help provide resiliency during challenging times."

The Air Force has recognized the need to strengthen the resiliency of Airmen by creating Comprehensive Airman Fitness in 2012.

"Resiliency is not something you are born with," Stacy said. "It's a skill we learn through life experiences to help us during tough times."

The four pillars of Comprehensive Airman Fitness:

MENTAL
Approaching life's challenges in a positive way by demonstrating self-control, stamina and good character with choices and actions; seeking help and offering help

PHYSICAL
Performing and excelling in physical activities that require aerobic fitness, endurance, strength, flexibility and body composition derived through exercise, nutrition and training

SOCIAL
Developing and maintaining trusted, valued friendships that are personally fulfilling and foster good communication, including exchange of ideas, views and experiences

SPIRITUAL
Strengthening a set of beliefs, principles or values that sustain an individual's sense of well-being and purpose. Spiritual fitness is about having a sense of purpose and meaning in your life. It's essential to an individual's resiliency as esprit de corps is vital to a unit's mission accomplishment. It includes but not limited to world views, religious faith, sense of purpose, sense of connectedness, values, ethics and morals.

"It's not simply a program or initiative, but rather a long-term social change," Stacy said. "Having stronger Airmen means a stronger Air Force."

For more information about Comprehensive Airman Fitness visit the Wingman Toolkit website.