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  • To help raise awareness and in an effort to prevent future suicides, Airmen, family and friends participated in the H.O.P.E. Walk at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, September 27, 2019.

    Suicide Prevention Walk Brings H.O.P.E

    Every day, approximately 123 individuals take their own lives in the United States. Of those individuals, U.S. military members and veterans make up 18 percent of adult suicides.
  • Fitness doesn't have to be boring

    Fitness: it doesn't have to be boring

    Although all the branches have a set fitness test that includes basic workouts, training for fitness tests doesn’t have to be a boring or redundant task.
  • The human heart is a vital organ that pumps blood throughout the body, supplies oxygen and nutrients, and removes carbon dioxide and other wastes.

    Healthy hearts

    February is not only the month of “love”, but also nationally known as heart health month. Many Americans do not know that the leading cause of death in the United States is, in fact, heart disease.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Gross, 20th Security Forces installation patrolman, low crawls during physical training at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Feb. 6, 2019.

    Combat fitness to stay combat ready

    Team Shaw members from the 20th Security Forces Squadron participated in a form of physical fitness designed to target all muscle groups as well as improve endurance and target real life scenarios.
  • Larry Copeland, U.S. Strategic Command contractor, coaches Caroline and Georgia, daughters of retired Col. Dave Berg, former 55th Wing vice commander, Feb. 2, 2019, in the field house on Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo by D.P. Heard)

    Thirty-year tennis instructor: A love-love relationship

    Fitness comes in many forms. For some, it is a solo endeavor like weightlifting, or a team activity like football, but for others the passion comes from the one-on-one excitement associated with a sport such as tennis. Larry Copeland, U.S. Strategic Command contractor, fits the latter bill. When Copeland was 11, his mother’s fiancée taught him and his siblings the game of tennis. While his younger brother and older sister hated it, he enjoyed it and continued practicing.
  • Clayton Bautista, Five Star Nutrition general manager, left, helps Staff Sgt. Allen Plata, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron stockpile management crew chief, rack weights off a barbell at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Nov. 1, 2018.

    Hidden talent: powerlifting

    Many times people go through life never knowing about the incredible talent they may possess. This would be true for Staff Sgt. Allen Plata, 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron stockpile management crew chief, who may have never known about his powerlifting abilities if it weren’t for joining the Air Force.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chandler Dobson, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) craftsman, performs a deadlift at the EOD gym at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., July 19, 2018.

    EOD: always fit to fight

    Surrounded by the sound of clinking metal and upbeat music, a group of Airmen work to exhaustion as the sun begins to rise. For this group of 20th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal Airmen, working hard can mean the difference between life or death. The safety of the team as well as those around them can be threatened as they clear paths for fellow service members during deployments, clean up training grounds or assist state law enforcement agencies with emergencies.

  • Air Force launches new application tool for Airmen athletes

    Air Force Sports, managed by the Air Force Services Activity, recently launched an online application system to make it easier for Airmen athletes to apply for Air Force sports teams.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nick Whitehurst, 633rd Communications Squadron client systems technician, nose-grabs his skateboard in Smithfield, Va., July 26, 2017.

    World record holder carries skateboarding values into Air Force

    “I guess they thought it was just a phase,” said U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicholas Whitehurst, thinking back to how wrong his parents were when they bought him his first skateboard as a Christmas gift.
  • Keeping a fitness routine can prevent exercise-related injuries.

    Exercise precautions can help Airmen stay fit to fight

    At the beginning of the year, the 20th Force Support Squadron fitness center is packed full of individuals looking to improve their physical fitness.
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