WEBVTT 00:04.040 --> 00:07.580 high on Staff Sergeant Matt 00:07.580 --> 00:09.440 Hoover and this is today . 00:09.440 --> 00:12.350 Therefore , 00:14.840 --> 00:18.910 Air 00:18.910 --> 00:20.854 Force leaders are instilling a new 00:20.854 --> 00:22.688 mindset in its airmen , one that 00:22.688 --> 00:24.688 leaders hope will give airmen a new 00:24.688 --> 00:26.688 sense of pride . The concept is the 00:26.688 --> 00:28.854 warrior ethos and is the foundation of 00:28.854 --> 00:30.799 what it means to be an airman . It 00:30.799 --> 00:32.966 exhibits hardiness of spirit and moral 00:32.966 --> 00:35.077 and physical courage and it defines a 00:35.077 --> 00:37.132 shift in focus that emphasizes every 00:37.132 --> 00:39.243 airman is part of the fight . Leaders 00:39.243 --> 00:41.132 want to spread the warrior echoes 00:41.132 --> 00:43.243 throughout all its airmen , including 00:43.243 --> 00:45.188 the Air Force's newest warfighters 00:45.188 --> 00:47.354 Basic trainees , senior Airman Atlanta 00:47.354 --> 00:49.577 Mill shows us that from day one , basic 00:49.577 --> 00:51.799 trainees are learning the importance of 00:51.799 --> 00:54.380 the warrior ethos . Air Force basic 00:54.380 --> 00:56.600 training is not what it used to be . 00:56.610 --> 00:58.940 Recent changes are working on altering 00:58.940 --> 01:01.051 the mindset of airmen to prepare them 01:01.051 --> 01:03.540 for ground combat . Getting down and is 01:03.540 --> 01:05.429 helping give trainees the warrior 01:05.429 --> 01:07.429 mentality they're going to need for 01:07.429 --> 01:09.373 deployments , a lot of money . The 01:09.373 --> 01:11.484 impression that this is the Air Force 01:11.484 --> 01:13.540 is going to be easier when I get out 01:13.540 --> 01:13.200 here and they realize that they're 01:13.200 --> 01:15.422 going to be in the dirt , they're going 01:15.422 --> 01:15.290 to be carrying a weapon , they're going 01:15.290 --> 01:17.512 to take it apart . They're gonna put it 01:17.512 --> 01:19.623 back together . That's when they wake 01:19.623 --> 01:19.170 up . That's when they realized that hey , 01:19.170 --> 01:21.170 this the war that we're fighting is 01:21.170 --> 01:23.226 real and they are a big part of it . 01:23.226 --> 01:25.392 Something many airmen were not exactly 01:25.392 --> 01:27.590 prepared for a bit more difficult than 01:27.590 --> 01:29.646 I thought it was going to be , but I 01:29.646 --> 01:31.980 had friends go through before me to 01:31.980 --> 01:34.830 forewarn me , but at the same time , I 01:34.830 --> 01:36.780 still don't expect this level of 01:36.780 --> 01:37.740 intensity . 01:39.520 --> 01:42.970 It's the intensity that prepares airmen 01:42.970 --> 01:44.970 for combat , giving them the skills 01:44.970 --> 01:46.940 they'll need and the mindset of a 01:46.940 --> 01:49.051 warrior . Senior airman linda mills , 01:49.051 --> 01:51.051 Air Force news , lackland Air Force 01:51.051 --> 01:55.020 base texas . Training airmen on the 01:55.020 --> 01:57.150 concept of the warrior ethos ensures 01:57.150 --> 01:59.483 they're ready when they're in the fight . 01:59.483 --> 02:01.706 The commander of US Central Command Air 02:01.706 --> 02:03.928 Forces , Lieutenant General Jerry North 02:03.928 --> 02:06.039 knows the importance of warfighting . 02:06.039 --> 02:08.094 Airmen General North says the airmen 02:08.094 --> 02:10.150 deployed the operations enduring and 02:10.150 --> 02:12.206 Iraqi freedom are ready to fight and 02:12.206 --> 02:14.317 are dedicated to the mission . We are 02:14.317 --> 02:16.261 committed as our United States Air 02:16.261 --> 02:18.210 Force as are the Air forces of the 02:18.210 --> 02:21.300 other nations to maintain the airspace 02:21.300 --> 02:23.430 umbrella over the men and women that 02:23.430 --> 02:25.590 are serving on the ground . It is our 02:25.590 --> 02:27.812 commitment to our Joint Force Commander 02:27.812 --> 02:30.560 and certainly is the commitment of 02:30.570 --> 02:33.870 Headquarters Air Force to lead support 02:33.880 --> 02:36.490 and sustain the pilots flying the 02:36.490 --> 02:38.590 aircraft in Iraq and Afghanistan are 02:38.590 --> 02:40.590 just one part of a combined team of 02:40.590 --> 02:43.120 more than 22,000 airmen serving in the 02:43.120 --> 02:45.176 Central command area of operations . 02:45.176 --> 02:46.842 General North said the unique 02:46.842 --> 02:49.064 capabilities that each airman brings to 02:49.064 --> 02:51.287 the fight ensures the Air force is able 02:51.287 --> 02:53.176 to lead the way combat operations 02:53.176 --> 02:55.470 started in october of 2000 and one here 02:55.470 --> 02:58.610 in Afghanistan uh and our Air Force and 02:58.610 --> 03:00.790 our collective air forces have led the 03:00.790 --> 03:04.450 way from space to manned airplanes to 03:04.450 --> 03:06.617 unmanned airplanes . Two airmen on the 03:06.617 --> 03:08.630 ground , both conducting combat 03:08.630 --> 03:11.530 operations in conducting the provincial 03:11.530 --> 03:14.300 reconstruction operations continue to 03:14.300 --> 03:16.930 lead the way in operation . During the 03:16.930 --> 03:19.152 Air Force team . In the Central Command 03:19.152 --> 03:21.319 is made up of guard reserve and active 03:21.319 --> 03:23.430 duty airmen . When the unit deploys , 03:23.430 --> 03:25.430 everybody goes and everybody brings 03:25.430 --> 03:27.597 their unique capability to the fight . 03:27.597 --> 03:29.597 Senior airman Sasha Navarro Schmidt 03:29.597 --> 03:31.708 talked to members of the 13th fighter 03:31.708 --> 03:33.874 squadron at Misawa Air Base , Japan as 03:33.874 --> 03:35.986 they prepared to deploy and found out 03:35.986 --> 03:38.208 what each member does and how they feel 03:38.208 --> 03:40.263 about their upcoming deployment . We 03:40.263 --> 03:43.340 train transporting the orderly room , 03:43.340 --> 03:45.396 the customer support staff , lowered 03:45.640 --> 03:48.910 missiles , bombs load ammo and work on 03:48.920 --> 03:51.460 the equipment that launches them fires . 03:51.460 --> 03:54.100 That my wife's particularly said she's 03:54.100 --> 03:56.340 a maintenance officer with the 14th 03:56.350 --> 03:58.750 Fire Squadron and so she's over there . 03:58.750 --> 04:00.980 Now . Hopefully we'll have at least a 04:00.990 --> 04:03.046 couple weeks of overlap over there . 04:03.046 --> 04:05.157 These are the various missions of the 04:05.157 --> 04:07.046 13 fighter squadron as they ready 04:07.046 --> 04:09.212 themselves for deployment . The people 04:09.212 --> 04:11.046 themselves range from the airman 04:11.046 --> 04:13.268 working on the aircraft to the officers 04:13.268 --> 04:15.323 who must make the entire mission run 04:15.323 --> 04:17.546 smoothly . Some of these people include 04:17.546 --> 04:19.768 staff sergeant , aircraft crew . People 04:19.768 --> 04:21.934 may not realize that even though there 04:21.934 --> 04:24.157 are still aircraft at Misawa Air Base , 04:24.157 --> 04:26.212 the jets have a full fly are already 04:26.212 --> 04:28.323 downrange , still gonna be working on 04:28.323 --> 04:30.434 the same type of aircraft aircraft we 04:30.434 --> 04:32.546 haven't seen for the past five months 04:32.546 --> 04:35.210 every day . It's the same thing going 04:35.210 --> 04:37.210 to have to get these turn , they're 04:37.210 --> 04:40.390 ready to go back up the effort to make 04:40.390 --> 04:42.390 this deployment work requires close 04:42.390 --> 04:44.446 contact with the deployed 14 fighter 04:44.446 --> 04:46.501 squadron members . I have friends in 04:46.501 --> 04:48.612 the 14th , they knew where uh they've 04:48.612 --> 04:50.612 been employed since january of this 04:50.612 --> 04:52.834 year and they're actually coming back . 04:52.834 --> 04:55.057 We're actually uh talking with them and 04:55.057 --> 04:56.946 I emailed them and they called me 04:56.946 --> 04:59.001 sometimes and we talk a lot and they 04:59.001 --> 05:01.223 get a lot of helpful advice and tied to 05:01.223 --> 05:03.334 what you know should be appropriate , 05:03.334 --> 05:05.112 what I should do with something 05:05.112 --> 05:07.279 positive for me and things that should 05:07.279 --> 05:09.390 bring to encourage me and help me out 05:09.390 --> 05:09.050 of there . It seems like almost 05:09.050 --> 05:11.161 everyone is eager to do their job for 05:11.161 --> 05:13.106 the military in a place where it's 05:13.106 --> 05:15.272 needed the most . I'm pretty sure that 05:15.272 --> 05:17.290 most of the emu is really excited . 05:17.300 --> 05:19.411 Just want to say again that where the 05:19.411 --> 05:21.780 world's greatest senior airman fashion 05:21.780 --> 05:24.670 abolishment . Misawa Air Base Japan 05:24.730 --> 05:27.030 well unit deploys some airman leave 05:27.030 --> 05:29.141 behind family members including young 05:29.141 --> 05:31.197 Children . Being a military child is 05:31.197 --> 05:33.086 hard enough as it is , but when a 05:33.086 --> 05:35.252 parent deploys it becomes much tougher 05:35.252 --> 05:37.363 at Ramstein Air base in Germany , the 05:37.363 --> 05:39.586 high school and elementary schools have 05:39.586 --> 05:41.641 a program to help make things just a 05:41.641 --> 05:43.752 little easier on the Children . Staff 05:43.752 --> 05:45.919 sergeant laura holder shows us how the 05:45.919 --> 05:47.974 students bond together as they faced 05:47.974 --> 05:50.197 difficult times . Life can get hard for 05:50.197 --> 05:51.974 a military child . They may not 05:51.974 --> 05:54.086 understand what exactly their parents 05:54.086 --> 05:54.700 do 06:04.520 --> 06:06.631 for a seven year old Henry Hawks case 06:06.631 --> 06:08.631 his mother and sole provider had to 06:08.631 --> 06:11.740 deploy for seven months . It was sad 06:11.750 --> 06:13.720 because I was away with 06:14.710 --> 06:17.260 his . Like your heart spoken 06:17.690 --> 06:21.260 a group of volunteers at Ramstein High 06:21.260 --> 06:23.260 School are willing to help Children 06:23.260 --> 06:25.371 like Maya and Henry get through these 06:25.371 --> 06:27.730 periods of separation . Well the bottom 06:27.730 --> 06:30.830 line is that the small little kids 06:30.840 --> 06:32.896 needed somebody to connect with with 06:32.896 --> 06:35.650 mission parent permission sponsor . Um , 06:35.660 --> 06:37.549 and they needed to feel that they 06:37.549 --> 06:40.690 weren't alone in all of this . Once a 06:40.690 --> 06:42.746 month . The Ramstein High school and 06:42.746 --> 06:44.912 elementary school students participate 06:44.912 --> 06:47.134 in the deployment buddies program where 06:47.134 --> 06:49.530 they pair up and do activities together . 06:50.120 --> 06:53.040 They gave me and I think about 06:54.060 --> 06:56.282 the first one has she cried when I left 06:56.282 --> 06:58.171 because she said everybody always 06:58.171 --> 07:00.227 leaves here and they never come back 07:00.227 --> 07:02.338 and the high schoolers get the chance 07:02.338 --> 07:04.338 to open their hearts to Children in 07:04.338 --> 07:06.282 need and you create this bond that 07:06.282 --> 07:09.190 really gets you sad . It's like you're 07:09.190 --> 07:11.079 connected , you're actually their 07:11.079 --> 07:13.134 brother or their sister and that you 07:13.134 --> 07:15.310 both really get that kind of feeling . 07:15.320 --> 07:17.700 It's really hard to let go . They may 07:17.700 --> 07:19.811 have to endure daddy being gone for a 07:19.811 --> 07:22.760 while or mommy or both . 07:22.940 --> 07:26.010 But the deployment buddies program will 07:26.010 --> 07:28.470 make sure that these Children will know 07:28.480 --> 07:32.040 they'll never be alone . Staff Sergeant 07:32.040 --> 07:34.750 Laura holder Ramstein Air base Germany , 07:34.760 --> 07:37.560 any child or teenager whose parent is 07:37.560 --> 07:39.890 deployed recently deployed or about to 07:39.890 --> 07:42.900 deploy can participate in the program 07:42.910 --> 07:46.720 coming up on today's Air Force airmen 07:46.720 --> 07:49.290 get out and get in shape in the gym and 07:49.290 --> 07:51.050 in the rain . 07:52.140 --> 07:56.030 The month 07:56.030 --> 07:58.230 of May is dedicated as national sports 07:58.230 --> 08:00.397 and fitness month a month set aside to 08:00.397 --> 08:02.563 encourage people to get out and get in 08:02.563 --> 08:04.786 shape . Fitness is also a vital part of 08:04.786 --> 08:06.730 the Air Force and with summer just 08:06.730 --> 08:08.952 around the corner , the Air Force hopes 08:08.952 --> 08:11.119 many people will become more active in 08:11.119 --> 08:13.397 their daily routines . But the officer , 08:13.397 --> 08:15.341 Jason Segel , he shows us why it's 08:15.341 --> 08:14.860 important to start shedding those 08:14.860 --> 08:18.570 excess pounds . Mhm . In 1983 , they 08:18.570 --> 08:20.681 was named national sports and fitness 08:20.681 --> 08:22.570 months to promote quality of life 08:22.570 --> 08:24.514 throughout the United States . For 08:24.514 --> 08:26.626 military members , sports and fitness 08:26.626 --> 08:28.848 are encouraged around the clock to keep 08:28.848 --> 08:28.360 them healthy and in their services 08:28.360 --> 08:30.471 standards , but may can still be used 08:30.471 --> 08:32.638 to step up the pace . Now it's all the 08:32.638 --> 08:34.749 deployment and increased operations . 08:34.749 --> 08:37.290 Temple , we gotta be fit to fight . We 08:37.290 --> 08:39.290 gotta , we gotta make sure that our 08:39.290 --> 08:41.512 brother and sister next to us is fit to 08:41.512 --> 08:43.679 fight so we can complete the mission , 08:43.679 --> 08:45.901 do the job and come back home . Fitness 08:45.901 --> 08:45.280 is one way to keep people ready to 08:45.280 --> 08:47.502 fight , but even more beneficial to the 08:47.502 --> 08:49.558 health aspects of exercise , surgeon 08:49.558 --> 08:52.090 general support . In 1996 any 08:52.090 --> 08:54.090 individual started participating in 08:54.090 --> 08:56.810 moderate intensity exercise . It's not 08:56.810 --> 08:58.650 all days , most days of the week 08:58.660 --> 09:01.390 actually be a decrease in health issues 09:01.400 --> 09:03.850 like diabetes , high cholesterol , high 09:03.850 --> 09:05.628 blood pressure . There are many 09:05.628 --> 09:07.683 different outlets for people to take 09:07.683 --> 09:09.850 part in a healthy routine with fitness 09:09.850 --> 09:09.300 centers that most military 09:09.300 --> 09:11.300 installations offering a variety of 09:11.300 --> 09:13.467 classes as well as sports programs and 09:13.467 --> 09:15.411 unit functions which contribute to 09:15.411 --> 09:17.522 morale and motivation as well , build 09:17.522 --> 09:21.120 that friendly , competitive nature in 09:21.120 --> 09:22.898 us . Whether it be volleyball , 09:22.898 --> 09:25.120 softball , baseball , running what have 09:25.120 --> 09:27.231 you ? People tend to do things better 09:27.231 --> 09:29.287 in groups they feed off each other's 09:29.287 --> 09:31.453 energy sports and fitness month is one 09:31.453 --> 09:33.287 more opportunity for starting or 09:33.287 --> 09:35.287 improving an exercise routine while 09:35.287 --> 09:37.342 promoting healthy lifestyles . Petty 09:37.342 --> 09:39.509 officer , Jason integrity , Yokota Air 09:39.509 --> 09:41.509 Base Japan although May is National 09:41.509 --> 09:43.676 Fitness month , it's important to stay 09:43.676 --> 09:45.842 in shape the entire year . N . C . O . 09:45.842 --> 09:47.787 Academy instructors and Hickam Air 09:47.787 --> 09:50.120 Force Base in Hawaii are teaching N . C . 09:50.120 --> 09:52.176 O . Is the importance of fitness and 09:52.176 --> 09:54.231 the Air Force fitness program . Army 09:54.231 --> 09:56.398 sergeant Kathrine Colletto takes us to 09:56.398 --> 09:56.350 one of the academy's physical training 09:56.350 --> 09:58.406 sessions where students are learning 09:58.406 --> 10:00.628 the ins and outs of fitness one mile at 10:00.628 --> 10:03.700 a time . It's 3 30 in the afternoon and 10:03.700 --> 10:07.360 hiccups and Ceo Academy class 0702 has 10:07.360 --> 10:09.582 moved from an air conditioned classroom 10:09.582 --> 10:11.749 to an open air auditorium of sorts for 10:11.749 --> 10:13.860 a little field training . The hindu . 10:13.860 --> 10:16.082 Academy is a professional environment . 10:16.082 --> 10:19.540 First and foremost we teach these N . C . 10:19.540 --> 10:22.120 O . S . To lead the way as far as 10:22.120 --> 10:25.110 fitness goes and we take them the 10:25.120 --> 10:28.470 value out fitness . But the Air Force 10:28.470 --> 10:30.320 is increased Temple and renewed 10:30.330 --> 10:32.052 emphasis on physical fitness . 10:32.052 --> 10:34.274 Professional Military education centers 10:34.274 --> 10:36.219 like podcasts and Ceo academy have 10:36.219 --> 10:37.997 taken the lead in impressing on 10:37.997 --> 10:39.997 students the important role fitness 10:39.997 --> 10:41.941 place in both personal and mission 10:41.941 --> 10:44.140 success . Well the increased level of 10:44.150 --> 10:46.372 physical fitness and increased emphasis 10:46.372 --> 10:49.180 on it is it's a lifestyle change and 10:49.190 --> 10:51.412 it's not something when you look at the 10:51.412 --> 10:53.634 physical fitness , that's not something 10:53.634 --> 10:55.634 you from gram Gram for . When you , 10:55.634 --> 10:55.150 when you go on the deployment , you 10:55.150 --> 10:57.206 have to be ready to go at a moment's 10:57.206 --> 10:59.094 notice . So by being prepared and 10:59.094 --> 11:01.150 making that lifestyle changes become 11:01.150 --> 11:03.340 committed to it . That ultimately is 11:03.340 --> 11:05.673 the goal for the 55 program . Today's N . 11:05.673 --> 11:07.784 C . O . S need to lead . By example , 11:07.784 --> 11:09.951 the academies are working hard to make 11:09.951 --> 11:12.007 sure that fitness is included in the 11:12.007 --> 11:13.729 overall development of today's 11:13.729 --> 11:16.062 noncommissioned officer , Army Sergeant , 11:16.062 --> 11:18.062 Kathrine Toronto Hickam , Air Force 11:18.062 --> 11:19.896 Base Hawaii . In addition to the 11:19.896 --> 11:22.062 fitness program , the Air Force offers 11:22.062 --> 11:24.229 many different ways to get out and get 11:24.229 --> 11:26.396 in shape . Most Air Force bases have a 11:26.396 --> 11:28.340 fitness center that's available to 11:28.340 --> 11:30.507 everyone . Some even hold competitions 11:30.507 --> 11:32.507 like races or like this bench press 11:32.507 --> 11:34.396 competition , Acadiana Airbase in 11:34.396 --> 11:36.507 Okinawa which was airmen's morale and 11:36.507 --> 11:38.618 give them some extra incentive to get 11:38.618 --> 11:40.396 to the gym . It definitely just 11:40.396 --> 11:42.451 ridiculous . And I don't have much , 11:42.451 --> 11:41.890 much stronger coming to the gym anyway . 11:41.890 --> 11:44.001 I played football here here on cadena 11:44.001 --> 11:47.440 and for the base football team and uh 11:47.450 --> 11:49.728 it's pretty easy for me to get in here . 11:49.728 --> 11:51.950 But every now and then I'll have one of 11:51.950 --> 11:54.117 those days where it's like , man , I'm 11:54.117 --> 11:53.450 more now beat up from work . I don't 11:53.450 --> 11:55.561 feel like going . But this right here 11:55.561 --> 11:57.728 is like , you know , if I miss one day 11:57.728 --> 11:59.783 and it's definitely gonna hurt me in 11:59.783 --> 11:59.330 the long run , so keep them motivated 11:59.330 --> 12:00.040 to come in here .