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- [Narrator] Physical fitness
is critical for service

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as a Reserve Citizen Airman.

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Beyond passing an annual
Fit to Fight test,

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airmen are expected

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to maintain physical readiness year round,

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so that they're ready to deploy

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within 72 hours of being called.

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What if, instead of sometimes becoming

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an annual workout cram session

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to earn enough points to
pass the Fit to Fight,

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physical fitness was a fun,
challenging, year-long pursuit

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motivated by esprit de corps
and friendly competition?

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Enter Alpha Warrior.

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The Alpha Warrior Air Force
Tour brings battle rigs,

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obstacle fitness apparatuses,

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to Air Force bases to foster just that.

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- And so this was kind
of started, initially,

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as more of like an Entertainment Tour.

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We knew that we did
have a fitness component

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that we wanted to tie into it.

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So, actually, this is
one of the second bases

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that we actually just kind
of rolled it all into one,

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into the competition, kinda
showcasing the equipment

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and also doing the full
fitness training on it.

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- [Narrator] Alpha Warrior
brought their event

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to Youngstown Air Reserve
Station over the November UTA

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and installed a permanent rig
near the base running track.

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- For P.T. tests, I feel
that this is a great way

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to get people who might not
have the scores that they want,

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or even a passing score, that matter.

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I feel that this is a good way

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that we can test people's baselines.

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This rig, there's so
much you can do on it,

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as you can see behind me.

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- [Narrator] Professional
athletes helped 910th members

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tackle various obstacles and
exercises on the battle rig

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before making timed runs to
see who can complete the most

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in the fastest time.

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- I really liked it because
it got everyone together,

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away from their desks, to motivate people.

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Everyone can see where they're at,

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sort of baseline for their fitness,

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and just cheer people on.

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- [Narrator] Lt. Colonel Drew Tancer,

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the 910th Safety Officer,
took first place for the men,

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and Senior Airman Alexis Blackwell,

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an aerospace medical technician

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for the 910th Medical Squadron,

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took first place for the women.

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- At Youngstown, we have
an awesome facility here,

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so I feel like we should use
every room and everything

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to full capacity,

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not to mention the knowledge
of all the members here

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that get trained.

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We really need more motivation for people,

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so I think if people get more into groups,

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it'll become bigger

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and build more support for each other.

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- [Narrator] 910th members
will be able to train

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on the permanent rig in preparation
for future competitions.

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Alpha Warrior has visited
85 Air Force bases so far.

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- We wanna make sure that
our Airmen are ready,

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fit to fight, and ready to
kinda go at a moment's notice

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to support the mission.

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We think that the use of the battle rig

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and the kind of fitness program

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that they've build around that

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really helps with that.

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It helps airmen be resilient.

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It's difficult, as you can see
from the competition today.

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It's not something that
most people can just kinda

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step into and complete,

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so it kind of gets you
into that mentality of,

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"I'm not gonna succeed
at everything I try,

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"but I'm gonna realize
how I can do that better."

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Then they can go back, re-attack,

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and constantly improve

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their fitness, in this case.

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- [Narrator] Reporting
for the 910th Airlift Wing

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Public Affairs Office,

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I'm Public Affairs Specialist Eric White.