WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:02.300 - Hey, we're out here today for the service finals 00:02.300 --> 00:03.910 of our Alpha Warrior competition. 00:03.910 --> 00:06.840 This has been going on in the Air Force since May, 00:06.840 --> 00:09.830 the teams that competed we started with 300 folks, 00:09.830 --> 00:11.590 and we're down to 12 today. 00:11.590 --> 00:14.640 They've gone through base, regional, super-regional, 00:14.640 --> 00:17.000 and now we're here for the services finals, 00:17.000 --> 00:20.140 12 folks today compete and we'll narrow it down to six, 00:20.140 --> 00:23.140 and then those six will compete in the Interservice Battle, 00:23.140 --> 00:26.520 on Saturday morning against the Army team and the Navy team. 00:26.520 --> 00:27.713 So we're excited to be out here. 00:27.713 --> 00:30.010 This is an awesome opportunity. 00:30.010 --> 00:32.300 I think it takes the ultimate warrior, 00:32.300 --> 00:34.330 the ultimate fitness package. 00:34.330 --> 00:36.490 You can't just be good at strength training, 00:36.490 --> 00:38.990 you can't just be good at obstacles, 00:38.990 --> 00:40.250 you gotta mix the strength, 00:40.250 --> 00:42.510 you gotta mix it with the agility, 00:42.510 --> 00:44.730 those core muscular, 00:44.730 --> 00:47.530 muscular skeletal exercises 00:47.530 --> 00:49.720 and strength that we try to put forth 00:49.720 --> 00:52.560 in our comprehensive functional fitness program. 00:52.560 --> 00:54.610 But you also gotta put the nutrition in. 00:54.610 --> 00:57.280 If you look at the competitors out here and talk to 'em, 00:57.280 --> 00:59.950 it's as much about the functional fitness piece 00:59.950 --> 01:02.266 as it is about eating right, eating healthy, 01:02.266 --> 01:04.350 and putting those together 01:04.350 --> 01:06.610 to produce the ultimate competitor. 01:06.610 --> 01:09.170 We got these battle rigs, battle stations, 01:09.170 --> 01:11.160 Alpha Warrior equipment at each bases, 01:11.160 --> 01:13.930 level one, level two, level three fitness glasses, 01:13.930 --> 01:18.090 it puts all that together to build that functional fitness, 01:18.090 --> 01:19.980 that well-rounded airman, 01:19.980 --> 01:22.907 and then you put our healthy food initiatives with that, 01:22.907 --> 01:25.880 and we bring the nutrition piece in there also. 01:25.880 --> 01:27.740 I say, come out, test it out, 01:27.740 --> 01:28.900 we got these battle rigs 01:28.900 --> 01:31.320 and battle stations at each installation, 01:31.320 --> 01:33.940 our FSS, Four Support Squadrons, 01:33.940 --> 01:37.420 have certified level one, two and three fitness instructors, 01:37.420 --> 01:39.960 we're populating more of those this year. 01:39.960 --> 01:42.990 Go talk to them, even if you don't like to do 01:42.990 --> 01:44.620 the obstacle course piece of it, 01:44.620 --> 01:47.930 you can work pieces at these battle rigs and battle stations 01:47.930 --> 01:51.330 into your crossfit workout, into your strength workout, 01:51.330 --> 01:55.630 it's just about having a better overall fitness regime, 01:55.630 --> 01:58.030 to help produce that functional fitness warrior. 01:58.030 --> 01:59.560 You like that over there? 01:59.560 --> 02:02.460 That's a replica of what I like to call 02:02.460 --> 02:04.810 the Alpha Warrior chief's trophy, right? 02:04.810 --> 02:09.390 So, the exact same trophy is sitting on our Chief of Staff, 02:09.390 --> 02:12.230 Chief of Staff in the Air Force General Goldfein, 02:12.230 --> 02:14.230 in his office, right now today, 02:14.230 --> 02:16.010 because the Air Force won the first 02:16.010 --> 02:18.400 Interservice Battle last year. 02:18.400 --> 02:20.970 The Army's got a good team, the Navy's got a good team, 02:20.970 --> 02:23.790 so we're looking forward to see who's gonna take that home 02:23.790 --> 02:26.640 after Saturday's Interservice competition. 02:26.640 --> 02:27.942 Go Air Force baby. 02:27.942 --> 02:29.680 - [Interviewer] Thank you sir. 02:29.680 --> 02:30.890 - Alright man. 02:30.890 --> 02:32.594 - I am Second Lieutenant Arielle Miller. 02:32.594 --> 02:33.456 - [Interviewer] Can you spell your first and last 02:33.456 --> 02:34.790 name for me please? 02:34.790 --> 02:39.790 - A-R-I-E-L-L-E, last name M-I-L-L-E-R. 02:40.690 --> 02:42.460 - [Interviewer] And where do you work? 02:42.460 --> 02:44.390 - I work in the 412 medical group, 02:44.390 --> 02:48.830 as a bioenvironmental engineer in Edwards Air Force base. 02:48.830 --> 02:50.140 Trip here was good, 2 flights, 02:50.140 --> 02:52.790 2 easy flights through Texas, 02:52.790 --> 02:55.240 not much of a time difference so, can't complain. 02:56.740 --> 02:59.880 Training for this event took a lot. 02:59.880 --> 03:03.260 So I don't train specifically for Alpha Warrior, 03:03.260 --> 03:05.100 but this is a great way for me to test my medal 03:05.100 --> 03:07.660 and see that I'm on the right track in my other training. 03:07.660 --> 03:10.540 I am currently training to, hopefully, 03:10.540 --> 03:12.340 eventually put in a package to transfer 03:12.340 --> 03:15.150 to special forces, so I've been really working hard 03:15.150 --> 03:17.690 to get all of that together. 03:17.690 --> 03:19.930 I do acroyoga, and rock climbing, 03:19.930 --> 03:22.490 and a lot of extreme sports in addition to lifting, 03:22.490 --> 03:24.600 six days a week and rucking. 03:24.600 --> 03:27.630 So I'm putting in the hours and I'm just glad that 03:27.630 --> 03:29.680 it showed me that I'm on the right track. 03:31.060 --> 03:33.420 So, getting the chance and opportunity to come here 03:33.420 --> 03:35.480 was really amazing. 03:35.480 --> 03:38.600 I'm an extrovert so the physical, and spiritual, 03:38.600 --> 03:40.410 and mental, and the social aspect 03:40.410 --> 03:44.260 of the resiliency and Air Force readiness, 03:44.260 --> 03:47.330 being here with my fellow Airmen who are like minded, 03:47.330 --> 03:49.520 same goal, same drive, same passion, on the same level, 03:49.520 --> 03:51.630 it's been wonderful to make these connections, 03:51.630 --> 03:54.470 be able to compete with them, help us motivate each other, 03:54.470 --> 03:56.340 and just be able to see hey, 03:56.340 --> 03:58.400 here's this obstacle we're overcoming it together, 03:58.400 --> 04:00.890 there are people getting hurt, people getting sick, 04:00.890 --> 04:03.490 we're all finishers and it's amazing. 04:03.490 --> 04:05.340 Oh it's kind of a relief, 04:05.340 --> 04:07.030 this is a hey, are you on the right track? 04:07.030 --> 04:08.550 And I'm here and I'm like oh, 04:08.550 --> 04:10.550 I was doing it, I did the thing, 04:10.550 --> 04:12.730 so I'm pretty relieved. 04:12.730 --> 04:14.630 So I'm looking forward to Saturday, 04:14.630 --> 04:16.603 the price today was some hand skin, 04:17.882 --> 04:21.430 so we're gonna be super gluing, Neosporin, 04:21.430 --> 04:23.750 making tape, so I'm looking forward to it, 04:23.750 --> 04:26.440 but that's gonna be the caveat. 04:26.440 --> 04:30.120 We're gonna fly, fight, and win in airspace and cyberspace. 04:30.120 --> 04:33.680 So I came last year and I was fourth out of 25 women. 04:33.680 --> 04:38.680 So, getting here and coming in first this time was really 04:38.700 --> 04:41.690 kind of a testament to myself and I'm happy to be here. 04:41.690 --> 04:44.520 For anyone who wants to get into functional fitness, 04:44.520 --> 04:46.440 anyone who wants to do obstacles, 04:46.440 --> 04:49.460 my biggest piece of advice when you're starting out 04:49.460 --> 04:50.820 is to get on there and hold it. 04:50.820 --> 04:53.140 Grip strength is incredibly important, 04:53.140 --> 04:55.130 so you don't have to spend all day, 04:55.130 --> 04:57.180 hours working on this, five minutes, 04:57.180 --> 04:59.723 just touch the stuff and hang on it and you'll be good. 05:00.710 --> 05:02.540 - [Interviewer] Hold up that medal, let's see it. 05:02.540 --> 05:03.503 - Number one!