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Spouses and children from the 318th Operations Support Squadron prepare for a mock fitness test at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland May 31. The test was organized by the unit’s Key Spouse club to improve morale and raise awareness among service members’ families. (Courtesy photo)
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318th OSS hosts Spouses’ Fitness Challenge
Posted 6/8/2012 Updated 6/8/2012
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by 1st Lt. Joshua Bohnert, Capt. Casey Osborne
688th Information Operations Wing Public Affairs
6/8/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas -- The 318th Operations Support Squadron hosted a Spouses' Fitness Challenge here May 31 to increase morale and give family members an appreciation of the rigorous physical fitness standards their Airmen uphold.
Nine spouses and five children from the unit participated in the event, which included a minute of pushups, a minute of crunches and a 1.5-mile run.
The event was organized by Hannah Livsey, a member of the 318th OSS's Key Spouse club. She noted that the challenge was aimed at raising awareness among military families.
"We came up with the event as a fun way to encourage spouse and family participation in the squadron, and to give people a feel for what military members have to go through when preparing for their fitness assessment," said Hannah.
Beyond demonstrating the Air Force's rigorous fitness standards, the challenge was also valuable for building cohesion within the unit, said Tech. Sgt. Rashaan Paine, 318th OSS weapons and tactics flight chief.
"Not only was (the challenge) good for the spouses, but it built unit morale," said Paine. "Now we see other squadron members not just as fellow co-workers, but also as husbands, wives and parents." |
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