Wingman Toolkit supports CAF

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Comprehensive Airman Fitness is built on the four domains of fitness -- physical, mental, social and spiritual. CAF is a top-level priority in the Air Force, and it is essential for individuals to be fit across all four domains.

To ensure all members of the Hanscom workforce have quick and easy access to the latest resources in maintaining their Comprehensive Airman Fitness, a Wingman Toolkit is available as an outreach and communication tool and was developed with the total force in mind.

"Too often, I find Airmen in a position where they need to lean on their spiritual pillar only to find that they have not taken the time before the crisis to build and cultivate the pillar," said Chaplain (Capt.) Jerry St. Pierre, 66th Air Base Group chaplain. "I applaud the Air Force for encouraging each of our Airmen and their families to maintain a lifestyle of resiliency so that these foundational pillars are there to help us bounce back no matter what life brings our way. Families are stronger and individuals achieve greater potential when they are resilient."

The toolkit is designed to empower Airmen and their families to live healthier lifestyles and can assist in achieving and maintaining a balance across the four domains. This helps strengthen their individual resilience as well as their ability to assist others in need.

Gen. Mark Welsh III, chief of staff of the Air Force, has said, "Comprehensive Airman Fitness is so important ... our focus is on the well-being and care for ourselves, each other and our families so we can be more resilient."

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James agrees and said, "CAF supports my main priority by ensuring all people and families within our Air Force are taken care of by providing a great opportunity for us to grow resiliently in our careers and personal lives."

The toolkit clearly aligns with the perspectives of Air Force leadership as well as the needs of the workforce. Even the best of us need help, and we need to help each other.

Included in the toolkit are dynamic resources to help build, sharpen and track personal resiliency such as workout reminders, random motivational messages, relaxation techniques, a circle of trust with your "real" Wingman contacts, articles and more.

There is also a vast collection of short videos of Airmen sharing their amazing personal stories of how positive psychology helped them balance their lives, overcome challenges and influence perspectives.

Airmen interested in learning more about the toolkit are encouraged to visit www.wingmantoolkit.org or download the free app at the Google Play Store for Android or Apple Store for iOS (search for "Wingman Toolkit").

(Editor's Note: The 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Office contributed to this story)