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☷Joint Base Langley Eustis hosts Holistic Health and Fitness Industry Day and Exposition for an emphasis on Soldier readiness through technology science and research
U.S. Army ( By Press Release office)
Apr 29,2022
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Joint Base Langley - Eustis , Va - pictured from left to right ( Col . Rick Johnson , U . S . Army Resilience Directorate , Chief of Strategy , Command Sgt . Maj . Scott Beeson , U . S . Army Center for Initial Military Training Senior Enlisted Leader , Brig . Gen . John Kline , commanding general , U . S . Army Center for Initial Military Training and Sgt . Maj . Sharita Onugha , U . S . Resilience Directorate Senior Enlisted Leader ) U . S . Army Training and Doctrine Command and U . S . Army Center for Initial Military Training hosts the 2022 Health and Holistic Industry Day and Exposition . The two - day event provides industry an opportunity to receive presentations from DoD , Army and TRADOC/CIMT senior leaders on Army’s current and emerging health/fitness challenges . The two - day event brought Health and Holistic stakeholders from the Army , joint services , DoD and academia together with industry leaders in human performance to share ideas , generate a shared understanding of the Army’s H2F System and demonstrate technological enablers with potential application to military human performance optimization initiatives on April 26 - 27 2022 at Jacobs Conference Center and Anderson Field House , Joint Base Langley - Eustis . Joint Base Langley - Eustis , Va - U . S . Army Training and Doctrine Command and U . S . Army Center for Initial Military Training hosts the 2022 Health and Holistic Industry Day and Exposition . The two - day event provides industry an opportunity to receive presentations from DoD , Army and TRADOC/CIMT senior leaders on Army’s current and emerging health/fitness challenges . The two - day event brought Health and Holistic stakeholders from the Army , joint services , DoD and academia together with industry leaders in human performance to share ideas , generate a shared understanding of the Army’s H2F System and demonstrate technological enablers with potential application to military human performance optimization initiatives on April 26 - 27 2022 at Jacobs Conference Center and Anderson Field House , Joint Base Langley - Eustis . JOINT BASE LANGLEY - EUSTIS , Va . ( Apr . 29 , 2022 ) – The U . S . Army Center for Initial Military Training hosted the Holistic Health and Fitness Industry Day and Exposition April 26 – 27 at Joint Base Langley - Eustis . The two - day exposition featured almost 60 industry and academia vendors , more than 600 attendees , and presentations from Army leaders and subject matter experts on the Army’s efforts to optimize Soldier performance within the H2F system . “Being a Soldier is a full - contact sport , ” said Gen . Paul E . Funk II , the Commanding General for U . S . Army Training and Doctrine Command . “By investing in our Soldiers we ensure to maintain an asymmetrical advantage . ” H2F is a cultural shift in the way the Army trains , develops , and cares for Soldiers , taking a holistic approach that accounts for the physical and non - physical domains of readiness . In his keynote remarks , Sgt . Maj . of the Army Michael Grinston said though historically the Army has focused on the physical domain , we need to look at things holistically for the long term in the form of prevention . “When we look at people in a holistic approach we become a more lethal force , ” said Grinston . “The domains of fitness are not just nice to have , they are the foundation of everything we do . Neglecting these domains has an impact . ” The Army fostered the H2F system as the primary investment in Soldier readiness , optimal physical and non - physical performance , reduced injury rates , improved rehabilitation after injury , and increased overall effectiveness of the Total Army . “H2F is the perfect example of how the Army is putting people first , ” said Brig . Gen . John Kline , the Center for Initial Military Training Commanding General . “It is the largest human performance optimization initiative in the Department of Defense…but we know this effort cannot be accomplished alone . Fortunately we have the innovative minds of those of you joining us today , and we need your expertise and innovative thoughts to help us navigate towards our common goal of making the best even better . ” While the H2F system is a total Army program , the National Guard and Army Reserve have additional challenges in implementing H2F , particularly their geographical dispersion and the limited touchpoints with their Soldiers . Part of the exposition was helping build potential solutions for those challenges . “The National Guard’s dedicated full - time staff and 67 field project officers are implementing H2F across the 50 states , 3 territories and District of Columbia through a combination of state initiatives , regional resource networks and partnerships , ” remarked Maj . Gen . John Andonie , the Deputy Director for the Army National Guard . “Partnerships help us to leverage additional expertise and deliver capabilities that address Soldiers’ concerns at critical points of need . ” Brig . Gen . Robert Krumm , the Commanding General for the Army Reserves 81st Readiness Division , said they are facing similar challenges as the National Guard . “As for how we manage the challenge of orchestrating all those myriad programs out there , it’s less an orchestra than it is jazz improve , ” remarked Krumm . “We look for the pieces of programs which might work and we are running a two - year pilot program with a test of nearly 4 , 000 Army Reserve Soldiers to try out those ideas to see if they do work . Those lessons—the successes and the failures—will then inform USAR leadership about what the shape of the H2F program should look like as we implement it across the entire Army Reserve . ” Despite the challenges , Krumm said the potential of H2F can have a long lasting impact . “If we can make it work , then we have positively affected a Soldier in the direction of a positive lifestyle change that can transcend Soldiers’ time not just in their current units , but even after they leave the service , ” Krumm added . Key note speakers for the H2F Industry and Exposition Day included: Gen . Paul E . Funk , commanding general , U . S . Army Training and Doctrine Command , Brig . Gen . John D . Kline , commanding general , U . S . Army Center for Initial Military Training , Sgt . Maj . of the Army Michael Grinston , 16th Sergeant Major of the Army , Col . Kevin Bigelman , H2F Director , Maj . Gen . John Andonie , Deputy Director of the Army National Guard , Col . Nick Gist , Director of Physical Education , Maj . Allison Brager , Director of Human Performance , U . S . Army Warrior Fitness Team , Brig . Gen . Robert Krumm , Deputy Commanding General - Operations , 81st Readiness Division , Dr . Jen Schumacher , Assistant Director , Performance Psychology Program USMA , Lt . Col . Nick Barringer , Director Baylor University Nutrition Graduate Program , Thomas Constable , DoD Total Force Fitness and H2F Principal Deputy , Assistant Secretary of Defense , Chaplain ( Maj . Gen . ) Thomas Solhjem , U . S . Army Chief of Chaplain , Col . Jonathan Harvey , commander , 18th Field Artillery Brigade , Fort Bragg , N . C . , Hunter Treuchet , H2F Performance Team Director , 1st Brigade Combat Team , 82nd Airborne Division , Fort Bragg , N . C .
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