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Gen. Mike Minihan, Commander of Air Mobility Command, visits the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station June 8, 2024.

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FSS - fit to fight!

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  • By Staff Sgt. Stephanie Clark
  • 914th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. --  Force Support Squadron members from the 914th and 107th Airlift Wings here at Niagara along with the 445th Airlift Wing out of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio participated in a Cooper Institute Military and 1st Responder Exercise Leader Course held here, September 9th through 12th.

The course is designed to improve physical fitness and introduce new methods and concepts for exercise and conditioning. The classes were led by Tonya Gutch, M.S. and Steve Farrell, Ph.D.; both exercise experts from The Cooper Institute.

Over the 4 day course, members received classroom instruction as well as hands on exercises. A large aspect of the Sustainment Flight portion of FSS is exercise instruction. This class helps members learn how to lead training by outlining proper procedures for running and circuit training.

Senior Master Sgt. Michael Roach, Sustainment Services Flight Superintendent, participated in this course along with his team and feels very positive about the outcome and how this will ultimately impact the unit.

"I think that this course has elevated our knowledge about health and wellness and reinforced that maintaining fitness can be effective and fun," said Roach.

By hosting the course here at Niagara, the unit saved money and thus was able to provide instruction for a larger group.

"We were able to train more people and get more accomplished for a fraction of the cost," said Maj. Kenneth Enser, 914th Force Support Squadron Commander.

It is a possibility that Niagara could be hosting another course in the future which could be open to individuals in other career fields, Enser confirmed. However, this is a required course for the FSS career field, and priority would be given to anyone who needs the course to fulfill a requirement.