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March 11, 2016 SPOTLIGHT Thunderbolt
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T-bolt receives perfect fitness score

AF announces E-8 promotions Story and photo by Senior Airman
DEVANTE WILLIAMS
The following master sergeants were selected for promo-
tion to senior master sergeant at Luke and Holloman air 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
force bases:
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“It’s an amazing feeling scoring 100 percent on the assessment,” said Sherri Biringer, 56th Force Support
James Buckley Jr. FA,” said Maj. Ruben Amezaga, 56th Training Squadron Squadron Fitness Center recreation aide. “There has to
primary flying training chief. “All the commitment is be a driving factor. It can be a medical thing or just to
WK$LU&RQWURO6TXDGURQ worth it once you cross the finish line.” look better. It’s different for everyone.”

Neel Rodgers Scoring 100 percent on the FA takes dedication, ac- Amezaga’s advice to Airmen who want to score a 100
cording to Amezaga. percent on the FA is simple.
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“I start getting ready for the FA about two months See FITNESSPage 7
Craig Burgard and Ian Snowsill out,” he said. “I only run four times a week, and I vary
the amount of miles I run each time between three and
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Deborah Hofstra For Amezaga, the FA couldn’t have come at a better
time.
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“This year I was training for a half marathon which
Lance Andrews and Charles Loftus was perfect,” he said. “In fact I took my fitness assess-
ment and completed the half marathon in the same week.
WK$LUFUDIW0DLQWHQDQFH6TXDGURQ It was pretty challenging to do, but the FA definitely
helped.”
Jonathan Brannon, Samuel Smith, Kristofor Tatro,
Heather Tufty and James Yount III Even though Amezaga performed excellently on his
FA, the run portion pushed him to his limit.
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“In my opinion, the 1.5-mile run is always the tough-
Ida Bushey est portion to score full points,” he said. “The situp and
pushup portion of the test comes naturally to me, so I
WK$HURVSDFH0HGLFLQH6TXDGURQ focus on aiming for a perfect score on the run.”

Jeremy Roberts Being an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter pilot, it’s impor-
tant for Amezaga to stay fit year-round to fly.
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“A fighter pilot requires a certain degree of physical
Gabriel Sistrunk fitness,” he said. “However, it doesn’t help achieve 100
percent on the PT test. Dedication is the key to striving
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put in the time to achieve a perfect score.”
Steven Whitley
There are many reasons for staying fit. Like Amezaga,
WK266 some people are fueled by a driving desire to perform
better.
Esther Sanford
“Personal fitness is an individual thing, whether you’re
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