HPO Staff:
Lt Col Abraham Poston, Wing Human Performance Director
DSN: 314-268-1503
Commercial: +44 01480 841503
Email: abraham.poston@us.af.mil
RAF Alconbury (Alconbury, Molesworth, Stavanger)
Building 671, Second Floor
Steven Gonzalez, MSc Strength and Conditioning, Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach
DSN: 314-268-1504
Commercial: +44 01480 841504
Email: steven.gonzalez.16.ctr@us.af.mil
Tijuana Odom, MSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
DSN: 314-268-1505
Commercial: +44 01480 841505
Email: tijuana.odom.2@us.af.mil,
RAF Croughton (Croughton, Fairford, Welford)
Building 60
Phil Samuel, Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, MSc Applied Sports Nutrition,
DSN: 314-236-8568
Commercial: +44 01480 848568
Email: philip.samuel.ctr.gb@us.af.mil,
Denese McDonald, MSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
DSN: 314-236-8566
Commercial: +44 01480 848566
Email: denese.mcdonald@us.af.mil,
HPO Goals:
• Holistic approach to improving all Airmen’s performance and readiness through investments in their physical, mental, social, nutritional, and spiritual wellness.
• Enhance physical and mental readiness through limited, rotational, embedded HPO teams focused on education, prevention, early detection, and optimization.
• Reduce the number of man days lost to preventable injuries, reduce profiles, reduce individual stress, improve team dynamics, enhance the warrior athlete ethos and prepare a “fit to fight now” human weapon system.
HPO Menu of Services:
• Workplace assessment (injury risk, ergonomics, communication, etc.)
• Personal fitness assessments (injury, InBody, Waist to Height, personal fitness plans)
• PTL training (increase PTL proficiency)
• Group classroom training (fitness, sleep, nutrition, weigh loss/gain, stress, goals, etc.)
• Group PT (CSCS can lead scheduled unit PT and to provide open workouts at Fitness Center or BeaverFit)
• 1:1 Personal Fitness Training
• Healthy Meal Options (One-month meal plan with dorm residents in mind)
• Personal life coaching discussions (stress, goals, mental health, referral to helping orgs, etc.)
• Limited-Scope Counseling (LCSW’s)
• Referral and Hand-offs (Health Promotion, MFLC, Mental Health, Chaplain, M&FRC)