Airmen at Travis Air Force Base in California are playing life-size games of Hungry Hungry Hippos for training.
The 60th Air Mobility Wing public affairs office posted seven photos of members of the Air Force playing the children’s game last week.
“Airmen launch into a life-size version of ‘Hungry Hungry Hippos’ as part of a team building experience during Wingman Day activities,” a caption reads. “The Wingman Day program provides training, and hands-on participation exercises for Airmen and frontline supervisors to enhance their ability to recognize and effectively intervene with other Airmen in distress, utilizing the PRESS (Prepare, Recognize, Engage, Send, and Sustain) model.”
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Airmen at Travis Air Force Base in California are playing life-size games of Hungry Hungry Hippos for training.
The 60th Air Mobility Wing public affairs office posted seven photos of members of the Air Force playing the children’s game last week.
“Airmen launch into a life-size version of ‘Hungry Hungry Hippos’ as part of a team building experience during Wingman Day activities,” a caption reads. “The Wingman Day program provides training, and hands-on participation exercises for Airmen and frontline supervisors to enhance their ability to recognize and effectively intervene with other Airmen in distress, utilizing the PRESS (Prepare, Recognize, Engage, Send, and Sustain) model.”
Wingman Days in the past have included team 5K runs, where airmen are tied together during the race.
“This quarterly event places emphasis on what it means to be a wingman for one another and to build camaraderie among Airmen,” a 2013 news release of the activities said.
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