Open Call for Innovative Defense-Related Dual-Purpose Technologies/Solutions with a Clear Air Force Stakeholder Need

The men and women of the United States Air Force face many of the same health, wellness, and overall readiness challenges as professional athletes and other elite performers. The Air Force is now recognizing the power of applying science and human performance analytics to uncover trends, develop insights, reduce risk, and maximize readiness. Based on industry leading CoachMePlus sports performance technology, Warrior Performance Platform (WP2TM) is a peerless solution to help Department of Defense military operations make smarter, safer decisions in training and execution. For this Air Force initiative, we demonstrate the viability of the WP2 platform to provide customized training and monitoring programs that push Airmen to their best performance, while curtailing chronic overuse and stress-related injuries. We focus this effort on Air National Guardsmen in an effort to provide them with a mobile app for remote fitness coaching and monitoring. We also work with Air Force Health Promotion, using WP2 to power their Project HeRO initiative focused on four areas that impact readiness: improved physical activity, sleep optimization, nutritional fitness, and tobacco-free living. Pilot activities are designed to support the following outcomes: behavior change, decreased injury, improved communication, improved fitness, improved physical training performance, and better risk identification.