great interview--Can we have access to the slide deck? 

Disclaimer:  the views expressed here are those of the group and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Marine Corps, the Department of the Navy, the Air Force, Space Force, the Department of the Air Force, Department of Defense, or the US Government. The Marine Women's Initiative Team is not an official presence of the US Marine Corps.

Marine Women's Initiative Team speaks with Dr. Neal Baumgartner, PhD, who serves as the chief, US Air Force Exercise Science Unit at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, and as the Headquarters Air Force Exercise Physiology Consultant. 

Dr. Baumgartner developed the AF-wide physical fitness test and standards, known as the Tier 1, and currently leads the Exercise Science Unit research to develop the “Tier 2” tests and standards for physically-demanding Air Force specialties across conventional and special operations. This landmark work employs a scientifically and legally defensible process that produces gender-, age-, and rank-neutral standards. 

Also, he served as the USAF representative to NATO Research Task Group 269, titled “Combat Integration: Implications for Physical Employment Standards” addressing integration of women into all military operational specialties.

Dr Baumgartner served as an active duty Air Force Aerospace Physiologist retiring in 2001. He has a B.S. degree in biology from the US Air Force Academy, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in exercise physiology from the University of New Mexico and the University of Texas at Austin, respectively.

Episode 13: Female Fitness: Body Composition – Beyond the Falsehoods

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