Photo By Staff Sgt. Jerry Zuetrong | U.S. Army Reserve Soldier Sgt. 1st Class Penny Mosley, supply sergeant for the Army...... read more read more
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers participated in Holistic Health and Fitness Integrator Augmentation Training at the Army Reserve Medical Command from Jan. 21-25, as part of a Reserve-focused course designed to help leaders apply the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F, system at the unit level. The training emphasized practical ways to integrate H2F into a part-time force by aligning health and performance principles with existing training requirements, rather than adding additional demands on Soldiers’ time.
“Holistic Health and Fitness takes all five domains — sleep, spiritual, mental, physical and nutrition — and applies them to increase readiness,” said Staff Sgt. Emma Harvang, an H2F coordinator with the 81st Readiness Division. “Not just for individual Soldiers, but for the unit as a whole.”
Harvang said the training addresses a key challenge in the Reserve: translating full-time H2F concepts into formations made up of citizen-Soldiers balancing civilian careers and family life.
“You can learn what H2F is in school, but implementation in the Reserve looks different,” Harvang said. “This training gives leaders the confidence to show commanders what H2F can realistically look like at the unit level without taking extra time.”
Maj. Thomas O’Neal, a registered dietitian and performance nutritionist with the 81st Readiness Division, said H2F represents the Army’s long-term investment in readiness and lethality.
“Holistic Health and Fitness is the Army’s primary investment in Soldier readiness,” O’Neal said. “It shifts us from being reactive to proactive, whether we’re talking about nutrition, injury prevention or overall performance.” O’Neal explained that the program expands the reach of H2F by developing trained leaders at the unit level who can serve as force multipliers.
“We don’t have enough full-time H2F professionals across the Army Reserve,” he said. “These augments help commanders make H2F work in a part-time environment, where time is the most valuable resource.”
Throughout the week, participants learned from physical therapists, dietitians, occupational therapists and strength coaches, gaining foundational knowledge they can immediately apply within their formations. For Harvang, the program also acknowledges the realities of Reserve service.
“Reserve Soldiers have civilian lives, families and military responsibilities,” she said. “H2F helps leaders understand how all of that fits together so Soldiers can show up ready in every part of their lives.”
Leaders emphasized that H2F is not limited to formal programs or special positions. Soldiers can begin applying its principles by learning the fundamentals and working with their chain of command.
“Every Soldier can do H2F,” Harvang said. “It’s about taking care of yourself to improve readiness for you, your unit and your family.”
As the Army Reserve prepares for future operational demands, Holistic Health and Fitness Integrator Augmenter Training helps build combat-ready formations by investing in the people who sustain them.
| Date Taken: | 02.02.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.05.2026 10:02 |
| Story ID: | 557296 |
| Location: | PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA, US |
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