AFSA splashes Warren with color

Airman 1st Class Lelaini Rinker, 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron, blasts Airman 1st Class Thomas Gustafson and Siobhan Lynch, 90th Medical Operations Squadron, with white corn starch during the Air Force Sergeant’s Association 5-kilometer Color Run May 30, 2015. Bystanders pelted runners with different color powders as they ran the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Valle)

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AFSA splashes Warren with color

Participants and volunteers from the Air Force Sergeant’s Association 5-kilometer Color Run throw colored powder into the air to signify the end of the run May 30, 2015. The powder, a combination of corn starch and food coloring, was used to splash runners with color as they ran the 5k. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Valle)

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AFSA splashes Warren with color

Airman 1st Class Siobhan Lynch, 90th Medical Group administration technician, shows off her colors after completing the Air Force Sergeant’s Association 5-kilometer Color Run May 30, 2015. More than 50 participants ran the course while volunteers showered them with colored powder. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Valle)

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AFSA splashes Warren with color

Airman 1st Class Lelaini Rinker, 90th Missile Maintenance Squadron, throws a handful of white corn starch at Airman 1st Class Emilee Edelman, 90th Comptroller Squadron finance costumer service technician, during the Air Force Sergeant’s Association 5-kilometer Color Run. Edelman, who rode at the end of the race for safety purposes, learned that even volunteers weren’t safe from being blasted with colors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brandon Valle)

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AFSA splashes Warren with color

Published June 1, 2015
By Airman 1st Class Brandon Valle
90th Missile Wing Public Affairs

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. -- The Air Force Sergeant's Association hosted the second annual 5-kilometer color run May 30 as one of the base's fitness month events. More than 50 Airmen and their families came out and participated in the 5k while volunteers showered them with colored powder at specified locations along the course.

"It was a different way to come out and get your cardio workout," said Airman 1st Class Siobhan Lynch, 90th Medical Group administration technician.

Volunteers from around the base planned and organized the whole event, including Senior Airman April Tucay, 90th Medical Operations Squadron dental assistant.

"The volunteering was a little intimidating because most of us had never organized an event like this before," Tucay said. "Everyone seemed to have a great time, even the volunteers."

Tucay said that even though the event went well, she looks forward to an even better run next year.

The month of May focused on one of the four pillars of resiliency, which help keep Airmen well rounded and resilient in-case of hardship. Fun runs such as this are a way for Mighty Ninety Airmen to get outside and exercise together, helping them sustain their physical pillar of resiliency.