French Air Force Gen. Philippe Lavigne (2nd from left) cuts the ribbon to open a new Army Combat Fitness Test facility at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads during a ceremony in Norfolk, Va., Aug. 22. Cutting the ribbon alongside Lavigne were Greg Freeburn, deputy U.S. national liaison representative to the Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Natalie Meng, Andrew Thompson, U.S. Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department, and Capt. Tyler Barrett, commander of Company C, Allied Forces South Battalion. Lavigne is Supreme Allied Commander Transformation headquartered next to the new facility. Meng is the commander of Allied Forces South Battalion headquartered in Naples, Italy, and represented U.S. Army NATO as the primary bill payer for the facility constructed to give U.S. Soldiers assigned to the NATO units in Norfolk a location to perform their biannual Army Combat Fitness Test. The new facility offers a place for Soldiers to conduct the Army Combat Fitness Test. It also includes volleyball and pickleball courts, indoor soccer, a gym box including equipment needed for the ACFT, high-intensity strength and conditioning, and other physical fitness training such as yoga and aerobics. (Courtesy photo)
