First Lady Lauds DOD’s New Nutrition Campaign

By • on February 10, 2012

First Lady Lauds DOD’s New Nutrition Campaign

By Elaine Sanchez
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2012 – The Defense Department’s new obesity and nutrition awareness campaign sets a powerful example for the rest of the nation, First Lady Michelle Obama said yesterday.

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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks to airmen in a dining facility on Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., Feb. 9, 2012. The first lady visited the base to announce the Defense Department’s new obesity and nutrition awareness campaign and to learn about Little Rock’s food transformation initiative program, intended to provide a wider variety of nutritional foods to service members and their families. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rusty Frank